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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1947

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Purchase Of Books For School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 3

SINGLETON, Tuesday.—The headmaster of the Singleton Intermediate High School (Mr. A. Y. Jennings) last night explained…

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New School to Be Erected at Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 3

KURRI KURRI, Tuesday.— Mr. George Booth, MLA, told a gathering at Kurri Kurri school yesterday afternoon, when a new…

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Mower Wanted At High School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON, Tuesday.—There are 3050 square yards of lawn at the High School which requires mowing, at least three…

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Alleged Plot By Schoolboys To Shoot Headmaster

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, March 12.—Five of the ten boys charged with having murdered the assistant master at the Standon Farm approved school on February 15, were formally found not guilty of murder after they had pleaded guilty at the…

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Preventing Loss of Children Through Rotten Floors Inspection of Hunter Street School for Urgent Repairs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 2

Mr L. Kaye, headmaster of Hunter Street Primary School, said that departmental building experts had visited the school…

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Crawfordville School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Crawford ville Parents and Citizens Association was held on March, 4th. The annual reports and balance sheet showed a most…

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More Honours for Cessnock High School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 4

As a result of the recent Leaving Certificate Examination, the following pupils qualified for Teachers College Scholarships:-Jim Bell, Arthur Allen,…

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EXPLOSION Injured Workmen and School Boys. BRISBANE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

When a gas main exploded to-day, workmen and two school boys were injured. No further details are available…

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School Matters

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 6

Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Education:— "I have had under notice your personal…

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Local Government Summer School Maitland Town Clerk Speaks On Amalgamation

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 3

KATOOMBA, Friday.—The town clerk of Maitland E. W. Williams) speaking at the local government summer school which was held here to-day, said that although ccouncils now exercised greater powers and undertook many…

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High School Building State’s Poorest

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 5

“I don’t suppose there is any poorer high school building in the State than at Maitland said the District Inspector of Schools…

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Local Tenders for Minor School Work

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 5

It was net entirely the fault of the Department of Education that many local schools were in a “di[?] and dingy” states…

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Girls Riot at Industrial School

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Forty inmates of the Girls’ Industrial School at Parramatta rioted this morning end the police had to be…

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Plenty of Money for New Schools

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

TENTERFIELD, Monday — The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said at a meeting here that the N.S.W. Government bad…

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Charges Against Schoolboy

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—There was an unexpected postponement to-day when Alan William Gould, 15-year-old schoolboy, Appeared at the…

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School Boys Damage Tram Cars

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: The district superintendent of [?] writing to Newcastle chamber of Commerce regarding complaints…

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Annual Meeting of Teachers' Federation Enthusiasm Augurs Well for Year's Operations

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Singleton association of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation was held in the Intermediate High…

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High School Sport Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 4

On Wednesday last the High. School teams met Newcastle Boys High. At the Sportsground Cessnock 2nd XI. were defeated on the first innings…

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Served 50 Years As Teacher

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—To mark the completion of his 50 years service as master of Newington College, the Old Wewingtoplans Union tendered…

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School Sport Areas

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 5

Marist Brothers’ High School has applied to Maitland City Council for the use of the Sports Ground and the oval on West Maitland…

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