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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1887

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South Grauton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1887 · page 4

THE usual monthly meeting of the Committee was held on Thursday. Present—Messrs. D. Beatson (President), J. Young, F. Morrow, S. Kearney, S. H. Phillips, J. Skead, R. Smil, J. T. M'Kittrick…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1887 · page 8

THE monthly meeting of the Committee was held on Monday. Present — Mr. Bawden (President), Messrs. Quirk, P. D. Davis, Laman, Rutledge, Irving, Burstal, and A. J. Whitford (Secretary)…

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Hint for Schools of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1887 · page 2

SIR.—I saw a week or so ago that your Lawrence correspondent through out a very feasible suggestion for the consideration of Schools of Arta committees, namely, that each of the Shools of Arts in…

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The School of Arts Perennial Humbug

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1887 · page 2

SIR.—I have before me a most remarkable document, whioh reminds me that the committee of the School of Arts intend to again put their poor old weather-beaten hobby-horse through its paces…

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Grafton School of Arts. Special Meeting of Members

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1887 · page 8

A SPECIAL general meeting was convened by advertisement and circular (or Thursday evening. There were about 26 members present. Hr. T. Bawden (president) in the chair…

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Demoralisation of a Victorian State School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 2

IN the Melbourne Criminal Court last week, Mr. Justice Williams spoke as follows:- "In reference to the case of the prisoner Martin, against whom I recorded sentence…

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A Study at School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 6

The [?]eak—can my humble pen depict him? Is there ink so black to write of him? No! See him—the disappointed, hungry look in those lowering eyes…

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At the Parochial School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 5

Yesterday forenoon the Bishop visited St. Mary's Parochial school, the interior of which was arrayed in overgreens and floral wreaths, with the word "Welcome" displayed at the entrance and in the…

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Visit to the High School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 5

The Bishop after luncheon visited, with many of the guests, the High school. Here a number of the pupils entertained the visitors for about half an hour by rendering a number of musical…

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Grafton School of Arts

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

THE regular monthly meeting of the committee took place on Monday evening last. There were present-Messrs. T. Bawden (president), T. Quirk, T. Page, P. D. Davis, E. J, Laman, Rev. I. M'Kay,…

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Grafton School off Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 4

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Committee was held on Monday. Present—Messrs. Bawden (president), Page, Quirk, Rutledge, Harding, and A. J. Whitford (secretary), Messrs. Meillon and Laman,…

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School of Arts Entertainment

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 2

ON Thursday evening the lantern entertainment, in the hall of the institution, was attended by about 70 persons. The viewe exhibited were from slides generously placed at the disposal of the…

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Grammar School Sports

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1887 · page 3

THE annual athletic sports in connection with the Grafton Grammar school were hold on the racecourse on Friday afternoon; the attendance was sot very large, owing in a great measure, to the short…

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Our Public Schools

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

SIR.—The staunchest, believers in our Public Instruction system must admit there is some room for improvement, and it is pleasing to find the subject being discussed in your columns in that spirit…

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Grafton School of Arts

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

THE regalar monthly meeting of the committee was held on Monday. Present—Messrs. T. Bawden (president). Quirk, Page, Rutledge, P. D. Davis, Laman, Liproan, and A. J. Whitford (secretary)…

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Sunday Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 4

AT the annual meeting of the Sunday School Union in connection with the Congregational, held in Sydney, last week, Dr. Dale said that in England and Wales,…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 8

THE regular monthly meeting of the committee took place on Monday evening. Present: Messrs. T. Bawden (president), T. Quirk, T. Page, P. D. Davies, Rev. I. Mackay, and A. J. Whitford…

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Public School Concert

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 4

THE concert given by the pupils of the Grafton Superior Public school, in the Theatre Royal, on Wednesday evening, attracted a large attendance, and much interest was manifested in the…

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Religious Instruction in the Public School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1887 · page 2

ON Saturday an examination was conducted by Rev. S. Hawthorne, of the pupils attending his classes for religious instruction in the Grafton Superior Public school. The object of the…

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Grafton Grammar School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1887 · page 8

THE following is the prize list for this sohool, which broke up for the Christmas vacation on Thursday last, when the prizes were distributed:- Lower 1st—Geography, arithmetic and tables—…

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