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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1949

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Student-teacher Allowances

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 5

Mr. Hawkins, M.L.A. said last night the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) had assured him that all students at Newcastle Teachers' College…

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High School Boy Fell Down Stairs

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 5

Malcolm Caslick (15), suffered a probable fracture of the left forearm, when he fell down the stairs at the Boys’ High…

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Gift to High School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 3

The Cessnock and District Combined Ex-Services' Club has donated prises to the value of £4 to the High School, to be used in encouraging students to…

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Funds for High School Library

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 3

Rather paradoxically, High Schools are expected to maintain good libraries for the dual purpose of reference and [?] reading, but without money…

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Participation of Schoolboys In Week-end Sport

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 3

Some activity has been made in an effort to organise weekend football competitions [?] schoolboys in the Maitland…

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Tenders For School Residence

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 2

Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, MLA, has been advised by the Minister for Education, Mr. Heffron, that he had authorised the calling of…

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Nursery School Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 5

A successful year was reported the president of Maitland Nursery School (Mrs. Hamer) at the annual meeting, and she…

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Successful Year’s Work for School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 4

The annual meeting of the East Maitland Primary school Women’s Auxiliary was held at the school…

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School Teachers' Accommodation Costs

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

Mr. R. B. Nott (in the House on 29th inst): I ask the Minister for Education whether many young teachers in lower salaries groups…

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Rouchel School of Arts Ball

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

The School of Arts ball, held last Friday night — the first since the war years — proved to be an outstanding success. The…

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Projector for Sunday School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 4

A film projector, purchased tor approximately £35, will be handed over to the East Maitland Methodist Sunday School on…

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Agricultural School for the Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 4

RAYMOND TERRACE: After years of agitation by the P. and C. Association the Raymond Terrace Central School is likely to…

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Aluminium School for 290 Children

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 5

An aluminium school, the first of several to be erected in Britain, is now being built at Folkestone, Kent. Others are to be erected at Maidstone, Sidcup, Erith, and Dartford. The introduction of this novel type of building has been made to avoid…

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Sunday School Picnic

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 2

Sunday School children of the Maitland Baptist Church to-day journeyed to Raymond Terrace ' bus for the annual picnic…

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School's First Annual Carnival Individual and House Races

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 4

Hunter Street Primary School conducted its first annual school swimming carnival at the Municipal Baths on…

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Good Town Support for Infants' Schools

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 2

Hunter Street Infants' School receives strong, parental support, principal Miss M. Brown said today. The Mothers' Club is over…

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Aluminium School for 290 Children

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 6

An aluminium school, the first of several to be erected in Britain is now being built at Folkestone Kent. Others are to be erected at Maidstone, Sidcup, Erith and Dart ford. The introduction of this novel type of building has been made to avoid the use as far as possible of…

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Britain Builds Schools of Aluminium

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 6

Schools with buildings of alummiun are being constructed in Britain. The first three of such schools were recently opened in Bristol. They are constructed by the…

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Lunches for School Children a Matter of Real Importance

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

Is it really important that time and thought should be expended on ingredients for school lunches, says the Health Department. The answer is "yes' It is one of the…

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School Girl Broke Arm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wed.—Marie Warden, 13, of Turner-street, Waratah, broke her left forearm when she fell whilst playing at the Home Science…

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