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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1953

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School of Arts Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 12

The committee of the Merriwa School of Arts met on Monday night, when there were present: Messrs R. G. Aldwell…

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St. Joseph's School Results High Awards Gained

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 14

St. Joseph's Convent was again one of the leading schools in the Bursary results, announced recently…

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Maitiand Boys’ High School Prize List

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 2

The complete list of awards for 1953 at Maitland Boys’ High School has been announced. Pupils who have won prizes and certificates will be presented with them on speech night, next Tuesday, commencing at…

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School Hopes For Rise In Status

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 11

In his report to annual speech night at East Maitland Primary School, the headmaster (Mr. M. Kelly) said that…

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Swimming School for Singleton

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 6

Singleton will be among the 58 swimming schools to be held throughout the State during the…

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Huge crowd enjoys School concert

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 4

Nearly 1000 people were in the N.A.A. pavilion last night to see 280 children from Hunter Street…

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Schoolboys’ Golf Championship

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 5

The first Hunter River junior and schoolboys’ golf championship will be played on Maitland links on Friday…

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Visitor Surprised By Young Farmers Malayan Teacher Sees Club Work In District

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 2

The wide interests of young formers in New South Wales, and the extent of their knowledge of agricultural and livestock work, was surprising, a visitor from Malaya, Ahmed Shariff bin Abdul…

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School 71 Years Old But Still In Service

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 2

Tenders are to close on December 17 for the erection of a classroom at East Maitland Primary School…

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A.l.p. Branch Protests on Rents and School

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 2

A protest to the Minister of Education, Mr. Heffron, on the accommodation facilities and conditions experienced by the children of the South Singleton Public School was the result…

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Nulkaba School Concert and Prize-giving

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 6

The Nulkaba Public School's annual speech night and concert was held in the Parish Hall and proved an…

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St. John's Presbyterian Sunday School Christmas Party

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 4

St. John's Hall was gaily decorated with a Christmas tree and streamers for the party arranged for the children. The…

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High School Awards Presentations on Speech Night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 2

Annual awards to pupils of Muswellbrook High School were presented on the occasion of the annual speech night, held last night. The large gathering of…

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Primary School Notes Inter-house Competition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 3

The finals of the cricket and vigoro House competitions were played recently. In cricket, Mitchell defeated Middleton, and…

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Schools Break-Up To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 2

Public schools in New South Vales will break up for the Christmas vacation tomorrow one day earlier than…

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Progress at Telarah School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 2

This year has been one of expansion so far as enrolments of children are Concerned, the headmaster of Telarah Public…

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Marist Head Urges Longer Schooling Reward Is Well Worth Sacrifice, He Says

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 2

The principal of Marist Brothers’ Boys’ School (Rev. Bro. Bede) last night appealed to parents to consider the advantages of allowing Children to study to leaving certificate…

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Hunter St. School Has speech day

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 2

Despite trying- weather conditions, which were alleviated somewhat by eleclie fans loaned by the shire…

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Speech Day Speakers Encourage Students

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 2

Speakers at Singleton Intermediate High School Speech Night, which was held in the Assembly Hall yesterday evening, stressed to students the importance of dismissing any feeling of discouragement to attain academic awards which may arise if they were not included…

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Teacher Says Main Thing Is For Pupils To Do Their Best

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 4

Position in class did net matter at all, provided a child was really doing his best the headmaster of St. Ethel’s Public School (Mr. A. Walmaley) said in his address at the school prize giving yesterday…

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