Original Correspondence. Public School Class Books. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1876 · page 3
SIR—Observing a letter signed "Progress" in your issue of the 28th instant, commenting upon the "Gloss Books" in use in our Public schools, as being in some instances…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, January 6, 1876 Schools Voluntarily-aided, and Compul Sion
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1876 · page 4
PROFESSOR Max Muller, in a speech delivered ou October 27, in Manchester, doscribed the principle of education as implanted in the German mind since the time of Bardsdow, one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dungog School of Arts (From an occasional Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1876 · page 11
On the evening of Friday, the 7th instant, the half-yearly meeting of the members of the School of Arts was held; the attendance was limited, R. L. Alison, Esq, occupied the chair…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 3
An interesting paper has been supplied to the Melbourne Argus by a London correspondent, describing the operations of the National Training School for Cookery at South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. (From Our Various Correspondents.] Newcastle. Newcastle School of Arts
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 4
The half-yearly general meeting of the newcastle School of Arts, was held in the class room of the institution, on Thurbday evening. When the meeting opened there were about 40 members present,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, February 3, 1876. History in Public Schools
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1876 · page 4
THAT an abstract necessity exists for teaching history in our Public Schools, we take for granted. Education is, amongst other things, a political power; and future electors, in order…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hamilton Catholic School. (Newcastle Pilot of Tuesday.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1876 · page 3
The formal opening of the new Catholic Denominational School at Hamilton, was conducted on Sunday morning last with due solemnity, and blessed by his Lordship, the Right Rev…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →S[?]ne School of Arts. (From our Scone Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 4
The annual meeting in connection with the Scone School of Arts took place on Friday evening last, the 28th of January. The president and vice-presidents being absent, the Rev. John Ayling, by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muscle brook School of Arts. (From our Musclebrook correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 11
On Tuesday evening the usual half-yearly meeting of this institution was held, about 45 members being in attendance. In the absence of the President and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Saturday, Febbuaby 12, 1876. The Public Schools Act Amendment Bill
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 4
We have received, from a private correspondent, the following memoranda respecting the Public Schools Act Amendment Bill, the introduction of which the Premier called upon the House to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Public Schools Act Amendment Bill
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1876 · page 6
The following is a copy of the Bill to amend the Public Sohools Act of 1866, which was introduced to the Assembly by the Hon. Colonial Secretary on Friday evening and read…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Merriwa School of Arts
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1876 · page 11
On the evening of Monday last, the annual public meeting in connection with the Merriwa School of Arts was held in the society's usual place of assembly. The chair was occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →London School Board
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1876 · page 10
Two vacancies having occurred in the London School Board through resignation and death, Mr. Taverner Miller was returned without opposition for Westminster, and Rev. Mark Wilks, Nonconformist,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Morpeth School of Arts
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 11
The hal[?]-yearly meeting of the Morpeth School of Arts was commenced in that institution on Thursday evening, when there was a very poor attendance. Mr. John Keating, the Vice President, occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cricket. [?] Public School V. Branxton Public School
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1876 · page 5
This match was played at Greta en Saturday, the 26th instant. The Greta Club, having won the toss, sent their opponents to the wickets. The day was oppressively hot, yet the little…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Public Schools Act Amendment Bill. Defence Association Meeting in Sydney (Abridged from Tuesday's Evening News.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1876 · page 6
At the Masonic Hall, on Monday evening, a public meeting was held under the auspices of the Church of England Defence Association, to consider the new Education Bill submitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, March 2, 1876. Teaching Domestic Economy in Schools
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1876 · page 4
SOME weeks ago, we described the operations of the training school for cooks at South Kensing ton, London. That institution has for its object the supply of knowledge of the best means of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Public School League. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1876 · page 4
A public meeting was held on Friday evening, at the Masonio Hall, in connection with the New South Wales Public School League, for making education national, secular, compulsory,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The London School Board. London, January 21
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1876 · page 6
An unpleasant conflict is waging between the London School Board and the supporters of Ragged Schools. Magisterial decisions have been given against the latter on the ground of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Schools of Arts in the Northern District
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 4
Last year, Mr. G. R. Dibbs obtained the sanction of the Assembly to the preparation of a return showing the following information respecting each of the Mechanics' Schools of Arts…
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