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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1953

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School Blazer Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 3

Good progress has been made in the appeal for funds to provide honour blazers for the High School's "A" grade football team,…

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Bible School for Children

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: A holiday bible school is being conducted in the grounds of the Methodist Church and 196…

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Keen Interest in Bible school

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

Children from tiny tots to those in their early teens are being given an outstanding opportunity to make an interesting study of the Bible at the Holiday Bible School which…

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Schoolgirl Wins Trip to Brazil

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 3

LONDON.—The Brazilian Embassy in London, acting for the Brazilian Government, and the British…

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Wallalong School Parents’ Day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

Arranged by the Wallalong Parents and Citizens’ Association, in co-operator, with the school, an interesting and…

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Bible School pupils will show their work

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 2

The Rev. E. C. Long will preside at the Holiday Bible School Demonstration Night in the…

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Additions To Public School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 7

The N.S.W. Government is calling tenders for erection of another classroom at Beresfield Public School…

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Renova[?] at Stanford Merthy[?] School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 7

The Acting Minister for Education (MR. J. F. McGrath) has informed M[?] G. Booth, M. L. A., that approval had been…

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Holiday Bible School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: The Holiday Bible School, which has been in session in the Methodist Hall since August 24, will…

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Big Attendance at Bible School Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 September 1953 · page 1

More than 200 parents and friends attended the demonstration night of the Holiday Bible School which was staged in the Methodist Hall on Friday…

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Back To School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 2

Maitland school boys and girls returned to school today after 16 days’ holidays. The headmaster of…

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School Fair

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1953 · page 2

The mothers, elder sister and lady friends of public school children at Large are arranging a committee for…

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Around the Local Schools Cessnock High

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 1

A trial Leaving Certificate Examination was started at the school this morning. When the papers of the 31 candidates are completed, they will he sent to Sydney for comparison…

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Plans Ready for Kurri Secondary School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 7

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education (Mr. McGrath) that plans and specifications for…

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High School Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 2

Next Saturday the Upper Hunter Rugby League will conduct a knock-out competition for schoolboy footballers at the…

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Mechanisation School at Grafton

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production (the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) has…

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Pupils Build School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 5

STOCK HOLM: Latvian, schoolchildren are helping to build a new school in the suburbs of Riga after their daily…

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High School Gets Cricket Equipment

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 3

The recently disbanded East End Cricket Club has presented cricket equipment to the Cessnock High School…

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High-School-Junior Farmers' Rodeo Stage Set for Saturday, 19th SEPTEMBER

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 1

There was a good attendance at the meeting of the carnival committee at the High School on Wednesday night last to finalise arrangements for the rodeo, to be held next Saturday, 19th September,…

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Pupils' Tributes To Retiring Headmaster

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 September 1953 · page 4

Pupils of the Dungog Central Schools Secondary and Primary classes honoured their retiring headmaster (Mr. J. E. Murray) and Mrs. Murray at a farewell presentation on Monday…

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