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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1954

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High School Play Night

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

Twenty one-act plays, including extracts from a Gilbert, and Sullivan opera, will performed at Maitland Boys…

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Death Of Former High School Head

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

The death has occurred to Sydney of Air. George Campbell Saxby a former headmaster of Maitland Boys’ High…

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Degree for High School Ex-pupil

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

A Maitland High old boy has been notified by the University of Cambridge that he has been awarded the degree of Doctor…

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Inquiry Into Raid On Two-up School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY; Police Commissioner Delaney this monies ordered an inquiry into allegations that a “phoney raid” had…

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Schoolboy Football

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

After a week’s absence from the coaching, the under 12 and 14 Rugby League teams will resume on…

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High School Sport Fixtures

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

The school football competition opened last Wednesday and Maitland. Boys’ High met Newcastle Technical High in…

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School Appointment

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

A deputy master has been appointed to the Primary Department of Hunter Street School. He is Mr. W. Rudd…

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Trophies For School Athletes

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 4

Both primary and secondary sections of Raymond Terrace Public School will compete for trophies for athletics this…

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Woman’s Body in School

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: A school celaner to-day discovered the body of a 39-years-old mother in a sealed room at Wentworthville…

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Schoolboy Football Competition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 5

Telarah under 12 continued on its winning way in the Rugby League and defeated Police Boys’ on Saturday,…

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Schoolboy Had New Trick

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 5

From time to time reports have been made of various tricks resorted to by forwards when in scrums to beat the…

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Empire Day at Cessnock High School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

Last Friday's Empire Day ceremony at the Cessnock High School was, as usual, entirely in the hands of the…

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Empire Day at Kurri School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 4

The address at the Empire Day celebrations at the Kurri Kurri School last week was given by the Rev, Stewart…

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Empire Day Celebrations Muswellbrook Primary School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

In the primary department, Empire Day was celebrated at the school on Friday last. Lord Gowrie's message to the…

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New Convent School at Denman Large Gathering at Blessing and Opening Ceremonies

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 1

The Co-adjutor Bishop of Maitland, Dr. Toohey, blessed and officially opened the new Convent School at Denman on Sunday last. After the ceremony of the blessing, at which His Lordship was…

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School’s Empire Day Celebrations

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 5

Both primary and infants’ classes rendered items at the Empire Day concert held by St. Ethel’s Public School…

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Short Winter Schools For Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production (Mr. E. H. Graham) announced that there were [?]…

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Around the... SCHOOLS

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 2

Third and fourth year positions have been announced for the recent examinations at Maitland Girls’ High School. Pat Argyll was top in fourth year. with Zena…

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Schools for Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 2

E. H. Graham, Minister and Food Production, announced that schools for Junior farmers are…

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Sewing Machine For School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 4

The Singer sewing machine representative (Mr. Watson) and demonstrator (Mrs. Cook) gave a demonstration of the…

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