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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1887

63 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 4

Ulmarra Grammer School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1887 · page 2

THE distribution of prizes at this school took place recently, the following being the chief prize-takers:—First class: W. Niland, 2 prizes, poetry, writing, physical geography,…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1887 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the Committee was held on Monday last. Present—Messrs. T. Bawden (President), T. Page, T. Quirk, G. H. Varley, E. L. Rutledge, E. J. Laman, H. Harding, T. G. Hewitt,…

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South Grafton School of Arts. Annual Report

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1887 · page 3

THE following is the annual report and balancesheet submitted and adopted at the general meeting of the members of the South Grafton School of Arts, held last week…

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Public School Information

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 8

A NUMBER of appointments and changes have been made recently amongst the teachers, in which are included the following:—Minnie Clare, appointed to Lavadia Pnblic school; Thomas Page, South Arm…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1887 · page 8

A MEETING of the committee was held on Monday. Present—The President (Mr. T. Bawden), Rev. R.F. Becher, Messrs. Page, Quirk, Laman, Rutledge, and the Secretary…

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Grafton School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1887 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the members of the above institution was held in the hall of the institution on Friday evening last. Mr. T. Bawden (the retiring President) presided, and there was an…

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A Liberal Roman Catholic Bishop on Education. Dr. Torreggiani and the Public Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 2

THE pastoral letter on the subject of education just issued by the Right Rev. Dr. Torreggiani, Roman Catholic Bishop of Armidale, affords a marked contrast to the…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the Committee was held on Monday, evening last. Present— Messrs. T. Bawden (president), W. Clarke, C. Dickey, T. Page, T. Quirk, P. D. Davis, T. G…

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Our Public Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 3

FROM the returns laid upon the table of the Assembly by the Minister for Public Instruction it appears that during the past year 2162 public schools were in operation in 1886. the number existing in…

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Teaching Temperance Principles in Public Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1887 · page 4

IF Mr. James Inglis treats all deputations in the same way as he treated Messrs. Richardson and Luscome on Friday, he may become unpopular with interviewers, but he did rise…

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Section Xi.—schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 3

Best plain sewing—Ada Best; special, Lilian M'Kay. Under garment—K. Beattie. Best pencil drawing—H. Lovell, 1; J…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 2

THE Committee met on Monday evening. Present: The President (Mr. T. Bawden, in the ohnir), and Rev. I. Mackay, Messrs. P. D. Davis (treasurer), T. Quirk, E. J. Laman, C. Dickey, E. L. Rutledge, S…

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Railway Passes to School Children

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 2

ON resuming, the debate on Mr. D. O'Connor's motion to grant free passes to children to and from any school, as now issued to those attending a Public school, on which Mr. Vaughn had moved an…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of Committee was held on Monday. Present—Mesars. T. Bawden (President), P. D. Davis, T. Page, E. L. Rutledge, T. Quirk, E. J. Laman, G. H. Varley, R. w. Burstal, H. Harding,…

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Efforts to Abolish the Result System in State Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 3

THE advisability of abolishing the result system in the State schools, was urged by a deputation of school teachers who waited upon the Victorian Minister of Education…

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The School of Arts Building

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1887 · page 4

SIR.—On the evening of the 25th, a special general meeting of the members of the School of Arts is to be held in the hall to discuss the above question. It will be remembered that at a special general…

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Miss Hill's Private School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 4

ON Thursday afternoon last the papila of Miss Hill's Clarence private sohool received prizes. The distribution was made in Holmsten's Tea Gardens, and the spacious pavilion was filled with the parents…

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A Land at School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 2

Most of your readers will be surprised to hear that-the well-known nursery song of "Mary had a little lamb" is a true story, and that "Mary" is still living. About…

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The Grafton School of Arts. Special Meeting of Committee

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 8

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Committee was held on Monday last. Present—Mr. T. Bawden (president), Rev. I. Mackay, Messr T. Quirk, A. Lipman, P. D. Davis, E. L…

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The Schools of Europe

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 3

THE Figaro gives some intersting statistics on schools in Europe. In Russia there are 32,000 schools, having each an average of 36 scholars. This is one shcool for 2300…

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