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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1880

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The Singleton Grammar School and the Singleton Hospital. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 1

SIR.—It it is probable the Government may entertain the purchase of the Singleton Benevolent Asylum; in that case a building will be required at once for an hospital. In…

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Maitland School of Arts. the Winter Course of Lectures

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 6

On Thursday evening the seventh lecture of the present w[?] Course was delivered in the Hall of the Institution, by the Rev. W. H. H. Yarrington, to an audience so large that additional seats had…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 3

The meeting of members and adherents of the Church of England, in favor of aiding the movement to provider religious instruction to children in Public schools, held in the M[?]sonic Hall, Sydney, on…

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Denominational School Teachers

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1880 · page 7

A circular, of which the following is a copy, has (says the Echo), been addressed by Mr. W. Wilkins, Under Secretary for Public Instruction, to the teachers of Certified Denominational schools…

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Provisional Schools

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1880 · page 3

The following regulations for Provisional schools under the Public Instruction Act of 1880 are published in a supplement to the Government Gazette:- "The following regulations [?]or Provisional schools…

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Provisional Schools

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 2

THE following regulations for Provisional schools under the Public Instruction Act of 1880 are published in a supplement to the Government…

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West Maitland School of Arts. Winter Course of Lec[?]ures

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1880 · page 4

On Thursday the Rev. C. Olden delivered the eighth lecture of the present winter course in connection with the above institution. The subject of the lecture was "Stanley's journey through the…

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Maidland School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1880 · page 4

CHESS.—At a meeting of the committee held on Tuesday evening last, the chairman (Mr.R. Ewens) had the pleasing duty to perform of presenting Mr. J. J. Ba[?]ry with the handsome trophy so generously…

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Oak Park School. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 September 1880 · page 2

SIR,-permit me space in a corper of your valuable journal in order to give a few "founded facts" connected with the third paragraph which appeared in your issue of…

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Morpeth School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1880 · page 6

On Tuesday evening a lecture was delivered in the School of Arts, Morpeth, by Captain Alexander Young, on "My first voyage to Athens; with personal observations on the…

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The Sunday School Centenary. the Prince and Princess of Wales at Lambeth Palace

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1880 · page 7

A gathering of over 20,000 Sunday school children and a large number of teachers and adult visitors took place on Saturday, July 3, in the grounds of Lambeth Palace…

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School House Ventilation

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1880 · page 6

This matter seems rather a formidable problem, judging by the following question and answer in a late number of the Scientific American:…

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Maitland School of Arts. Last of the Winter Lectures

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 6

On Thursday evening the ninth and last lecture of the present winter series in connection with the Maitland School of Arts, was delivered in the Hall of the institution by the Rev. James Benvie, president…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, September 25, 1880. St. Peter's Sunday School Feast. Welcoming the Bishop

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 4

Yesterday, the annual feast to the children attending the day and Sunday schools in connexion with St. Peter's Church, East Maitland, took place. The spot chosen was the picturesquo locality known as Eckford'e Brush, Pitnacree, a nicely…

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St. Mary's Sunday School Festival

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1880 · page 4

The annual festival in connexion with St. Mary's Sunday School, West Maitland, was held yesterday. The treat had been postponed from the previous week on account of…

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Woodville School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1880 · page 7

The half-yearly meeting of members of the Woodville School of Arts was held in the institution on Tuesday evening. _ There was a fair attendance, notwithstanding that the…

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Public School Picnic at Muswellbrook

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1880 · page 4

Ever since the Public school was established in Muswellbrook, some four years back, Mr. William Bowman has once a year entertained the pupils and their friends at a picnic. For that of this year last…

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Too Much School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1880 · page 2

EDUCATION is a great thing, but a child may have too much school. The freedom, the happiness of the play time of life ought not to be taken altogether away from a little…

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Falbrook School. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus,)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 October 1880 · page 2

SIR,—Permit me a space in the columns of your journal, in order to enable me to give a few public remarks in reference to the above school…

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Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1880 · page 6

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution, West Maitland, on Thursday evening. There was a good…

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