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Schools, 1882

83 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 5

Corporal Punishment in Schools. (Melbourne Argus, Nov. 28.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1882 · page 3

The effect on the discipline of the regulation prohibiting corporal punishment in state schools in the case of girls, is declared by teachers to be very bad. The head teacher…

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Sacred Heart College 2Nd Eleven V. E. M. Grammar School 2Nd Eleven

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1882 · page 2

A cricket match was played on the College ground on Friday evening, which resulted in an easy victory for the College by 26 runs. A. Stevenson and M. Cahil did good service for the College in the…

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District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Paterson. Half-yearly Meeting of the School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1882 · page 3

According to advertisement, the half-yearly meet[?] ing of the members of the Paterson School of Arts was held in the temporary hall of the institution last Friday evening. The attendance of members was…

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