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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1954

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Dungog Central School New Headmaster Arrives

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 2

Mr. B. Brock, Dungog Central School's new headmaster, arrived on Monday to take up residence in readiness for the…

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School Transfer

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 2

Former headmaster of Broke Public School Mr. A. W. Townsend has been transferred to Middle Dural…

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Soldiers' Point Public School

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 6

Soldiers' Point is to have additional accommodation at the school. Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M. L. A…

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Teacher Transferred

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 3

Mr. A. W. Townsend, headmaster of Broke Public School, has been transferred to Middle Dural, near Hornsby. Mr. and…

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Accommodation For New School Pupils

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY: The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) opening the annual conference of New South Wales school…

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Central School Notes

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 5

Parents who have not already completed an enrolment form for children under six years of…

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Spastic School Re-opening

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 6

Maitland Spastic School will commence its first [?] for this year on Thursday next, February 4…

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Record Of 480,000 Pupils For Schools

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) said last night that a record total of about 480,000 children would…

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Incoming first Year Enrolments to Report at School Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 9

The High and Primary Schools will re-open on Tuesday next. Incoming first-year pupils should not enrol until…

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Bursary Awards For District Schools

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 2

The Bar[?] Endowment Board has [?] bur[?] sales on the results of the Intermediate certificate examination of 1953. Each bursary carries a monetary ground and is…

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Vitamins For Schoolchildren

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 4

For years it has been regarded by the London Country Council as essential that the children in the 110 schools…

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Postal Training School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: Mr. Bert Cooper, who Is attached to the counter staff at Singleton Post Office, bas. been selected to…

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315 Enrolled at High School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 2

Three bunder and fifteen students were enrolled at the Singleton Intermediate High School…

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SCONE D. R. SCHOOL Staff Changes :: Increased Enrolment of Pupils

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 5

Work was resumed at the Scone District Rural School on Tuesday last, with an increased enrolment of pupils…

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Two Local Schools Without Teachers

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

Pupils of two Singleton district public schools were unable to resume lessons earlier this week because…

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Schools and Public Holiday

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

Mr. L. H. Mitchell (Inspector of Schools) said to-day that children in infants' classes and those up to and…

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Students For Training School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: The Aborigines’ Inland Mission training school at Minimbah House re-opened this week with a…

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Teacher Transferred

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

Miss Holly Kirton, who has been attached to the Hunter Street Primary School Singleton for 29 years, has…

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Schoolboy “Blob” Now World Champion

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

Noel Ridding, international Rugby League star, who this season is to play with Maitland, recalls with a lot of pride that 12 years ago he was not able to make the first grade side in the Maitland High…

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High School Enrolment

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

Three hundred and fifes students were enrolled a Singleton High School [?] week, including 119 from…

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