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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1879

106 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 6

Murrurundi School of Arts

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1879 · page 2

IN accordance with announcement, the annual meeting of the members of the Murrurundi School of Arts was held on Tuesday evening, in the hall of the…

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Merriwa School of Arts.—annual Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 12

The usual annual meeting in connection with our School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution, on the evening of Monday, 20th inst. The Vice-President, Mr. Jas…

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Morpeth School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1879 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Morpeth School of Arts, called for Monday evening, was postponed until Tuesday, 18th instant, owing to the very meagre…

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Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1879 · page 15

At the annual meeting of the members of the Sydney School of Arts on Tuesday evening, a report was presented and adopted, which in the main was devoted to a…

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Stroud School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 14

The annual general meeting of the members of the above institution was held in the reading room, on Monday evening, the 10th inst. The attendance was better than we…

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Scone School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 6

On Thursday evening last, 30th January, the annual report of the committee was read by the secretary, and adopted. It was certainly not as satisfactory as one would wish[?]…

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School at Merigula

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 1

A CORRESPONDENT writing from Cox's Creek, to the Evening News remarks :- The people residing on Merrigula, which lies four miles oast of Tambar…

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Morpeth School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1879 · page 4

The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the Morpeth School of Arts was held in the hall of that institute, on Tuesday evening. There was not a large attendance, about twenty…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1879 · page 6

Report of the Raymond Terrace Mechanics' School of Arts, for the Half-year ended 31st December, 1878. The termination of another half-year imposes…

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Gunnedah School of Arts

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1879 · page 1

THE building of a School of Arts at Gunnodah has been so long talked about that it is a matter for congratulation to see that tenders are new being invited…

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Cricket. Dunmore Public School Versus Paterson Public School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1879 · page 5

Tuesday, the 25th ultimo, being a public holiday, the heads of the above schools arranged for the return match between the boys of the respective schools. Play was…

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Supplement, Wednesday, February 26. Church and School Land Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 14

The following lots of land, forming part of the Church and School Estate will be offered for sale by public auction, at the undermentioned places, at twelve o'clock on the…

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Denman School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 16

The fourteenth half-yearly meeting of the Denman School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution, on Wednesday, 5th March. There was a very large attendance of its members and visitors…

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Public School, Muswellbrook. [?]Aying Foundati[?]n Stone of the Schoolhouse

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 12

The Public School of this town has now been in [?]sience upwards [?] two years, [?]s existence is due [?] the zeal and perseverance of a few prominent resi[?]ents, who took the matter up, and pushed it to a…

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Woodville School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1879 · page 3

On Monday evening the half-yearly meeting of the members of the Woodville School of Arts, was held in the hall of that institution. There was a pretty fair attendance of…

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Mount Thorley School. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 3

SIR,—I beg a small space in the columns of your widely-circulated paper, I am pleased to say, in the district of Patrick's Plains. At the last visit of the Inspector, Mr…

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Public School at Fallbrook

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 2

AT the invitation of Mr. Edward Drake of Oak Park, Falbrook, a meeting was recently held at the residence of that gentleman, for the purpose of taking…

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Schools

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 2

Plain Needlework. Lizzie Cridland; Ada Browne, second; Lavinia Mossman, highly commended. Fancy Needlework and Embroidery. Mary…

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Maitland School of Arts. Special Meeting of Members

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 3

A special meeting of the members of the Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of electing three trustees in place of…

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Original Correspondence. Public School Exhibitions and Prizegiving. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 6

Sir,—As the Public School exists for the public benefit, it is of importance that the public should understand the principles upon which the school is conducted. I would…

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