School of Arts
A special general meeting of the above institution was held on Thursday night last. The meeting was convened for the purpose of obtaining the general sanction of certain…
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The Teachers and the Civil Service Act
The largest and most representative meeting of Public School teachers ever held in the Hunter River Valley, assembled at the Masonic Hall, West Maitland, on the afternoon of Saturday, the 27th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket. East Maitland Grammar School C. C. v. WARWICK C.C.
This match came off on the Grammar School ground on Saturday last. Considerable interest was evinced in the game, owing to certain unsatisfactory circumstances attendant on the last match…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bulga Public School
Deportment of Public Instruction, Sydney, 2nd April, 1886,- Sir,-Adverting to your letter dated 3rd February last, representing the neccessity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. E. M. Grammar School v. Maitland High School. (To the Editor of the. Maitland Mercury.)
Sir,—I see by your columns of the 6th instant that a statement is made to the effect that the East Maitland Grammar School, when playing against the High School, had three substitutes in the field,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →West Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting of Members
On Thursday evening the half-yearly meeting of members of the School of Arts, West Maitland was held in the hall of the institution There was a large attendance of members. The chair was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Original Correspondence. Maitland School of Arts and Working Men's Club. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In view of the discussion that took place at the half-yearly meeting of the Maitland School of Arts on Thursday evening on the suggested incorporation of that institution with the Working…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. the Maitland School of Arts and the Working Men's Club. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In a letter which appeared in yesterday's issue of your paper from Messrs. McGovern and Kessey, secretaries of the Working Men's Club, reference was made to the fact that no…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →East Maaland Grammar School Entertainment
The boys of the E. M. Grammar School were singularly unfortunate in their choice of an evening for their annual entertainment, as it proved to be one of the wettest and most cheerless experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Highland School before School Board Days
Before the advent of School Boards the temple of learning was often, hay, generally, a transformed Highland black hut, the roof of heather, and the floor of turf or beaten…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The "Schoolmistress Abroad."
ACCORDING to a Home journal, on the 16th March last, a "thrilling" incident occurred in New [?], America. A meeting was held for the purpose of electing a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wentworth College Pupils Entertainment. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Would you kindly allow me space to correct a couple of slight errors that had crept into the report of our entertainment in Saturday's issue [?] The gentleman who sang the solos was Mr. G. Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rix's Creek Public School Prizes
THE distribution of prizes connection with Rix's Greek Public School took place on Friday, the 18th inst. The occasion was damped by a heavy fall of rain. and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. School Fees and Holidays. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR—Why is it that parents of pupils attending private schools are compelled to pay for holidays for three months out of twelve. I believe in a certain amount of reasonable recreation for the pupils…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The School of Arts and the Working Men's Club. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I fully expected that your article of a few days ago would have called forth some rejoinder from the committee of the Maitland School of Arts. Since the assailed body has been silent, I must…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. the Maitland School of Arts. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In your issue of this morning's date, I notice a letter signed a "Working Man's Friend" relative to oui School of Arts. As one of the founders of that institution (Mr. S. Baker being the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Original Correspondence. Schools of Arts and Their Objects. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—My attention being attracted by a letter which recently appeared in a late issue of the Mercury, concerning the management of the Maitland School of Arts, I should like to add a few words on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Public High Schools, West Maitland
At the examination for admission to these schools, held on the 5th and 6th instant, twenty-four candidates (fifteen boys and nine girls) were examined. In addition to the examination conducted at Maitland, six boys were examined at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. From Our Various Correspondents.] Morpeth. Half-yearly Meeting of School of Arts
Yestyerday evening the half-yearly meeting of the members of the School of Arts was held in the reading room of the institution. About 25 members were present, and Mr. Andrew Tulip, who presided,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bishop's Bridge. Presentation to a Public School Teacher
On Saturday last, 10th instant, the residents of this locality assembled at the Public School to bid "good bye" to Mr. Wheeler, late teacher of the school in this village, but now removed to Glendon…
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