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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1884

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The New Public School at Wallalong. Opening Ceremony. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1884 · page 6

On Friday afternoon the new Public school building at Wallalong was opened with some ceremony, in the presence of a large number of ladies and gentlemen and the school children. The…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1884 · page 14

The usual fortnightly meeting of the committee of this institution was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. J. Riley, president, occupied the chair, and there was a full attendance of members. After the…

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Tanilbah Public School, near Singleton. (From our Singleton Correspondent.) PRESENTATION

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1884 · page 16

A more enjoyable day than the one passed on Saturday, November 22nd, at Mr. James Scobie's, Tanilbah, near Singleton, on the occasion of presenting Mr. John Hardcastle (late teacher at Tanilbah…

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Dunolly Public School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 November 1884 · page 2

Mr Gould asked the Minister for Public Instruction : When will tenders be called for the erection of the public school at Dunolly, near Singleton, plans…

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Superior Public School Concert

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 November 1884 · page 2

ON Thursday evening a concert is announced to take place at the Mechanics Institute, to to be given by the pupils attending the Singleton Superior Public School. The…

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Rix's Creek Public School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 November 1884 · page 2

MR Gould asked the Minister for Public Instruction : When will tenders be called for the erection of the public school at Rix's Crook, near Singleton,…

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Original Correspondence. West Maitland High School. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1884 · page 3

SIR,—In your flittering notice in to-day's Mercury of pupils from this school having passed the recent University Junior examination, there is one inaccuracy to which I beg to draw your attention—it…

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Singleton Superior Public School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 2

Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 3rd December, 1884.—Sir,—1 am directed to acquaint you that your, letter, dated 28th [?]time, upon the subject mentioned below,…

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Miss Macartney's School Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1884 · page 5

Before the breaking-up of Miss Macartney's school at Kooreelah House, West Maitland, on Friday last, the following addresses were presented to the persons severally named in them, and suitably…

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School Concert at Camberwell

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 December 1884 · page 1

CONCERTS given by the children attending our public schools are becoming quite a recognized institution in the colony, and Camberwall is determined not to…

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Singleton Superior Public School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 December 1884 · page 1

ON Friday last the children attending the above-named school were entertained at a picnic on the show ground. The children assembled to the number of…

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St. Ethel's Public School Prize Fund Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1884 · page 4

On Tuesday evening, the Maitland School of Arts was fairly f[?] by an audience assembled to enjoy a concert organised by the Rev. A. A Maclaren, to raise a fund for giving prizas to the pupils attending…

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Singleton Grammar School Sports

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 December 1884 · page 1

Patron : Mr G. Loder ; President, Mr C. T. Norton ; Committee : Masters P. Ash, R. Blaxland, A. B. Collett, H. V. Divon, G…

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Presentation at Roughit School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 December 1884 · page 2

MISS McGregor, Into pupil teacher of the Roughit Public School, is about to take sale charge of a school, and on the eve of her departure, Wednesday 17th, December, the…

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Singleton Grammar School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1884 · page 1

ON Friday afternoon the annual distribution. of prizes and presentation of masters. and examiners' reports took place in the large school. Several of…

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Singleton Grammar School. (From our Singleton correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 December 1884 · page 6

The annual breaking up of this school to[?]k place on Friday, in the presence of a large number of parents and friends. The chair was filled by A. J. Gould, E[?]q. M.P. The examiners the Rev. Dr…

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