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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1879

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Opening of the Public School Building at Muswellbrook. [From Our Own Reporter.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 14

About three years ago, in consequence of a movement among a number of the inhabitants of Muswellbrook and the district, a Public school was established in the town,…

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Religious Instruction in State Schools in Victoria

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 14

The Secretary of Education, by the direction of Major Smith, has forwarded to the Bight Rev. the Bishop of Melbourne the following official letter in reply to Dr…

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A Chinaman on the Bible in the Schools

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 2

AN intelligent Chinaman sends us (the Morning Herald, Dunedin), the following letter:- "Sir, Will you allow me to express…

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St. Peter's Schools' Annual Festival

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1879 · page 4

The annual festival in connexion with St. Peter's Church of England Sunday and day schools, East Maitland, took place yesterday on the East Maitland Racecourse. The…

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Site for Public School at Quipolly. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argue.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 2

SIR,-I see by your issue of the 22nd instant, an official letter from the Conn[?] of Education. Sydney, dated the 6th October, addressed to H. Bennett, Esq,…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, November 4, 1879. the Church and School Estate

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1879 · page 4

THERE is ample room for altering the basis upon which the reservation of the Church and School Estate rests. The reservation is a legacy of the old Imperial rule, and an…

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DENMAN. (From an occasional correspondent.) the School Festival

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1879 · page 2

The yearly school feast in connexion with the C, of E. Denominational school at Denman came off yesterday. At an early hour vehicles of all descriptions, laden with pleasant smiling faces, and…

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Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

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

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution on Thursday evening. The attendance at the commencement was…

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Poetry. "School Is In."

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1879 · page 13

Gathering at the portals. Gliding through the doors, Seated on the benches, Little ones by scores!…

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The Sunday School Assault Case. (From the Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1879 · page 6

At the Water Police Court, on Thursday, October 23, John James Allen, who had been several times remanded on account of the inability of prosecutor to attend the Court, was…

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East Maitland Wesleyan Sabbath School Festival

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1879 · page 4

The anniversary picnic in connexion with the East Maitland Sabbath School came off yesterday, in a paddock generously lent for the occasion by Mr. Close, under most favorable…

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West Maitland Wesleyan Sunday School Picnic

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1879 · page 4

The annual festival in connexion with the West Maitland Wesleyan Sabbath School took place at Campbell's Hill, yesterday, in a paddock kindly placed at the disposal of…

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The Church and School Estate

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1879 · page 3

The following is the Premier's speech in the Assembly on Thursday, describing the position of the Church and School Estate:— Sir Henry Parkes said that he was clearly…

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The School Question at Quipolly. Another Public Meetings. [From a Correspondent]

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1879 · page 2

IN pursuance of an advertisement which appeared in the Murrurundi Times of the 8th instant, a public meeting of the residents of Quipolly and it…

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The Quipolly School. (To the Editor of the Singleton, Argus.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1879 · page 2

SIR,—Your columns have lately been devoted to the discussion agent the dispute between the Provisional School Board and or two disappointed residents of Quipelly,…

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Opening of the New Public School, Newcastle. (Abridged from the Newcastle Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 11

On Thursday afternoon the newly crected Public school in Newcastle was opened by Mr. Clarence H. Haunell, the chairman of the local board. A large and fashionable audience had assembled in the large…

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Original Correspondence. the Quipolly School. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1879 · page 2

SIR,-Would you kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to contradiet the slanderous and false report set forth by Jao, Conlan, in your issue of…

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Expiring Denominational Schools

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1879 · page 4

MR. P. G. KING writes to the Herald, principally in defence of the Church of England school at Tamworth, at which there is now an attendance of one hundred and twenty-four…

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"Ten Great Gals." an Amusing Story of a Teacher by Rev. A. D. MAYO

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

At the age of sixteen, before we had discarded our "roundabouts," we had contracted to "keep school" in District Number Five for 12dol. per month and "boarding…

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St. Alban's New School.—annual Commemoration

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

I have now the pleasure of reporting that my expectations with regard to the success of the soiree which took place on Thursday evening last, in commemoration of the opening of the above school, have…

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