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Schools, 1846

3 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

Dr. Leichhardt's Lecture. Delivered at the School of Arts, on Tuesday, August 18. [From the Sydney Morning Herald, Aug. 20.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 August 1846 · page 4

Ladies and gentlemen—On my arrival in Sydney I published a short account of my journey to Port Essington, which contained, however, only a very superficial description of…

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Dr. Leichhardt's Second Lecture. Delivered at the School of Arts on Tuesday, August 25. (From the Sydney Morning Herald, August 27.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 September 1846 · page 4

Ladies and gentlemen—I shall now give you an account of the changes of vegetation we experienced in advancing into the tropics; I shall enumerate all the edible vegetable…

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Parliamentary Schools. [From Punch.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1846 · page 3

We have in these days public schools, private schools, proprietary schools, charity schools, Sunday schools, and ragged schools; but as yet we are unprovided with schools for…

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