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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1856

20 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

Leases of Church and School Lands. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 3rd January, 1856

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1856 · page 7

The leases specified in the annexed list have been transmitted from this office to the Supreme Court for enrolment, under the provisions of the Act of the Governor and Legislative Council 13th Victoria, No. 45,…

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Denominational School Board

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1856 · page 7

His Execellency the Governor General has been pleased with the advice of the Executvie Council, to appoint Peter Faicoit. Esq., to be a member of the board for the temporal regulation and management of the…

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St. John This Baptist's School.— Laying the Foundation Stone

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1856 · page 1

At twelve o'clock on Monday (yesterday), the foundation stone of St. John the Baptist's School was laid by the Rev. Dean Lynch. The children of the Catholic School having formed…

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Government Gazette. Friday, April 4, 1856. Clergy and School Estates

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1856 · page 2

On Wednesday, the 30th April, leases of the following lands belonging to the clergy and school estates will be put to public auction, at the Land Sales' Room, Co[?] Treasury, at 11 o'clock precisely…

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Original Correspondence. to the Local Patrons of the National School, Iona. (Per favour of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1856 · page 1

GENTLEMEN—Having already communicated with you on this matter, I beg to draw your attention through the press again to the bnd materials used in the construction of the National School House, Ions,…

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Local News. Maitland School, of Arts.—half Yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1856 · page 6

On Tuesday evening last, 8th April, the half-yearly meeting of the members of the Maitland School of Arts was held, pursuant to advertisement, in the Free Presbyterian…

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The Schoolmaster's Authority. From the Manchester Guardian, Nov. 5

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1856 · page 6

At the Newark county court, held on Saturday last, an action was tried between the Rev. Herbert Plater, the head master of the Newark Grammar…

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Sydney News. the United Association of Teachers of New South Wales. (To the Editor of the Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1856 · page 4

SIR—The great interest you have manifested in the cause of education, and the very favourable notice in your paper of the above Association, have given the committee every reason to…

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Denominational School Board

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1856 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor General, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased, under the recommendation of the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Sydney, to appoint Charles Cowper, Esq., to be…

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Clergy and School Estates

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1856 · page 4

On Tuesday, the 10th June, leases of the following lands belonging to the Clergy and School Estates will be put up to public auction, at the Land Sales' Room, Colonial Treasury, at 12 o'clock precitely…

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Original Correspondence. Denominational Versus National Schools. Inefficient v. Efficient Teachers. To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1856 · page 4

GENTLEMEN—In your issue of the 29th instant, you published an extract from the so-called Report of the Commission on Education, on which, through your valuable paper, I beg…

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Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1856 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the members of this institution, held at the Presbyterian Sohool-room on Thursday evening, the Secretary read the report received from the Building…

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Parliamentary Papers. Education. Denominational School Board Report, for the Year 1855

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1856 · page 4

The Denominational School Board have now the honour to submit their Report for the year 1855, and they have much gratification in stating, that in consequence of the increased…

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Church and School Estates

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1856 · page 3

Notice is hereby given that by direction of his Excellency the Governor General, and by virtue of the power for that purpose reserved in a certain indenture of lease bearing date the 13th day of October, 1847, made…

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Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1856 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the members of the School of Arts, held on Thursday evening, at the Free Presbyterian School-room, the Secretary read the following report, which had…

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Church and School Estates

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1856 · page 3

Notice is Hereby givon, that by direction of his Excellency the Governor General, and by virtue of the powers for that purpose reserved in a certain indenture of lease, bearing date the 13th day of October, 1847,…

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Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1856 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of this institution was held on Thursday evening, at the Free Presbyterian School-room, Mr. A. Dickson, the President, in the chair…

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Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1856 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of this institution was held at the Presbyterian school room, on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of appointing collectors for the Building Fund;…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, November 22, 1856. the Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1856 · page 2

Our readers will doubtless have observed in our columns on Tuesday last, notices to the effect that the building now being erected for the Maitland School of…

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Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1856 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of management, convened by circular, on Monday last, for the purpose of considering the mode of expenditure of the whole or portion of the £300 voted by the Legislative Assembly,…

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