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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1876

17 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Kangaroo Creek School, &[?]. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1876 · page 2

SIR,—Will you allow me space in your columns to make a remark or two on Kangaroo Creek, Urara, and Nymboida as regards education and local industry, seeing that we have often appeared in print…

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Association to Watch Over the General Interests of the Clarence District. Report of the Committee appointed at the public meeting held at the School of Arts, Grafton, on Monday; the 20th December, 1875. [To be submitted on Monday, 17th January.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1876 · page 3

Your Committee, have to report that, after careful consideration of the matter entrusted to them,—the preparing a plan upon which the association (affirmed to be desirable) to protect the interests of the…

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Grafton School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution yesterday evening. There was a good attendance of members, numbering about 70—Mr J. Page, President, in the chair…

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Public School Prizes. Judges: Messrs. Frank Norrie, D. W. Munro, and F. Layton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 3

Open to the Pupils of the Public Schools of the Clarence and New England Districts. CLASS 336—For Girls' Plain Needlework—Boys' Shirt, 10s…

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Grafton Public School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 2

THE pupils attending the school, munbering some 500, were treated to a holiday on Wednesday last. The occasion was that of the presentation of prizes, special and general, to those pupils who had passed Senior…

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This Maloga Mission School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1876 · page 2

WE have received a copy of the first report of the above Mission school, founded by Mr. and Mrs. D. Matthews, for the purpose of ameliorating and benefiting the condition of the aboriginal children in the…

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Gaelic School Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1876 · page 5

A DEPUTATION waited by appointment on the Duke of Richmond and Gordon on the 14th March to press the claims of the Highlanders and Islanders of Scotland, numbering 250,000, to have Gaclic taught in…

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The University and Grammar Schools. [Communicated.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1876 · page 2

THERE is undonbtedly a strong feeling at the present time that our educational machinery is not working as it should. Vague insinuations, dictated by seetarian projudice or scholastic pedantry, have only served to…

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The Bible in Public Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1876 · page 4

THE. Presbyterian Church, Rocky Mouth, Clarence River, witnessed a very interesting meeting on Thursday evening, 14th instant, convened for the purpose of uniting with the Rible Combination to secure the…

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The Spirit of History. a Lecture. Delivered in the School of Arts, Grafton, on Wednesday, 27th September, 1876, by the Rev. Issac Mackay

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 3

WHEN invited to lecture before the Grafton School of Arts I felt somewhat at a loss what subject to select for the occasion. The field of knowledge is no doubt very extensive and varied. Yet for this very…

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The Bible in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 2

SIR,—I am one of those who do not quite agree with those gentlemen who, at the late meeting at Rocky Mouth, urge that the whole Bible should be read in our State or Public schools. Further, I doubt if it is…

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The Press. a Lecture Dalivered in the School of Arts, on Wednesday evening, 4th October

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1876 · page 6

THE subject now before us is one of no common interest. There are none who will for a moment attempt to question the fact that the Press is a mighty agent, and that its influence is extended far and wide,…

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A Few Remarks on the Science of Geology. a Paper read in the hall of the School of Arts, Grafton, on Wednesday evening, October 18, 1876

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1876 · page 4

IN appearing before you to-night I must crave your indulgence for my shortcomings, either in style or in delivery. I need hardly tell you the path is quite a now one to me, having never before attempted to…

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George Sand at School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1876 · page 3

THOUGH advanced in her historical and literary studies, Aurore's education has been neglected in other matters, and especially her knowledge of religion was scanty; besides,…

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Grafton Ladies' High School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 2

Senior Class—Euphemia M'Aulay, 67; Mary Conaghan, 110; Florrie M'Kenzie, 121. Combined Class—Annie Gunthorp, 106; Amelia Burgess, 115: [?]ola Law[?]sn, 120: Emily Attwater,…

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Ulmarra Public School,=. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 6

SIR,—The statement, signed by "Nimrod," appearing in your issue of to-day, to the effect that the supply of water at the ULmarra Public Schol is, if judiciously used, adequate for all requirements, is both…

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Grafton Grammar School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 2

THE following is the result of Examination of the above school. The lowest number shows the highest merit:— GENERAL ENGLISH…

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