The Ravensworth School
IN the last copy of Hansard to band we find that in the Assembly on Thursday week, Mr. Fremlin asked the Acting Minister of Public Instruction,-Is he aware that the…
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Raymond Terrace School of Arts. Laying the Corner Stone. [By Telegram From Our Own Reporter.] Raymond Terrace, Monday, recd. 5 p.m
The corner stone of the Raymond Terrace School of Arts was laid to-day in the presence of about a thousand persons. The town kept holiday, and bunting was flying in many places. The member for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Public School System. NEARLY £100,000 for Six Schools
The Acting-Minister for Public Instruction has had a very interesting return prepared at the instance of Mr. W. J. Fergusson, M.P. The latter gentleman selected six…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raymond Terrace School of Arts. Laying the Corner-stone. (From our own Reporter.)
On Monday, St. Patrick's Day, the cornerstone of the building to be erected for toe Raymond Terrace School of Arts, was placed in position by Mr. R. H. D. White, member…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, Maech 22, 1884. the Cost of High Schools
CONTRARY to custom, the Assembly is disposed slightly, to cut down the education vote. As regards the expenditure on primary instruction, economy tending to lessen its quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Second Sheet to The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, March 22, 1884. Religious Lessons in Public Schools
AT its recent meeting, the Presbyterian General Assembly, after some discussion, passed a resolution appointing a committee to watch over the course of religious…
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A DETERMINED effort to get rid of the High schools by omitting the item for their maintenance from the Estimates will, it is said be made on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bible Lessons in State Schools. [By Northumberland.]
I can readily understand why Roman Catholics, from certain or every motive, should object to any form of scripture lessons but that prescribed by their own Church. It is difficult, however, for me to…
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IN consequence of the action of the Assembly, in reducing the vote for sewing mistresses in the Public schools to £7000, it has become necessary to…
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WHITTINGHAM had quite a five appearance on Thursday, on the occasion of the opening of the new Public school there. The people of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public Infants' School in Horseshoe Bend
The residents of the Horseshoe Bend will be pleased to learn that their request for the establishment of a Public Infants' School has at last been sanctioned. It will be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SUB-SECTION D. (Open to the Pupils of any School in the Northern District.) Champion Prize
527 Plain Needlework, all hand work. Two articles to be exhibited. Prize, Silver Medal of the Association. Exhibits in the other sub[?] sections cannot compete therein.—Ethel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How We Tried to Whip the Teacher. [?] at the Old Settlers' Meeting
I w[?]z a boy o' seventeen, ungainly, dull on, tall, Ez green ez any goslin' but I tho't I know'd it all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Walter Montgomery and Bible Lessons in State Schools. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Walter Montgomery like myself in 1868 was a visitor and an adventurer in Sydney, as we had been in Melbourne and Adelaide a short time before; we had no…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Original Correspondence. Bible Teaching for Children in State Schools. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—"Northumberland's" letter in your issue of last Saturday does not bristle with logic, nor is your footnote sufficiently severe. In the words of Swinburne, if one could only…
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THE laconic is just now in favour with transationtic journalists, who have a knack of making out of very serious matters. For example, a circus rider in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. the Cessnock Public School Teacher. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Efforts have been made by one or two individuals to do all they possibly can to injure the character of our respected and worthy teacher, Mr. Brettell, Public School,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. the Cessnock School Teacher. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In your issue of the 10th instant appears a letter signed "Fair and Square" of Pokolbin, and in which the name of Mr. O'Brien, our late local constable, is alluded to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News [From Our Various Correspondents.] Bolwarra. Wesleyan Sabbath School Anniversary
On Sunday, 6th instant, the usual annual examination of the children attending the above sehool took place in the church. There was a large attendance of parents and friends;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girls' High Schools in England
An interesting paper in the Herald of Wednesday describes the high schools for girls which have been established by the Girls' Public Day School Company, Limited. The Company has invested in schools a…
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