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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1891

58 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 3

The Nancowry Grammer School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 5

THIS school broke up on Tuesday last for the midsummer vacation, which will last till the 11th February. Subjoined is a list of the pupils who have been successful in obtaining prizes for the…

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Copmanhurst School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 5

THE general meeting of subscribers was held on Thursday night, Mr. H. L. Barnes in the chair. There was a fairly good attendance The SECRETARY road the Committee's report as…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 8

THE monthly meeting of the Committee was held on Monday. Present— Messrs. T. Bawden (President), Waterhouse, Rush. Doberer, Clarke, Welch, M'Donald, Lardner, Rev. I. Mackay…

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Church of England Mission Sunday School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 4

THE pupils of the German church Sunday schooll were presented with prizes on Sunday last. Mr. Webber, in the absence of the Archdeacon, presented them, and took the occasion to deliver a…

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New State Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 3

THE Minister for Public Instruction has taken stops with the object of improving the character and cheapening the cost as far as possible of the buildings which are in future to be erected in…

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Humour at School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 4

MR. H. J. BARKER has an apparently inexhaustible store of stories of the wit and humour of school children. He contributes a paper on this subject to Chambers's…

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Wesleyan Sunday School Concert

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 3

THE concert that was to have been held at Cowper on Wednesday was poatponad, through the inclement weather, to Friday, when it came off with good effect. The church was very tastefully…

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Brushgrove School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 3

ONCE more was the Committee called together in an endeavour to place the affair afloat again, and if a beginning is an omen, it augurs well for the future prosperity of this Institution. A…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the Committee was held on Monday. Present—Messrs. T. Bawden (President), Burt, Page, Clarke, Waterhouse, M'Donald, Rush, Irving, Welch, Doberer, Hookey, Lardner…

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The Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 4

THE Committee of the School of Arts is to be congratulated upon the successful manner in which the contractor has carried out the work of pulling down and re-erecting the front wall of the main…

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The Lawrence School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 8

Mr. EDITOR—Your Lawrence correspondent, writing of the Sohool of Arts meeting in Tuesday's issue, says "the small fee for membership is a heavy tax to many." Really, it seems to me, there…

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South Grafton School of Arts. Annual Meeting of Members

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 8

THE annual meeting of the members of the above institution was held on Thursday evening. Mr. J.T. M'Kittrick (President) in the chair. There was not a large attendance. The President…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1891 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the members of the above Institution was held last evening. Mr. T. Bawden (President), occupied the chair, and there were about 35 members present…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1891 · page 4

WE extract the following from the thirty-third annual report submitted to the meeting on Friday last. During the year 13 meetings of committee were…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 8

THE first monthly meeting of the new committee was held on Monday. Present—Messrs. T. Bawden (President), Waterhouse, Page, Rush, Lardner, Welch, Irving, Burt, Attwater and Thorne. The…

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South Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 8

A SPECIAL general meeting of the members was held on Thursday evening, to consider the advisability of proceeding with the erection of a new building in accordance with the plans and…

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Improvements at the School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1891 · page 2

THE recent improvements executed at the School of Arts have considerably improved the appearance of the building so far as the street front is concerned. The front wall has been entirely taken…

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Improvements at the Public School Grounds

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 8

THE laying of fascines along the bank of Alumny Creek, in the School grounds, just above Mary-street bridge, is in full operation. A number of men under the superintendence of Mr. Horswill, are…

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Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 3

THE regular meeting of the Committee was held on Monday. Present—Messrs. T. Bawden (President), Waterhouse, Page, Doberer; Irving, Clarke, Lardner, Hockey, Rush, and Rev. W. H. Williams…

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Clarence River Public Schools' Athletic Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 4

A MEETING of teachers, with a view to form an association of the above character, was held in Grafton on Saturday. Mr. Lobban kindly assisted the meeting with his advice. Mr. Thorne took the…

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