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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1883

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Religious Instruction in Victorian State Schools. (From the Herald's correspondent.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1883 · page 5

A conference of delegates from the Bible in State Schools Leagues was held to-day, when about 50 representatives from the Melbourne and branch leagues were present…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1883 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the members of this institution was held in the C. E. Schoolroom, last Friday evening. The attendance of members was very small, as usual. The…

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Original Correspondence. the Treatment of Public School Teachers. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1883 · page 7

SIR,—I have read with much interest your article of the 5th, in which you notice a case of apparent injustice to a teacher. Kindly allow me to assure you that, contrary to your…

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Public School Children. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 3

SIR,—I wish to call the attention of the Minister of Education, through your columns, to the hardships that the children of the Nelson's Plains district have to undergo. A new…

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Morpeth School of Arts. Lecture on Vegetarianism

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 4

The committee of the Morpeth School of Arts, finding that the building is greatly in need of repair, are striving to raise the necessary funds for that purpose. Some…

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Schools and Fever Beds. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 4

SIR,—The macaronic dish catered for the occasion by your Morpeth correspondent is one demanding some attention from the Education department, although it seems the…

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Biblical Instruction in the State Schools. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne, Wednesday

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1883 · page 2

A conference of the clergy of the various Protestant denominations, convened by the Bishop of Melbourne, was held to-day, at which there was a large attendance, including representatives from…

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Ministerial Visit to the Crown-street Public School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1883 · page 3

This morning the Hon. G. H. Reid, Minister for Public Instruction, accompanied by Mr. T. Bolam, Inspector-General of Victorian schools, and Mr. Dwyer, Mayor of…

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Superior Public School, West Maitland. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1883 · page 5

SIR,—I wish, through the columns of your widely-circulated journal, to call the attention of the Department of Public Instruction, to the want of accommodation in the above…

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The Maitland Mercury Saturday, June 23, 1883. the Sydney School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 4

MR. JUSTICE WINDEYER delivered in March last a most interesting and eloquent address, which has since been published in the shape of a pamphlet. The occasion was the…

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Government Aid to Schools of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 7

Mr. H. H. Brown, M.L.A. for Durham, is in receipt of a letter from the Department of Public Instruction, which will be of interest to all persons who take an active part in the…

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Morpeth School of Arts. Lecture on Japan and the Japanese

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1883 · page 4

On Tuesday evening Mr. Wilton Hack delivered a lecture on the above subject in the hall of the Morpeth School of Arts, in aid of that institution. The lecture was one…

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The Maitland Mercury Thursday, June 28, 1883. School Attendance and Proficiency

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1883 · page 4

WE said that from Mr. Reid's report for 1882 we gathered vaguely that there had been an improvement in the proficiency of students in the Public Schools. We have…

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Public School for the Horseshoe Bend

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1883 · page 4

It will be in the recollection of our readers that a movement was started a few months ago for the purpose of obtaining a Public School for the Horseshoe Bend. Collectors…

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Appointment of Assistant School Inspectors

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1883 · page 2

Last week a meeting to the Executive Council. pre[?]over by the [?] was hold for the purpose of [?] appointment in Connection with the Department of [?]tion…

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Morpeth School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1883 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Morpeth School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution on Monday evening. There was not a large attendance or members…

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Maitland School of Arts. Winter Course of Lectures

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 3

The first of a course of lectures arranged for the present winter was delivered in the hall of the West Maitland School of Arts, on Thursday evening, by Mr. W. Briggs, the title of the lecture being…

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High Schools for Maitland. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1883 · page 2

SIR,—West Maitland is to be congratulated in the prospect of having in a few weeks, High Schools established in it, for the higher education of our boys and girls. It is to be hoped that first-class teachers…

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Teachers under Examination

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1883 · page 4

We do not usually look to staid and formal documents, like departmental reports of work done, for the elements of fun. The report of the Chief Examiner in the Public Instruction…

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[?] Public School. (From Correspondent.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 July 1883 · page 5

ON Wednesday last [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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