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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1954

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Soccer in Primary Schools

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 5

Children from Maitland and Telarah Primary Schools who are unable to take part in competitive sport, played…

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High School Beaten By Old Boys

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 5

Maitland High School old boys defeated the school first grade 15-10 at Maitland Park. Barry Stephens, Ken…

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Conservation Week In Schools

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 2

This week will be observed as “Conservation Week” in schools throughout New South Wales…

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Schools Should Study Local Government

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 1

The Department of Education should include a study of local government in the school syllabus, the Mayor of Maitland (Ald. F. O. Fahey) said last night. School children and…

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Around the . . . SCHOOLS

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 5

Maitland Girls’ High School sports mistresses (Mrs. B. Ormerod and Miss B. Steen) have selected the school athletics team to compete in the combined high sports at Newcastle next Monday…

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Further action for new school in town

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 2

Hunter Street Primary School Parents and Citizens' Association will ask Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A. to make strong representations to the Education Department for a new infants' school in Singleton. This was decided at the…

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Secondary School Site

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 3

The acquisition of a site for a secondary school at Raymond Terrace has advanced a further…

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Four More Rooms at Raymond Terrace School

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 2

Four more classrooms are to be erected at Raymond Terrace SchooL Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M. L. A. has…

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Influenza Closes Grammar School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 1

A severe influenza epidemic at Morpeth Boys’ Grammar School has forced the school to close for a month…

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Memorial To Teacher

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 5

The parents and teachers of the East Maitland Public School are anxious to establish a fitting memorial to the…

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Free Milk In Schools

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA: The present system of distributing free milk to school-children will not be altered…

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Bolwarra School Examinations

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 3

Results of the half-yearly examination at Bolwarra Public School have been announced. They were delayel by…

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Official Opening Of School For Crippled Children

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 5

The School for Crippled Children is now complete and it has been decided to hand the building over to the…

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Northern Upper Hunter Small Schools A.A.A.

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 10

AT A MEETING OF THE ABOVE ASSOCIATION HELD RECENTLY AT BELLTREES PUBLIC SCHOOL, EVERY P. & C. ASSOCIATION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STEWARTS BROOK,…

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New Infants’ School Needed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: Mr. D’Arcy Rose, M.L.A. for Upper Hunter, will be asked by Hunter (Street Parents and Citizens…

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SCHOOL’S 70 Years of Unique History Maitland Girls’ High Second Oldest In State

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 2

Maitland Girl’' High School, established in 1884, is second only to Sydney as the oldest girls’ high school in New South Wales. During its 70 years of history, if has acquired…

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Football Central School V. Scouts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1954 · page 8

At Bennett Park today (Saturday), two teams from the Central School will play the Dungog Boy Scouts…

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Bulahdelah School Notes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1954 · page 6

School attendance has been greatly affected by the seriousness of the 'flu epidemic. All classes have reported big…

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Education Week :City’s First Public School Was at E. M.

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 2

East Maitland was the first public school in Maitland and it has a history dating back 96 years. When it opened an April 1, 1858, it was known as Maitland Public School, but the name was altered to its…

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New Schools

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 4

The council of the New South Wales Teachers’ Federation has urged the Federal and State Governments to…

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