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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1886

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Hinton School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 5

The annual meeting of: members of the Hinton School of Arts was held in the hall of that institution on Wednesday evening last. The attendance was most miserable, not as…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1886 · page 3

As per advertisement the annual general meeting of the members of this Institution was to be held on Thursday evening, but there being a very small attendance, the meeting was adjourned till last…

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Aberglasslyn Public School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1886 · page 4

Mr. J. B. R. Robertson, J.P., has handed us the following official letter for publication:- Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 16th January, 1886…

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Gunnedah School of Arts. (From a correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1886 · page 4

The annual meeting of the members of the School of Arts took place in the hall of the institute on Tuesday evening last. A fairly good number of members were present. Mr…

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Goulburn River School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting. (From our own correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 12

The above meeting was held on Saturday, Jan. 23. The President (Mr. Thos. Hungerford, M.L.A.) was unavoidably unable to be present, in conscquence of which the chair was occupied by the…

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Merriwa School of Arts. Annual Meeting. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1886 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the Merriwa School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute was held on Monday last, 25th instant, and notwithstanding the inclement weather there was a very large…

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Scone School of Arts. (From our Scone correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1886 · page 4

The annual meeting of Scone Sehool of Arts took place at the institution on 28th January. About 20 members attended; Mr. N. F. Asser Vice-President, occupied the chair, and called upon the…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1886 · page 4

The 22nd half-yearly meeting of the members of the above institution was held in the hall on Thursday, the 21st instant. There was a fair attendance of members, and the spirit of the…

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Catholic Schools in the Maitland Diocese. (Express, Feb. 4.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 12

The abstract of returns from schools in the diocese of Maitland for quarter ending December 25th, 1885, contains a lot of very satisfactory figures. A[?]alysed, this is the story they tell:—Twenty six…

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Muswellbrook. School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1886 · page 3

The usual half-yearly meeting of the above institution was held on Tuesday evening last. The attendance, whatever the cause may be, might be considered as no attendance at all. The Revd. J…

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Lady's Column. Home Cookery. Teacher at the Edinburgh School of Domestic Economy. Oysters. a Bachelors Dish of Baked Oysters.—

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 2

A bright, clear fire without a particle of smoke is absolutely necessary for this dish, and the top bar of the grate should be clear. Place seven oysters, with the…

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Poetry. Not Ready for School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1886 · page 2

Pray, where is my hat? It is taken away, And my shoestrings are all in a knot: I can't find a thing where it should be to-day, Though I've hunted in every spot…

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New Public School Buildings at Dungog. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1886 · page 2

SIR,—I would through the columns of your paper, draw the attention of the Minister of Education to the urgent necessity that exists for the election of new Public School buildings and…

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Weather Sheds for Public Schools

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 13

Mr. J. B. R. Robertson, J.P., desires us to publish for general information the following official letter:- Department of Public Instruction,…

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Maitland Working Men's Social Club. Proposed Incorporation with the School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 12

A special general meeting of the members of the Maitland Working Men's Social Club was held at the Club Room, Devonshire-street, on Thursday evening, "to consider and adopt a request to the…

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Stroud School of Arts. (From a correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 14

The annual goneral meeting of the members of the above institution was held in the reading room on Monday evening, the 22nd instant. The Rev. A. Shaw was voted into the chair, who called upon…

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Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic at Singleton. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1886 · page 3

The Sunday School picnic, in connection with the Presbyterian Church of this town, took place on Saturday last. The day, although very threatening in the morning, was delightfully cool…

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Largs Public School C.C. v. True Blue C.C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1886 · page 7

On Saturday last a match was played between the above clubs, resulting in an easy victory for the former by 27 runs. The bowling on both sides being very good; and the batting of A. McInnes for…

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Original Correspondence. Lord A. Lo[?]tus on Our Public School System. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1886 · page 3

SiR,—In one of Lord A. Loftus's letters, which he did me the honor of writing me, occurs the following passage:—" You cannot prevent a man from getting drunk, but you may punish him for…

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Cricket. Wentw[?]rth College C.C. v. West Maitland Superior Public School C.C.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 12

This match, played on the College ground East Maitland, on the 15th instant, resulted in a very hollow victory for the Wentworths by an innings and 66 runs. The feature of the match was the…

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