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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1884

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Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1884 · page 2

The half-yearly general meeting of members of the Maitland School of Arts was held in the hull of that institution on Tuesday evening. There were some twenty-three…

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High School Education and Cramming for Girls. [By Northumberland.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 13

Some of us who have not yet witnessed half a century of years, and who are five years to the good side of that age, can well remember how different girls used to be to what they…

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Public Schools, (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1884 · page 6

SIR,—Your letter, copied from an American paper, is just now timely, for are we not educating most of our juniors far beyond their expectations? How many of the boys in our mining districts will like to…

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Goorangoola School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1884 · page 2

Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 5th May, 1884.-Sir,-Adverting to my letter of the 1st ultimo, I am directed to acquaint you that…

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Official Correspondence. Mr. Gould, M.L.A., has kindly handed to us the following letter for Publlication:- Dunolly School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1884 · page 2

Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 18th April, 1884-Sir,— Adverting to your letter of the 8th January last, and subsequent…

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A School Letter

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1884 · page 21

One of the teachers of Latin in a Chicago high school was accused of habitually using rude early English instead of a classic tongue, in her intercourse with pupils, telling them among other things, to…

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Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1884 · page 6

We (Freeman's Journal) have been favoured with a copy of the excellently compiled report of the primary schools in the diocese of Maitland. The report, which is neatly published…

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Colly Blue Public School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1884 · page 3

The Minister of Mines, M.P. for Gunnedah, has sent us the following official letter for publication:— Department of Public Instruction,…

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Sewing Mistresses in Public Schools. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 13

SIR,—I hear that several Sewing Mistresses of our Public schools are to be dismissed. Now, sir, I have often wondered how it was the public put up with this imposition—…

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Largs School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting. (From our Largs correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 15

The nineteenth half-yearly meeting of the members of the above institution took place in the hall on Thursday evening, 29th May. There was a fair attendance of members…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1884 · page 2

The following minute of the Chief Inspector of Public Schools on the subject of religious instruction in Public schools has been submitted to the Minister for Public Instruction…

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West Maitland School of Arts. Lecture on Volcanoes

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 21

The committee, of the West Maitland School of Arts, following a line of, action carried on for some years, are arranging for a series of lecturee, free to the public to be…

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Dunolly Public School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 1

Department of Public Instruction' Sydney, 10th June, 1884.—Sir,-—With reforence to your letter of the 5th eltimo, suggesting the desirableness of…

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Proposed Religious Instruction in Public Schools. [By Electric Telegraph From Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney, received Wednesday, 5.30 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 5

A meeting of the committoe appointed to deal with the question of religious instruction in public schools was held yesterday, presided over by the bishop of Sydney…

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The Religious. Instructions in Public Schools

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 1

THE following are the proposals made by the committee dealing with the question of religious instruction in Public schools:—…

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Religious Education in Public Schools. (From Wednesday's Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 21

On Tnesday afternoon the heads of the various Churches assembled at the Church Society's Rooms, Philip-street, at 4 p.m., the Right Rev. the Bishop of Sydney being in…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools. Deputation to the Minister. [By Telegraph From Greville's Telegram Company.] Sydney, Friday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 4

Adeputation consisting of the Bishop of Sydney and Christian ministers, and other gentlemen representing several denominations, waited upon the Minister of Public Instruction this morning to make certain…

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Singleton Grammar School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 2

THE Singleton Grammar' School is known far and wide as a most efficient institution, and it has of course many friends. That this is so was evidenced…

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Proposed School at Howjok

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1884 · page 2

Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 23rd June, 1884 Sir,-Adverting to a formal application without date, for the establishment of a Public…

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School of Arts Debating Class

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 14

The adjourned debate on the question, "Is the present system of assisted immigration objectionable?" in which the Ministry took the affirmative, took place in the School of…

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