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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1948

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Public Schools' Centenary Celebrations Athletic Carnival 23rd AFRIL

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 5

Final arrangements for the luncheon section were made at a meeting of the executive committee of the above. This will take the form of a…

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Glen William School History

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

The people of Glen William should be proud to know that their district is one of the oldest in the State and was one of the first to have a Public…

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Visit Your School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 5

All parents and citizens of the town are invited to visit the Dungog Public School on the afternoons of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week…

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Early Pupils Went to School on Saturdays

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

Pupils attending Hinton School in the early days went to school on Saturday morning from 9 o’clock unyil noon but they had the…

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Cheery Welcome Home to Ex-students Hinton Public School Centenary Celebrations

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

Flags and bunting fluttered gaily outside Hinton Public School on Saturday afternoon giving cheery welcome to more than 100 ex-students and ex-teachers, who made the trek from many ports of the State to take part in the…

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Paterson School Celebrations

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 3

According to departmental information public school education began In the Oddfellows’ Hall at Paterson on April 18, 1875. The first…

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Schools’ Art Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 3

“Drought” and “Desert Journey” the work of two first year student. There pictures are from the all schools’ art exhibition which is to be opened by the Mayor (Aid. F. O. Fahey) on Tuesday, April 20, at C.W.A. Hall, at 4 p.m. The exhibition will…

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100 Years of State Education Maitland District Has Two Of First Four Schools

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

In a broadcast address of the opening of education centenary celebration in Maitland this morning Mr. H. A. Williamson M. A., district inspector or school, said it was a wonderful thing for Maitland to be able to say that of the…

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Many Went Back to School Days Happy Function at Mitchell's Flat

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

One of the happiest gatherings of the district for a long time took place at Mitchell's Flat on Saturday last, when…

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The Pirates Of Penzance. High School Play

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 6

Cessnock High School has been a scene of feverish activity since the beginning of the term. Following the great success of the "Mikado"…

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Centenary of Public Schools. Muswellbrook's Programme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 1

This week marks the Centenary of Public Schools as we know them, and appropriate functions are being held in all centres. At…

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Belltrees School

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 1

Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A. for Liverpool Plains, is in receipt of the following communication from the Minister for Education…

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Back-to-school Day at Largs To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

In view of the surprise hews In Saturday’s “Mercury” that Largs is one of the four original public schools in New South Wales the…

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Street School Signs

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

The Minister, for Transport (Mr, O’Sullivan) writing to the West Maitland branch of the Australian Labour Party in regard to school…

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School Athletic Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

The culmination of Centenary of Education Week activities will be a combined district schools’ athletic carnival, which this year…

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Schools Assist In Services

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 3

For the special education week service large congregations attended all services at St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, East…

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Public School’s Day At Home

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

To-morrow afternoon Is the Went Maitland .primary school’s “Day at Home.” At 3 p m. an historical record board, erected as…

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Open Day at St, Ethel’s Public School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 2

“It is necessary to have a good education to get anywhere in this world,” Mr. F. O. Fahey, Mayor of Maitland, said…

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School Sports at Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 4

For the combined school sports to be held on Branxton Park on Friday fourteen cope, which have all been donated are to be…

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Opening of Schools’ Art Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

“Only by the co-operation of the School and organisations such as the Arts Council of Australia can we hope to put on an exhibition…

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