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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1953

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District Sporting Notes Pittman Cup Sports Seven Schools Compete

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 4

The sixth annual meeting of the Pittman Cuy School Sports was held at Sandy Hollow on Saturday last. The seven schools…

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Scone Teachers' Assn

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 8

The meeting of the above Association, held last Saturday at the Scone Central School, had pleasure of an…

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Ex-Pupil of Stewarts Brook School Honoured

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 10

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, WAS THE DAY SET APART BY STEWARTS BROOK PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR A DISPLAY OF SCHOOL WORK AND THE PRESENTATION OF A CUP IN MEMORY OF PILOT-OFFICER…

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High School Wanted at Gresford

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 5

A report from Gresford states that a move is afoot to try and get a high school established at Gresford…

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Costly Repairs Would Hold Up New School

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 4

Plans for a new girls’ high school at Maitland would “be relegated to the pigeon holes of works abandoned by the N.S.W. Government” if it were to spend £16,000 on painting and renovating the old…

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Kurri School's 50th ANNIVERSARY (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 4

Sir,—Early next year in the month of March, the Kurri Kurri Public School will celebrate its 50th birthday or…

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Gift to High School Valuable Pictures

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 3

Mr. Charles Raisbeck has presented two of his well known water colours to the High School…

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Successful School Fete At Bolwarra

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 2

In ideal weather, a big crowd attended the Bolwarra School date, held In the Bolwarra Warra Hall…

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Around the Schools

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 2

At a special assembly at Maitland Boys’ [?] School the 1953 prefects pinned temporary badges on those who [?] to succeed them next year. The headmaster gave a talk on the prefects…

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Central School Notes

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 1

Our big day is well nigh here—Friday is Continental day. In the afternoon the Infants…

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Nillo School Fete

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Nillo School Mothers’ Club the secretary reported that proceeds of the fete held in…

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Demonstration at Infants’ School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 2

Many different types of occupational material were necessary in infants’ schools so that something could be found to suit each child’s individual requirements, the headmistress of Maitland Infants’ School…

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School Library Opened 866 Books for S. Muswellbrook Pupils

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 2

The South Muswellbrook Public School Library was officially opened yesterday. A gathering of about 80 was present when the library was opened by Mrs. D. Lowe. A total of 88 books were…

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Repairs at Kurri School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 5

Following the recent visit by the Acting Minister for Education (Mr McGrath) extensive repairs have been carried out…

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Around the Schools Cessnock Technical College

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 10

Mr. Paul Beadle, head teacher in art at Newcastle Technical College, visited Cessnock last Thursday to make a…

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East Cessnock Public School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 10

At its last meeting the P. & C. Association decided to hold the annual concert on December 3 and 4, and the Christmas…

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Cessnock Public School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 10

The Headmaster (Mr. Rowley Hilder) commented this week on the interest taken by the students in bird life…

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Nulkaba Public School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 10

The Annual Frolic will be held in the R.S.L. Hall, Cessnock, tonight. There are good prizes in ell fancy and street…

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West Cessnock Public School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 10

The Area Director from Newcastle (Mr. David Drake) spent a day at the infants' school on Wednesday…

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Cessnock High School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 10

Girls of first and fifth years are being medically examined this week by the Education De­partment's doctor. Both boys…

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