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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1870

7 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Grafton School of Arts Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1870 · page 2

THE above Society held its first half-yearly meeting an Tuesday, 25th January, in the hall of the School of Arts. The President (Mr. JAMES PAGE) presided, there being also a good attendance of members. The…

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New Buildings and Site of the Grafton Public School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1870 · page 2

WE feel sure that the parents of children attending the Public School, will be glad to learn, as well as the public generally, that the Council of Education has secured from the Minister for Lands, allotment three…

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Grafton School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1870 · page 2

THE eleventh annual meeting of the members of the above Institution was held in the hall of the School of Arts, on Friday evening last. The PRESIDENT (Mr. JAMES PAGE) occupied the…

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Public School Swan Creek

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1870 · page 2

THIS building has just been completed, and as considerable interest has been manifested therein, and as it is, perhaps, the best school building on the river, a short description of it will not be unacceptable to…

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The Brushgrove Public School. to the Editor of T[?] Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1870 · page 3

SIR,—In your last week's paper, yo[?] correspondent is finding fault with the school-house, stating it is a hovel, and further stating it is a disgrace not to ha[?]e a better one. I may here inform you that the place was built b[?] my late husband, and has…

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Public School, Grafton—presentations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1870 · page 2

ON Thursday last, a very pleasing scene took place at our Public School, in the presence of several of the ladies and gentlemen of the city; many more would have been present, had notice been given of thc event…

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Gkapton School, of [?] Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1870 · page 2

SIR,—I am sure that you had a majority of your readers, will cordially agree with me when I ass[?] that the establishment of the above Society in this city, conferred upon it an inestimable been, inasmch as if property worked would afford our young…

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