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43 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 3
We understand that the following memorial, signed by F. Bridges, A. Adams, and W. Matthews, waa sent to the Council of Education on Saturday:— The memorial of the undersigned humbly sheweth.—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following lots of land forming part of the Church and School estate, will be offered by public auction, at the undermentioned places, at eleven o'clock on the days specified, at the upset price affixed to each lot respectively. Deposit, 25 per…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—Observing that the Committee of this institution are about carrying out the extension of the hall and the erection of a new library and reading-room, I take the liberty of making a few suggestions for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—As a subscriber to the above useful institution, I was interested in reading "Spectator's" letter, published in your issue of 15th inst. more especially as the subject of the alterations and improvements contemplated by the committee was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public meeting of citizens of Sydney was held last evening in the Masonic Hall, to inagurate the New South Wales Public School League for making…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The first attempt to enforce in Melbourne the compulsory clause of the new Education Act was made yesterday, reports the Argus of October 6, in the District Police Court. Constable Hart, acting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At half-past twelve o'clock, yesterday, the foundation stone of the new building which is to serve as School of Arts at Newcastle, was laid by the Hon. Henry Parkes. A large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The proceedings in connection with the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Newcastle School of Arts, on Monday last, were brought to a close by a banquet ia the City Hall in the evening…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Following passages from Proiessor Huxlay's "Critiques and Addresses" (Macmillan) are certaimly remarkable, in view of the learned professor's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public meeting for the formation of a branch of the League recently formed in Sydney, was held at Muswellbrook, on Friday evening October 23rd. The School of Arts was about two-thirds full. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Monday evening a public meeting, convened by the New South Wales Public School League, for making primary education national, secular, compulsory, and free, was held in the hall of the School…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Wednesday evening a meeting convened by the Public School League was held in the hall of the Morpeth School of Arts. There was an attendance of about 130 people, including several ladies. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting in connection with the movement for making primary education national, secular, compulsory and free, was held on Thursday evening, in the Mechanics' Institute, Singleton. About one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution on Thursday evening last. There was a good attendance of the members, and Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A PUBLIC meeting in connexion with the reform sought to be brought about in the educational system of the colony, was held, according to announcement, in the Mechanics'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Advantage was taken of the holiday to celebrate the opening of the new Catholic schools in Free Church street, by a tea meeting and ball. In point of fact, the ceremony of "house-warming" took…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT a public meeting held on Monday, at Ashfield for the purpose of initiating steps to bring about the erection of a larger school building, the Honourable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—It is a matter of thankfulness that the present agitation on the subject of education has brought one fact prominently forward—namely, that the promoters of that agitation neither desire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SIR— I am not one of Sir. Bowman's committee, but election or no election, a bargain is a bargain, and to break faith [?] certainty not right, and especially where children…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The annual entertainment, by the pupils of the Dominican Boarding School, took place in the Girls' Schoolroom, Victoria-street, on Thursday evening lOth, in presence of a select audience, present by…
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