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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1950

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Sunday School Anniversary

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 2

The East Maitland Methodist Sunday School anniversary which was celebrated on Sunday continued last night with a concert…

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Teachers Will Share Big Prize

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Miss Myra Atkinson, principal of Bexley Girls’ Home Science School, won the £16,000 represented In first…

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Arm Broken in School Fall

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 5

An eight-years-old schoolboy had his right arm broken to-day when he fell in the school playground at Tighe’s Hill, Newcastle,…

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Children Three Miles From School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 4

The withdrawal of Fogg’s motor buses over Gan Gan road, between Nelson’s Ray and Ann[?] Bay public school, meant that…

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High School, Sports

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 2

People in the vicinity of Howe Park listened today to loud cheers as the Singleton Intermediate High School…

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School for Apprentices

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 7

NEWCASTLE. Thurs. — Newcastle Racing Registration Board’s apprentices’ school will be officially opened in the…

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School Sports at Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 4

The [?] annual combines sports of Branxton district schools will take place on Branxton Park on Friday, October 20…

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Schools’ Sports Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 4

The annual athletic carnival of the Beresfield and District Schools’ Amateur Athletic Association is to be held at…

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Plans for New Kurri School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Public Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) has informed Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that his Department expects completion…

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Schoolboy Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 7

John Gray, 7, of Main-street, Cessnock, received a probabie ce[?] of his thigh when he slipped at school this morning…

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Sunday School Anniversary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 5

On Sunday afternoon and night the West End Congrati[?]onalists celebrate the end of another year of Sunday School work…

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High School Ball. Scone Girl Chosen As Belle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

Miss Marjorie Hill, of Scone, was selected as the belle of the school at the High School annual ball, held on Friday last in the…

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Aberdeen School Playing Area Levelled

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

During the past few weeks, the levelling of a section of the playground has been completed. This represents a major…

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Combined School Sports Successful Outing at Belltrees

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 4

All faithful Moslems endeavour to make their pilgrimage to Mecca. On Saturday last, all faithful devotees of school sports made their annual pilgrimage to Belltrees, where the Northern Upper Hunter Small…

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Spastic School for Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 4

The Crippled Children’s Association has schools for spastic and physically handicapped children already functioning at…

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Secondary School Term

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 4

The Government did not contemplate increasing the secondary school term from five to six years the Minister for…

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High School Carnival of Sport

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 3

More students took part in the athletics carnival held on Wednesday afternoon than any other event ever held at…

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Dungog Baptist Sunday School Anniversary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

The Dungog Baptist Church was tastefully decorated for the Sunday School Anniversary services held on Sunday, 8th inst. when Pastor D…

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Schoolboy Breaks Arm

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 3

An eleven-years-old schoolboy broke his arm when he fell, while high Jumping at East Maitland Primary School to-day…

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School New & Views

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 3

Parents are urged to support the members of the Singleton Secondary Parents and Citizens'…

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