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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1902

114 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 6

Great Adult School Movement

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 3

An interesting lecture on the aims and objects af the "great adult school" movement was given by Miss Henrietta Brown, of Luton. England, at the Congregational…

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South Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 5

The monthly meeting of committee was held on Monday. Present—Messrs. J. T. M'Kittrick (President), D. M'Dermid, D. Beatson. C. T. Schwinghammer, J. Lawrence, H. J…

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Failing Sight in School Children

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 3

LAST week in the New South Wales Assembly the Minister for Education was asked to have an investigation made into the growing number of pupils attending the public schools who suffer…

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School of Arts Fancy Fair

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 5

THE meeting on Wednesday afternoon to consider the advisability of holding a fancy far in aid of the Maclean School of Arts building fund was attended by over a dozen ladies and a few gentlemen. Mr…

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Convent School Entertainment

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 8

An entertainment under the auspices of the Convent School at South Grafton was held on Wednesday, when the School of Arts was crowded. The programme was a…

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Victorian State Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 2

The second portion of the new programe for instruction in Victorian State schools will include the work for the three senior classes, and…

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Religion In State Schools

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 4

At the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia held in Melbourne, the Rev. W. W. Watts (N.S.W.) moved: "That this assembly…

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Abolition of School Fees. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 1

IN the Assembly, Mr. Griffiths' bill for the abolition of public, school fees was read a second time on the voices, and passed through committee. It…

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Abolition of School Fees

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 4

Mr. Griffith, M.L.A. moved the second reading of the Public Instruction Amendment Bill on Tuesday. The object of this is to provide for the abolition of State school fees…

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School of Arts Fair

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 4

A MEETING of those ladies and gentlemen assisting in the arrangements for the above fair was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. C. J. Clarke being in the chair, and 13 ladies and five…

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School Collections

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 4

IN the Legislative Assembly Mr. Briner the Minister for Public Instruction if ho had seen a letter in the Evening News from a parent complaining of contributions boing levied on the…

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About Schools

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 2

THE member for Raloigh has been worrying the Department of Public Instruction in regard to a number of minor works in connection with public schools in his electorate, and…

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Public Schools and Scholars

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 October 1902 · page 5

In 1901 there were 2818 schools in New South Wales, containing 3036 departments, as compared with 2745 schools and 2961 departments open in 1900. During the year…

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School of Arts Fancy Fair

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 4

SIR.—In your issue of Tuesday last two letters (evidently written in collaboration) appear, in which it is assumed that because a meeting in Maclean some months ago upheld the Rev. Archdescon Moxon in…

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School of Arts

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 2

AT the monthly meeting of the Bellingen School of Arts committee, eight were present, Mr. G. Hammond (president) in the chair. After confirmation of minutes, the secretary…

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Death of a Teacher

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 8

The Macleay "Argus" writes:—Mr. Thos. J. Gallagher, teacher of the public school at Pelican Island, died on Tuesday, after a painful illness of three weeks. He was…

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Maclean Convent School. Annual Entertainment

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 4

THE annual concert and entertainment by the pupils of the Convent of Mercy, Maclean, was given to a crowded audience in the School of Arts on Wednesday evening. A programme of…

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South Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 5

The regular meetiug of committee was held on Monday. Present—Mr. J. T. M'Kittrick (President), Dr. Kearney, Messrs. D. Beatson, F. Lowe, L. Cloutier, J. Faulks, J…

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Recreative Evening Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1902 · page 2

Lord Battersea presided over the sixteenth annual meeting of the Recreative Evening Schools Association, held in his own residence, Surrey House, Marble Arch. As…

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State Aid to Schools

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1902 · page 3

WHEN moving the second reading of the State Children's Bill in the Legislative Council, Mr. Wise (the State Attorney-General) said that whatever…

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