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School name: Mudgee High
Other name: -
County name: Wellington
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Type of school Opening date Closing date
High School Aug 1916 Open1
1916
3 February 1916
NEW SCHOOL TEACHER.
Miss L. McParland, of Sydney Training College, has been appointed as an additional teacher, to the High School staff, Mudgee. The school now has over 20 teachers on the staff, and we are hoping that the school will soon be in a position to demand more2
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7 February 1916
7 February 1916
Mudgee High School
The Minister for Education has approved of the establishment of a High School in Mudgee. A start has been made on the building, and above is a plan of the new place. It is being erected on the land at the corner of Douro and Horatio Streets.
We congratulate our member, Mr. Dunn, upon the persistence with which he pushed this important matter forward, and the Minister upon his decision to redeem the promise made by his predecessor in office and the Premier of N.S.W. Mudgee is to be congratuled upon the dignity conferred upon it. When in full swing the Mudgee High School will be the leading educational institution of the whole of the north-west.
The building is to be enclosed with a wire lawn on Douro and Horatio streets, and a 6ft. weather board fence on Denison Lane side and at the back dividing Mr. H. Rushby's land. The building is expected to be handed over in six months' time. Fifteen men, mostly local, are at present engaged excavating and concreting. When the foundations are completed fully 40 tradesmen - carpenters and bricklayers will be employed and all the. available local men will be employed, in addition to others from Sydney. The iron and slates for the roof are on the ground. Good progress has already been made. It is only a week since operations here continued, and all the trench work is completed and the concrete is being put in along the front trenches. Mr. Jensen, the foreman in charge of the work, has just finished a Public School at Bankstown, which consisted of 10 class rooms, the work being completed in 5½ months. Prior to starting the Mudgee High School Mr. Jensen was erecting a new courtroom and magistrates' room at the Central Police Court, Sydney3
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16 May 1916
17 May 1916
MUDGEE HIGH SCHOOL.
When completed the Mudgee High School will be something of a record as far as the "Government stroke" is concerned. The building, which to being erected by day labor, was begun on January 25, 1916, and, as will be seen, is already almost completed. It is expected that it will be ready for use by the end of June, and that the high school pupils will be transferred from the local district school at the beginning of the third term. The building, which is situated at the corner of Horatio and Duoro Streets, is built of brick on concrete foundations, and is roofed with slates. It comprises five large class rooms, science room, library, principal's room, staff room, lava tories, and hat rooms.
In the centre of the building there is an assembly hall 50ft. x 40ft., with a moveable stage at one end. Each room and corridor has been specially ventilated, and ample provision made for lighting. In addition to the main building, a manual training room 33ft. x 18ft. has been built separately or wood. The building is being erected by day labor, under the supervision of the architect for education. The Mudgee High School is the fifth high school building to be erected during the past two years. Two new high schools have been built at North Sydney, one for boys and one for girls; while new buildings have been erected at Orange and at Parramatta. The new High School for Boys at Petersham - to be called Fort Street - is almost completed. The historic Fort Street building is to be still used as a Girls' High School, and plans are being prepared for a new building on the Darlinghurst Gaol site. When completed the present unsuitable promises occupied by the Girls' High School at Elizabeth Street will be vacated4
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20 October 1916
TRANSFERS,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATES
THE Public Service Board have approved of the transfers and appointments of the undermentioned teachers to the schools and positions specified in connection with their respective names: —
High School Appointments.— Mr. J. D. Shortland, from Hay District to Mudgee High; Mr. G. T. Hutchison, from Mudgee to Mudgee High; Miss Alice Fletcher, from Mudgee to Mudgee High; Miss Mary Wallace, from Mudgee to Mudgee High; Mr. David Tompson, from Mudgee to Mudgee High5
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1917
8 March 1917
Mudgee High School.
ON THE UP GRADE.
GROWING STUDENTS' ROLL.
As the 'Guardian' always pre dieted would be the case, the Mudgee High School is proving itself a growing institution, and this notwithstanding that it has not been yet more than six months in existence. The High School closed its last term and year - its first term and year - with a students' roll of 110. Now, as the result of the great successes obtained by the school in the recent Qualifying Certificate Examinations, and owing, too, to the fame, spread throughout the district, of the able and enthusiastic headmaster, Mr. P. Shortland, the school reopens with a pupils' roll of 143 - a most satisfactory and encouraging growth, which it may be taken for granted is the earnest of still better and greater things to come.
The new pupils are drawn from the district served by the High School as follow:- Mudgee- 44, Rylstone 8, Gulgong 6, Budgee 1, Linburn 1, McDonald's Creek 1, Lawson's Creek 2, Mundooran 1, Menah 1, Mullamuddy 1, Narrabri 1, White Munghorn 1, Cullenbone I, Curryall 1, Merrygoen 16
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1918
18 February 1918
New High School Teacher.
Mr. W. Jonas, B.A., from the Fort Street High School, commenced duties as mathematics master at the Mudgee High School this morning7
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1921
31 January 1921
Q.C. Examinations.
MUDGEE AND DISTRICT RESULTS.
The following are the Mudgee and district passes at the Q.C. examinations, success at which Qualifies for entrance at the High Schools: -
Mudgee High School - Stuart Cox, Edward Stacy8
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1922
13 July 1922
A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP
TO RYLSTONE VIA MUDGEE.
