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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1949

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Refrigerator for Ellalong School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 4

Ellalong Parents and Citizens’ Association has received £80 from the Coal Board to buy a refrigerator for school use. The…

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£3 Million in Teachers’ Claims

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

STONES, Monday.—A yearly aggregate payment of £3,000,000 is involved in a wage increase claim the New South Wales Teachers’…

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Presbyterian Home-correspondence Sunday School

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

The following young people from the Singleton district won their awards in open competition with children from all over…

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Teachers Resent Salary Proposals

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

The Council of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation rejected the Public Service Board's proposals for increased salaries, and will…

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School Ban On Football At Week-ends

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 5

A deputation will be sent by Maitland and District Combined Junior Rugby League to discuss with the principal of Maitland…

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School for Adventure

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 1

Where the foothills of Cader Id[?]is in North Wales slope sharply down to the estuary of the River Dovey, the Outward Bound Sea School for Boys is changing adolescents into men. Here 15 to 18-year-old boys are sent by their parents, their firms,…

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Site For Teacher’s Residence

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 2

KURRI KURRI, Wed. — The matter of a site for a headmaster’s residence was now in the heads of the Valuer-General, the…

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High Schools‘ Swim Carnival At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Wed.—The seventh annual swimming carnival of the Combined Northern High Schools was held in the…

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Combined High Schools’ Swimming

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 5

Maitland Boys’ High School will send about 30 boys to Sydney next week to compete in the Combined High schools’ Swimming Carnival…

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High School Boy Gains Scholarship

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 4

The brilliant pass obtained last year by Lloyd Bevan, dux of Maitland Boys’ High School, in the Leaving Certificate has…

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Teachers Reject Salary Increase Offer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 3

Three hundred Newcastle teacher last night endorsed the action of the Central Executive of the Teachers' Federation In rejecting the Public…

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Merriwa School of Arts. Monthly Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the Merriwa School of Arts was held on Monday night, when there were present: Messrs V. C…

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High School's First University Exhibition. Miss Heather Murray Selected

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

There was tremendous enthusiasm at the Muswellbrook Intermediate High School during the week, when it was known that the…

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Teachers' Federation. Muswellbrook Branch

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

On Monday last, a meeting of the local teachers was held at the High School, at which the Muswellbrook branch of the N.S.W. Teachers'…

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St. Joseph's School

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

Work has begun on the erection of the new dormatories and study rooms at St. Joseph's School…

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Teacher's Fund

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

The sum of £3 was voted to the teacher to secure necessary books and material. Forty-two pupils were now…

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School Swimming Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

The swimming carnival of Maitland Girls’ High School, which was to have been held this afternoon, has been postponed until Tuesday…

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Australian Teachers for America

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 3

It is possible that within a few weeks, according to Mr Myron M. Cohen, American Ambassador, Australia will reach an…

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N.s.w Teachers’ Federation

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 3

The Maitland branch of the Teachers’ Federation commenced its year’s activities with the annual meeting and the election of officers…

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Training School For Shearers

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 3

A shearers' school for youngmen was proposed at the N.S.W. Graziers' Association annual meeting…

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