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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1899

128 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 7

Maclean School of Arts

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the committee was held on Thursday night. Present—Messrs. II. R.Lysaght (in the chair), Dugald Macdonald, A. McDougall, F. Schwonberg (treasurer) and…

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Ill-using School Children

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 1

At Maitland Police Court recently, a lad appeared to answer a charge of stealing a watch. When before the Bench he appeared to be too frightened, to speak, but he had previously…

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South Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 8

The annual meeting of members was held on Thursday evening. The President, Mr. J. T. M'Kittrick, occupied the chair, and there were about 15 members present…

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A Terrible Tragedy. a Schoolboy Done to Death. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 3

What is suspected will prove another Queensland tragedy was brought to light yesterday. Since December 10 of last Year a Young lad named Hill residing with…

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A School of British Cookery. (Special Contribution.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

Now-a-days we are all so familiar with French cookery, that we are likely to forget good, honest, English dishes. The plain joint, done to a…

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Fernmount Public School

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 2

AFTER some three months' holidays Mr. J. H. Lovell returns and takes charge of the Fernmount public school. As there appears to be some misapprehension about the…

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Anglican Sunday School Examination

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 8

The following are the results of the Grafton and South Clarence parishes, which show that the schools are now getting the benefit of mothodical teaching. While the results are gratifying to the scholars, they…

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Public School Items

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 5

Mr. H. N. M'Donald, of Fern Glen, has been removed to Calamia, house to house; Mr. Brewer, of Calamia, goes to Fern Glen and Gorum Gorum (new school), half-time…

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School Teachers' Salaries

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 3

IN Parliament, recently Mr. Rose said : I desire to ask the Minister for Public Instruction whether he is aware that, in connection with a great many of the smaller schools, the…

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Teachers' Appointments

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 2

OWING to the removal of a number of pupil teachers to the Training College, the following appointments have been made: to Grafton, Mr. H. Baldock and Mr. C. H. Northcott; to…

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Maclean School of Arts

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the above was hold on Tuesday night. Present: Messrs. T. Lamy (in the chair) Rev. J. S. Scott, J. D. M'Lachlan, Dugald Macdonald, P. S…

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A Successful Teacher

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 2

We are very pleased to chronicle the fact that Mr. H. T. Lovell, son of Mr. Lovell, teacher of Fernmount public school, has distinguished himself in the recent examinations,…

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Kipling's Latest Poem. Kitchener' School

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 1

(Being a translation of the song that was made by a Mahometan schoolmaster of the--Bengal Infantry (some time on service at Suakim) when he heard that the Sirdar was taking money from the English to build a Madrissn for Hubshoes--a college for the Soudanese.'…

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The New School Books

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 6

IT is always pleasant to chronicle particulars of Australian enterprise, and the striking development of the Australian publishing house of Messrs William Brooks and Co. merits treference…

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Public School Items

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

MR. A. LOBBAN, District Inspector of Schools, visited the Bellinger early in the week and inspected the improvements which have been made to various school buildings…

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Lawrence School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 5

The annual meeting of the above was held on Wednesday evening. There was very little interest taken by the members in the election of officers for the ensuing year, only 11…

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Largest School in the World

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

WITHIN a stone's threw of White-chapel,surrounded by some of the very worst slums, stands the largest school in the world. It is presided over by a peer of the realm, Lord Rothschild,…

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Maclean School of Arts

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

THE annual general meeting of the Maclean School of Arts was held on Wednesday evening. There was an attendance of nearby 20 members, and the chair was occupied by the president. Mr…

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Advantages of Dairy Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 6

Mr. R. A. Pearson says dairy schools are an advantage to the public as well as to those comparatively few individuals who attend them for instruction. In countries where…

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Maclean School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 3

The annual meeting of members was held on Tuesday evening, being attended by fifteen gentlemen. The president (Mr. T. Lamy) occupied the chair. The annual report, read by the secretary (Mr…

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