(By W. S.)
I must, before leaving Mudgee, say that their High School and Public School are the best seen in western towns and the teachers hold very high classifications, so the young people are well provided for in the schooling line9
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1924
28 January 1924
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
Miss E. Hadley, modern languages teacher at the Mudgee High School, has been transferred to Parramatta High School. Her successor, who arrived in Mudgee on Saturday with his wife and family, is Mr. J. J. Dennehy10
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1932
29 February 1932
NOTES ABOUT MUDGEE PEOPLE
Miss Rennie, of the local teaching staff, left on Saturday night on transfer to a teaching appointment at Dumbleton, near Sydney. Mr. L. G. Walker, teacher in economics at the Mudgee High School, has been offered and accepted a position in charge of the Secondary class at the Central Technical College, Ultimo, and will shortly be leaving Mudgee.
Miss Watson, of the History staff of the High School, has had many pleasing compliments upon her magnificent handling of her lecture on the events leading to the Sino-Japanese war. In justice to Miss Watson it should be said that her lecture, specially in its early part, was subject to much distracting interruption by late comers, a playful dog, and a baby11
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1944
19 October 1944
Educational Conference
Gulgong Represented
By Rambler
Gulgong was well represented at the educational conference in Mudgee last Friday and Saturday, 13th and 14th inst., when many distinguished educationalists were present to address the conference.
Met Mr. Matthews, teacher at Canadian Lead school some 14 years ago. He is now stationed at Windeyer, and looks like continuing in the service for many years more.
One of the speakers whom I met in Sydney last June, Mr. Dobell, vice-president of the Teachers' Federation, well remembers Gulgong, as he was teacher appointed to Birriwa just prior to the railway being extended to that centre and Dunedoo.
Cr. C..W. J. Smith, Mr. Jim Underwood and Mr. Dal Hollow, of Canadian Lead and Home Rule, were seen attending as delegates.
Delegates from the Gulgong Central School were Mr. N. N. Playford (headmaster), Mr. P. C. Oakley, Mr. W. S. Griffin and Miss Mary Connelly, whilst the Gulgong National Fitness Committee was represented by a vice-president, Rev. H. T. Roberts, Mr. Rolfe and Mr. Albert Bradley, Mr. A. J. Brigden, as secretary of both the National Fitness Committee and the Gulgong Central School Parents and Citizens' Association, was also a delegate.
Also present was Mr. Chick, of the staff of the Mudgee High School and nephew of Mr. H. A. Chick, of Belmore street, Gulgong12
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1946
24 January 1946
Intermediate Certificate
Successful District Candidates
SYDNEY, Wednesday.
The following is a list of pupils who qualified for the award of the Intermediate Certificate in 1945.
Under the new conditions of award the certificate is issued to pupils who have followed a course of not less than six nor more than eight subjects, of which English must be one. The subjects must be drawn from three subject groups. Candidates for the certificate must sit for three of these subjects (one being English) at a public examination. The remaining three, four or five subjects are examined within the school and are assessed on an estimate which takes into account the complete record of the pupil in each subject. To receive the certificate a pupil must reach a standard acceptable to the Board of Secondary School Studies in at least four subjects, of which at least two have been taken at the public examination.
A certificate will be issued at a later date to each pupil who has qualified for it, and will specify the subjects in which the pupils have reached an acceptable standard and who have otherwise complied with the regulations.
The Department's purpose in issuing these lists is to indicate the pupils who have been successful. Details as to subjects in which an acceptable standard has been reached will be supplied by the principal of the school concerned, to whom the parents should apply for information of this nature. The Department cannot answer inquiries on these matters.
Appeals
Any appeals for a review of the decision concerning the whole examination or a subject taken at the external examination must be made in writing and forwarded to the Director-General of Education through the school at which the pupil is in attendance. Appeals will not be entertained unless they are supported by the principal of the school. Any appeal involving a review of a paper taken at a public examination must be accompanied by a deposit of 10/- per subject. Appeals must be lodged at the Department by the principal not later than 22nd February, 1946.
Intermediate Bursaries
Nominations for bursaries available on the Intermediate Certificate results must be forwarded by the principal of the school at which the applicant is in attendance not later than 7th February, 1946:-
Mudgee High School.
Bailey, Joan E.; Bartlett, Lance J.; Bennett, Don; Blackburn, Alpheus F.; Burgess, Stuart E.
Cafe, Valerie M.; Crawford, Patricia J.; Crawford, John.
Edwards, Francis J.
Gale, William M.; Gawthorne, Lomas; Gillham, Elaine B.; Green, Barry J.
Horne, Neville E.
Kellett, Ann C.; Kellett, Ruth M.
Leonard, Vincent; Linbeck, Keith;
McDonald, Malcolm W.; Marsh, John R.; Milling, Peter O.; Mills, Donald; Mills, Ronald; Mulholland, Patricia.
Nott, Colin A.
Paine, Ruth I.; Prineas, Con.
Riley, Ronald J.
Schultz, Daphne F.; Seaman, Lawrence C; Sibley, Elizabeth M.; Southwell, Mavis R.; Stott, Norma.
Treffry, John P.
Wilkinson, Frances E.; Wright, Colin J13
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