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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1948

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Public Subscription Built Mitchell's Flat School

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 8

The first school at Mitchell's flat was situated on the eastern bank of the Glendon Brook, on the property now occupied by…

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Stanhope Was One of the Earliest Schools

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 8

Stanhope had its first public school three years before Singleton and 13 years before Branxton…

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Centenary of Public Education Dungog Public School Celebrations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 1

Afternoon and evening saw visitors to Dungog Public School to witness various exhibitions by the pupils. On Wednesday evening parents and…

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Did You Visit Your School?

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 1

The Centenary Celebrations of Public School Education has given us all the excellent opportunity of visiting our local school and seeing for…

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School Sports in Progress Children's March

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 2

Never before has there been such a fine march of school children from town and district as was witnessed on Friday morning. They were led by…

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Modern Teaching Methods Seen at School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 2

In common with all schools throughout the state the East Maitland Public School has been engaged in a week of…

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Motorists And School Patrols

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 3

The NRMA has received .a ports that some motorists are refusing to respect school safety patrols, and are driving through…

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Branxton District School Sports

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 5

BRANXTON.—The first annual Branxton-Greta combined schools’ sports were attended by a very large crowd on Branxton Park…

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Schooling in the District. Roughit Public School Opened in 1867

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 4

The year 1867 marked the opening of the first Public School at Roughit. the land being granted to the Education…

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Tent School for a Year Grew Into Bigger Thing

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 4

The first Kirkton School, which came as the result of a petition circularised by Mr. and Mrs. John Moore, parents…

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Teacher Accused of Running Crime Class Charge of Contributing to Delinquency

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 2

A young American high school teacher has been accused of having turned his physics classroom into a crime…

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Projector for Largs School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 2

As large Parents and Citizens’ Association is purchasing a projector to assist in the visual education of the children, the…

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Ex-pupils Return to Largs Centenary

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

“One of the happines[?] my life,” was heard [?] who returned to school [?] The occasion was of [?]…

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Centenary of Public Education Successful. Athletic Carnival Munni Wins Teachers Federation Cup

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 3

All over N.S.W. schools celebrated last week the Centenary of Public Education. At Dungog, to mark the historic…

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Free Travel to School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed—The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said in the Legislative Assembly that be would give consideration to a…

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School Sign at Largs

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 3

On the application of Largs Parents and Citizens’ Association, Lower Hunter Shire Council decided to-day to erect a…

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Pokolbin Public School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

The headmaster of Pokolbin school (Mr. A. Songberg) and his assistant (Miss W. Cottome) welcomed a large number of parents…

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Branxton-Greta Combine Schools, Sports

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

The first annual BranxtonGreta Combined Schools' Sports were attended by a very large crowd on Branxton Park at the…

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Medowie Public School Centenary Celebrations

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 1

The pupils of the Medowie Public School in conjunction with the Parents and Citizens Association held at Back to School days" dance in the Medowie Hall on…

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Nursery School Auxiliary

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Maitland Nursery School Auxiliary, at which the chair was occupied by the president (Mrs…

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