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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1950

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Delay At Newcastle Teachers’ College

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. — There will be 140 students when the Newcastle Teachers’ Training College opens. It is likely…

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High School Headmaster As A.l.p. Candidate

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 5

MOREE, Tuesday.— Moree branch of the ALP has endorsed Mr. N. Ferguson, headmaster of Narrabri High Scholl, as ALP…

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Train Hits School Bus

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 1

MONTICELLO (Maine), Mar 1. —Two children were killed and 11 injured when a goods train crashed into a school bus at a…

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Kurri School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 6

A tender of a Newcastle builder had been accepted to erect soon a double fixed wooden classroom unit at Kurri Kurri School,…

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Militarism Invades U.S. Schools

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 2

Militarism had invaded United' Slates schools and universities to an alarming degree, a report by scientists…

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High School Site For Kuurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 4

A site had been acquired for the proposed high school for Kurri Kurri. the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) advised…

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Plans for Kurri High-school

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 7

The Government Architect had been asked to prepare plans for the high School at Kurri Kurri the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) has…

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Substantial Additions to High School Mr. Heffron Replies to Mr Crook

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 7

Mr. J. W. Crook, M.L.A., yesterday asked the Minister for Education if it was a fact that Cessnock High School had been grossly overcrowded…

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Seven New Records Cessnock High School Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 7

Seven new records were created at the Cessnock High School's annual swimming carnival on Wednesday. Five new records were set by B…

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Additions To Cessnock School Promised

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Substantial additions would be made to Cessnock High School, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron)…

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Morpeth School Of Arts To Be Taken Over

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 2

After inquiries into legal aspects of a transfer are completed, Morpeth Progress Association may agree to take over…

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Coal Strike Affects Schools

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, March 4.—Bitter cold yesterday worsened the effects of the coal shortage in the mid-Western and eastern States…

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Thornton School Grounds

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Cartwright, inspector of schools, visited Thornton school to inspect the area which the Parents and Citizens’…

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School Sport

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

THORNTON Tuesday.—Inter, school competitions in cricket and vigoro have been completed. They resulted in a win for…

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Annual School Sports Annual Schools' Sports

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

Arrangements in connection with the Annual District Schools' Sports were finalised at a meeting of the teachers of the Dungog and District…

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Combined Schools’ Swim Carnival : Newcastle Boys’ High Wins Aggregate Points-Score Cup

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 4

Newcastle Boys’ High School yesterday won for the time the Forlow Cup for the aggregate points-score at the eighth annual combined high schools’ swimming carnival at Maitland Baths…

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Some Teachers Qualify As Communists

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday— The Minister for Education (Mr. Hef. fron) attacked certain members the NSW Teachers’…

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College Teacher Killed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A teacher at Melbourne Technical College, John Gordon Hay Duncan, 61, was killed who he fell…

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Film Projector For Hunter Street School Local Organisations Invited to Contribute

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

Local citizens and organisations will be invited by" the Hunter Street P. and C. Association to contribute toward the cost of a 16 m.m. film projector for the Hunter Street Primary School…

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Schoolboy Broke Arm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Thursday—George Orchard, 9, of Myra-st.. Cessnock, fell while playing at Nulkaba School to-day and fractured his…

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