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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1877

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Public School Buildings Erected by the Council of Education

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1877 · page 3

Last August the Assembly, on the motion of Mr. Parkes, ordered a return to be prepared, giving particulars of all Public School Buildings erected by the Council of Education since 1st…

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Sunday School Fete

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 2

The annual Sabbath school fete, in connection with Sr. Paul's school took place on Wednesday last in Mr. Tanco's paddock. The children assembled at…

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West Maitland V. Morpeth Public School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 7

Played at Morpeth on Saturday, April 7th, between 11 of the boys attending the Morpeth Public School, and a similar number of Public School, West Maitland…

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Religious Teaching in English Schools

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 4

A somewhat remarkable repetition of our New South Wales failure to establish a system of special religious teaohing in our aooular sohools—the Public schools—is commented…

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East Maitland Public School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 10

The following official letter ha een handed to us for pulication by the gentleman to whom it is addressed. Council of Education Office,…

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Paterson School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting. (From Our own Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1877 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the above society, was held on last Wednesday evening, the 11th April The night was fine, and there was a good attendance of members. The meeting was…

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Large School of Arts. (From our Large correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 4

The fifth half-yearly meeting of the members of the above institution was held in their temporary meeting room, on Thursday evening, 3rd May. There was a very fair attendance,…

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Cricket. Branxton v. Singleton Grammar School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 2

A cricket match was played on Saturday last on the Branxton ground, between an eleven of the local club, and fifteen of Singleton Grammar School cricket club, and resulted in a win for…

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Opening of the New Public School at Gosforth

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1877 · page 4

For some time past, the minds of the people of Gosforth, in the district of the Hunter, have been exercised more or less, respecting thair new Public School which has lately been erected for them by the…

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Singleton. Cricket Match—singleton Cricket Club Versus Grammar School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1877 · page 6

The final match of the Singleton Cricket Club for the present season, was contested on the old ground, on Thursday, the 24th instant, when an eleven met twenty-two players from…

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Fatal Affray in a State School in Victoria

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1877 · page 2

We learn from the Argus of Tuesday the particulars of an affray which took place between two scholars, in a State school in Victoria, and which terminated fatally to one…

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Largs School of Arts Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1877 · page 3

A concert in aid of the Largs Sohool of Arts was given in the Catholic sehoolroom of that township on Friday evening last, by a number of amateurs living in the vicinity, assisted by…

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Maitland School of Arts. the Winter Course of Lectures

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1877 · page 10

On Thursday evening, the first lecture of the series arranged by the Committee of the Maitland School of Arts for the Current winter season, was delivered in the Hall of the Institution by the…

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The Public School

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1877 · page 1

IN August last we reported the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new Public School in [?] It is now our pleasure to notify the completion of that…

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New Public School at Broke. (From our Broke Correspondent.) Laying the Foundation-stone

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1877 · page 4

THE proceedings in connection with the laying of the foundation stone of the Broke Public School took place on Wednesday afternoon in the presence…

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Maitland School of Arts. Winter Course of Lectures

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 3

The second lecture of the series arranged for by the committee of the Maitland School of Arts for the current winter season, was delivered in the hall of the institution, on Thursday evening, by Mr. C…

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The Public School

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1877 · page 1

THE following communication from the Council of Education, respecting the appointment of an additional teacher to the new Public School in this town, has…

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The Nautical School Ship Vernon

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1877 · page 3

The report of the Inspector of Charities on the Vernon, oontains (says the Herald) the following paragraphs:- The results of my observations as regards the…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, June 27. (From the S. M. Herald.) in Equity. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave, Primary Judge.) Newcastle Grammer School. the Attorney-general and Others, V. Scott and Others

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 3

The Attorney-General, at the relation of the Right Rev. William Tyrrell, was the informant; the present trsasurers of the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge were the plaintiffs; and certain…

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Tamworth Public School. (Tamworth News, June 29.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1877 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon Messrs. E. G. Lewis' chairman; D. Regan, M Burke, John Patterson, hon. sreretary; and W. T. Gosling—members of the Local Board of the Tamworth Public…

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