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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1883

132 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 7

District News. [From Our Correspondents] Denman. Halt-yearly Meeting School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 6

The twenty-second half-yearly meeting in connection with the above institution was held on Saturday, lOth instant. A goodly number of members attended, as notice had…

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E. M. Grammar School Second Eleven V. Lilliputians

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 7

On Saturday, the 7th April, a friendly game of cricket was played on the ground of the East Maitland Grammar School, between the second eleven of the said school and the…

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Scone Public School C. C. V. Murrurundi Public School C. C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1883 · page 2

The above clubs played a match at Murrurundi on Saturday, 14th inst. Owing to the good bowling on both sides the scores were very small. The match was won by the Scone…

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Chastisement by a School Teacher at Gosford. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 April 1883 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of 12th instant there appears an article from your correspondent at Gosford, headed "Another case of excessive chastisement by a Public School Teacher."…

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Original Correspondence. Chastisement by a School[?] Teacher at Gosford. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1883 · page 1

SIR,—In your issue of the 12th instant appears an article from Gosford, headed "Another case of excessive chastisement by a Public school teacher." Will you kindly…

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S. H. College V. St. John's School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1883 · page 2

A friendly cricket match was played between the above teams on Saturday last, which resulted in an easy win for St. John's School, with 9 wickets and 1 run to spare…

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Went Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1883 · page 6

The half-yearly meeting of members of the West Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution on Monday evening. The meeting was small at the commencement,…

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A Public School for the Horseshoe Bend

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1883 · page 5

On T[?]y [?]g a meeting of persons interested in the [?]ablish[?]ent of a Public school in the Horseshoe Bend was held at the School of Arts, West Maitland. It wa[?] at…

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A Public School for the Horseshoe Bend

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1883 · page 7

On T[?]y [?]g a meeting of persons interested in the [?]ablesh[?]ent of a Public school in the Horseshoe Bend was held at the School of Arts, West Maitland. It was at…

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West Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1883 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of members of the West Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution on Monday evening. The meeting was small at the commencement,…

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Public School for the Horseshoe Bend

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1883 · page 7

The adjourned public meeting for the purpose of obtaining a public school for the Horse-Shoe Bend was held in the Council Chambers, High-street, Weat Maitland, on…

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Oakhampton Public School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1883 · page 4

Mr. J. B. R. Robertson has handed us the following letter received by him from the department of Public Instruction, in reference to additions to the above school, and we…

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West Maitland School of Arts. Adjourned Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1883 · page 6

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the West Maitland School of Arts adjourned from Monday week, was continued in the hall of the institution on Thursday evening, The President Mr. C. F…

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Second Sheet to The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, May 14, 1883. Free Passes for School Children

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1883 · page 4

PRIOR to prorogation of Parliament, the Assembly by a small majority declined to affirm that free passes on the railways should be issued to children attending school, such…

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Schooled, but not Educated

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1883 · page 7

Under this heading the Scientific American of March 10 has an article, forcibly challenging the present systems of education, in America and in Europe, as being really a…

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Original Correspondence. Granting School Holidays, (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1883 · page 6

SIR,—I saw by a telegram in the notice board outside your office that Friday (yesterday) afternoon had been granted a holiday for the pupils of the Public Schools of this town. For what? That they…

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East Maitland Grammar School 2Nd Eleven C.c. V. Lilliputian C C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1883 · page 5

The return match between the above clubs was played on the school ground last Saturday, resulting in an easy victory for the former by one innings and 77 runs. Appended are the scores:…

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Original Correspondence. Opening of the Camberwell Public School. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1883 · page 6

SIR,—My attention has been called to a paragraph in your issue for Saturday last on the above subject, from your Singleton correspondent, which contains statements that…

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