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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1953

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Horseshoe Bend School Fete

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1953 · page 2

The fete held in the-grounds of Horseshoe Bend School proved an outstanding success amount realised being…

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Around the SCHOOLS

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1953 · page 4

Internal intermediate candidate at Maitland Boys' High School have received their papers back results are now complete. Recommendations will be forwarded to the Education Department for…

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Beekeeping School At Hawkesbury

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1953 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production (Mr. E. H. Graham) announces -that a summer school in apiculture…

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School Notes Class Notes Class 3A/4b

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 5

Special mention must be made this week of several girls who have shown themselves to be good citizens in the playground. On several…

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Greta Sunday School Fair

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

The Sunday’ Memorial Hall at Greta was crowded for the pedlars’ fair organised by the teaching staff at St. Mary’s…

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Around Local Schools

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK [?] The Cessnock Technical Educational [?] on Monday night to finalise arrangements [?]mony of setting the found [?]…

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Pictures Presented at Bellbird School Memorial To Late Pupil

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

Under the auspices of the Bellbird Parents and Citizens' Association, two pictures were unveiled at the…

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Merriwa P. &. C. Association Public School to Be Raised to Status of Central School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 10

At the monthly meeting of the Merriwa Parents and Citizens' Association a letter was received from the…

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Schoolboy Howlers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 11

An eavesdropper is a kind of bird. Gor[?]a warfare means when the sides get up to monkey…

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Sports Meeting For School Of Arts

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

As a result of a sports meeting held recently on Mr. McGurr’s property, the Koludah cricket ground, the Lochinvar…

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To-day’s Leader Gwydir Seat Children Have To Ride To School Through Quicksand

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

School children from the Wollombi area had for nearly four years been forced to wade on horseback through dangerous quicksands to attend school at Payne’s Crossing because of local government apathy…

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Button Day For Spastic School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

A total amount of £50/11/6 was collected by the ladies of the Sub-Normal Children’s Welfare Association in a…

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St. Andrews Sunday School Anniversary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 4

Attendances at the Sunday School Anniversary held in St. Andrew's on Sunday the 15th inst. were considered the…

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Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association Muswellbrook Branch Formed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 2

A representative meeting of the teachers of the district was held in the Primary School, Muswellbrook, on 11 th November for the purpose of forming the Muswellbrook branch of the Public Schools'…

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Muswellbrook Infant' School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 3

The annual open day at the Muswellbrook infants' School held on Thursday last was one of the most successful…

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Christmas Party At Infants’ School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 2

Feather decked Indian headdress, a miniature Indian village, toy clocks made from matchboxes, cards and…

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Around the SCHOOLS

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 4

Academic results for Maitland Girls’ High School hove been completed, The dux of the school was Fay Griffiths, with Pamela Logus first in fourth year…

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School Notes Class 6A

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1953 · page 2

All pupils in our class have been busy revising their work in preparation for the Yearly Examination which will be, by the time you…

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More Rooms For Public School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1953 · page 2

The Department of Education has let a contract to Mr. B. Greedy of Maitland, for the erection of two news class…

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Swimming Club Teachers Now Have Waiting List

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1953 · page 7

The Maitland Swimming Club has been forced open o Waiting swim, following a record attendance of youngsters the first two lessons…

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