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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1948

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Speech Day at the High School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 2

Annual speech day of Singleton Intermediate High School was held this afternoon, a large assembly of children, with an…

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Maitland Girls’ High Speech Day Education of Women Influence In Moulding of Nation

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 5

Highlights at Maitland Girls’ High School Speech Day ceremony at the Savoy Theatre, West Maitland, to-day, were the presentation of books by the International committee of the Maitland Rotary, an address by Miss Jean…

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Goodwill Message to Girls’ High Pupils Books From AH Corners of the Globe Presented By Rotary

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 5

At, the Maitland Girls’ High School Speech Day ceremony to-day the president of Maitland Rotary (Mr. Col Johnston) in a brief resume of the activities of the International committee of Maitland Rotary, said it was the…

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Convent School Picnic

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 2

On Saturday St. Joseph's Convent School held their annual picnic on the Moylan property at Croom Park, Fosterton, The children had a…

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E.M. infants’ School Christmas Party

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 3

East Maitland Infants’ School held a happy Christmas party in St Peter’s Hall. Members of the Mothers’ Club had arranged a…

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Duty of School to Community Teaching Boys To Give and Take What Life Offers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 3

In his address at the annual Speech Night of Maitland Boys’ High School last night the headmaster (Mr. R. F. Hodge) asked that the school be not regarded as a government institution to be measured, evaluated, tabulated by…

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Girls’ High School Sports Report

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 7

In the annual sports report for Maitland Girls’ High School Enid Ferguson, of McKenzie House, was congratulated on winning…

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Marist Bros’ School Prize List

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 2

Following is the prize list presented to the Marist Bros.’ School speech night:— Third Class: 1st aggregate,…

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Presentation of School Flag

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 8

A new school flag was presented to Maitland Boys’ High-School last night by Mr. L. Lawrence, of West Maitland, on behalf of himself and…

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High School Library

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 8

The library at Maitland Boys’ High School contains over 4000 volumes, exclusive of 400 present last week by Maitland Rotary Club…

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£4192 For School Equipment

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 4

Mr. R. F. Hodge, headmaster of Maitland Boys’ High School, said last night that, in the past three tears, through the generosity of old…

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Land-air War School at Williamtown

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 5

The R. A. A. F. is establishing a land-air warfare school at Williamtown. A tank-landing ship (L.S.T. 3017[?] arrived in Newcastle on Tuesday to discharge…

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EDITORIAI. Schools and the Nation

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 4

THE greatest possible interest centres around school speech days. Headmasters and headmistresses invariably variably take advantage of the opportunity to assess the year’s work and their considered statements…

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To-day’s Leader: Schools And The Nation

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 1

His Majesty helped to arrange the various groups and later in the day he gave an audience to Australia’s Minister for…

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Heightened Tempo of Interest in Education Here Annual Speech Day of High School on Wednesday Afternoon

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 2

Mr. A. Y. Jennings. Principal of Singleton Intermediate High School, in the course of his annual report presented on Wednesday afternoon on the occasion of the annual Speech Day, said that it was with pleasure be was able to state that…

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Kurri School Concert. Outstanding Success

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 1

The annual school concert under [?] auspices of the Parents and Citizens' Association attracted a capacity house at the King's Theatre, Kurri…

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Successes Of High School Artists

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 3

Of the 35 paintings chosen for selection by the Selection Board of the Newcasle "Sun" Art Show, three are the works of girls in Cessnock High…

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Pokolbin Annual School Picnic and Prizegiving

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 11

Children attending the annual picnic of the Pokolbin School last Saturday were issued with free ice cream, cordials sweets and fruit…

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Can Any School Beat this Performance?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 11

Joy Williams who attends Pokolbin Public school has a record of which she can be rightly proud. During the last five years she has…

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Record Year At Abermain Public School. £300 for Equipment

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 7

During the very successful concert singed by tile pupils of Abermain public school at the Star Theatre, the Headmaster (Mr.C.Blackshield)…

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