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Schools, 1861

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The School of Arts and the Governor General

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1861 · page 2

At the meeting of the Committee of the Maitland School of [?]rts, on Tuesday evening, it was resolv[?]d that an address from the members ana office bearers, should be p[?]esented o his Excellenoy the Governor General,…

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The Maitland School of Arts and the Governor General

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1861 · page 3

After the Volunteer Luncheon, on Saturday, the following gentlemen attended at Government House, and presented the address from the Maitland School of Arts, viz., Messrs. R. Jones, P. Hutchison, J. D. Langley, and J. Lee. The address…

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The Church and School Lands. (From the Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1861 · page 2

The position of the large tracts of valuable lands known as the Church and School Estates is anomalous, and much misapprehension and difference of opinion prevails respecting them. The Church and School lands…

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Church and School Lands. (From the S. M. Herald, Feb. 2.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1861 · page 2

The following is the bill introduced by Mr. Wilson, read a second time yesterday evening. "To remove any doubts that may exist as to the Church and School Lands being Waste Lands of the Crown."…

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Exhibition at the Sydney School of Arts. (From the Empire, Feb. 25.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1861 · page 3

This is to be an eventful day in the progress of the colony. The Hall of the School of Arts—the centre and expression of the literary acquirements, artistic taste, and genius of this city—is to be re-opened,and with a spirit…

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School Inspection. to Henry Parkes, Esq., M. P. (Per favour of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1861 · page 3

SIR—Without the least de[?] fo fla[?]ing you, allow me to any that, in the rural districts of this great colony, your very name is a tower of strength. If a man feels himself wronged, he somehow naturally turns to Henry…

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Appropriation for a Wesleyan Church and School, Dungog. Surveyor General's Office, Sydney, 14th February, 1861

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1861 · page 7

The descriptions of the following portions of land are published for general information, in order that the parties concerned may have an opportunity of correcting any errors or omissions that may nave been made…

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Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1861 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Maitland School of Arts was held on Thursday evening, in the hall of the Institution, for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee for the past half…

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Morpeth School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1861 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Morpeth School of Arts was held on Tuesday evening, at the Court-house, Morpeth, the use of which as a reading-room has been granted to the institution. The attendance was not…

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Ma[?] Mercury Tuesday, May 28, 1861 the School of Arts Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1861 · page 2

THE original, proposition of some members of the Maitland School of Arts, to hold an exhibition of articles of colonial manufacture, in that building, early in the present year, proved so…

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The Maitland School of Arts Exhibition. To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1861 · page 3

GENTLEMEN—In your issue of the llth instant there appears a letter signed " An Intending Exhibitor," requesting to know who were to be the judges to decide as to the superiority of the articles for which certificates of…

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Address From the Committee and Members of the School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1861 · page 2

May it please your Excellency—We, the undersigned, the officers, committee, and members of the Maitland School of Arts, beg to express the high sense we entertain of your kind consideration for the interest of the institution which we represent…

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The School of Arts Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1861 · page 2

THE exhibition at the Maitland School of Arts, so auspiciously opened by his Excellency the Governor on Wednesday, has proved exceedingly successful, not only by the great abundance and…

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The School of Arts Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1861 · page 2

Many months have passed since the project of holding an exhibition of colonial manufacturer at the School of Arts was mooted by one of the members of the committee; but, now that the delays and difficulties have ended…

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The School of Arts Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1861 · page 2

The following is the list of exhibitors to whom certificates of recommendation were awarded at the Exhibition at the School of Arts, in addition to those already published:- Colonial Manufactures and Productions: Best sample…

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Church and School Lands. (From the Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1861 · page 2

The following is the bill brought in by Dr. Wilson, to remove any doubts that may exist as to the Church and School Lands being waste lands of the Crown, and which stands for second reading on Friday next:…

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Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1861 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Maitland School of Arts, for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee for the past six months, electing officers and committee for the ensuing half year, and transacting other…

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Morpeth School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1861 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Morpeth School of Arts was held on Thursday evening at the Morpeth Court-house. The attendance comprised nearly all the members of the institution. The chair was taken by Mr. Whytlaw, the…

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Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, November 19, 1861 the Church and School Lands Question

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1861 · page 2

THE Cowper Ministry had a very narrow escape from a defeat which would almost have compelled their resignation, when Mr. Hay passed over to their help, and made the division 29 to…

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Original Correspondence. the School of Arts v. POLITICIANS. To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1861 · page 9

GENTLEMEN—Where was your reporter at the conclusion of Mr. P. Hutchison's lecture, at the School of Arts?—the subject being, "The laws of a country as they affect the moral and social condition of the…

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