Mercury Junior. His School Troubles. Chapter Iii. Jack's Hard Struggle
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 5
Snesham stopped for Jack next morning, and they walked on toward school together After Will's first question, "Any azure about your optics thiks morning?" and Jack's response, neither of the…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 2
THE school population In the colony last year was, from four to 15 years, 283,769, and the statutory school population, from six to 14 years, was 204,454, showing an…
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The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 2
THURSDAY evening, 25th April, saw a crowded house in the Scone School of Arts, he performance being for the benefit of a St. Luke's Church organ…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 2
MR COLLS, on behalf of Mr Dawson, asked in the Assembly: "Is it a fact that Miss May Sutherland, pupil teacher at the public school, Cooma,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1888 · page 3
The above clubs met on Saturday last at Clareval for the return match, which resulted in an easy win for the combined by one innings and five runs. The teachers played on both sides…
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The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 2
THE following correspondences passing between the Stewart's Progress Committee and the Public Instruction Department, with regard to repairs to…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1888 · page 5
The world looked bright and beautiful to me as I passed down the shady street, on my way to school that fair June morning. The last of the apple blossoms and the first of the lilacs were filling…
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The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 June 1888 · page 2
FOR some three or four years past several members of the above institution have seen the necessity for improving the said building, and it will…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 June 1888 · page 4
IN the Assembly on Thursday evening, Mr Melville asked whether the Minister for Education intended to make a grant to country schools during the cold weather for…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1888 · page 5
Thanks to the energy of the fair saleswomen, a considerable business has already been done at the hazaar arranged to swell the huilding fund of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Waratah, which is…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1888 · page 5
The bazaar and fancy fair at the School of Arts, West Maitland, are as popular as ever. Each day the stalls are replenished with new gooda, of which the ladies charged with the management seem to…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 8
If success may be gauged by the number of patrons present nightly, undoubtedly the promoters, of the bazaar which is being continued at the School of Arts, in aid of the building fund of the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 4
We congratulate the promoters of the bazaar arranged to swell the building fund of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Waratah upon the success of their labours. The results are highly satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CORRESPONDENCE. [The insertion' of letters is no endorsement of their contents.] Middle Falbrock Private School (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus)
Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 2
SIR,—Adverting to the police court report contained in your issue of Saturday last, in which several persons residing in this neighbourhood were charged by Mr W. S. Bernard,…
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The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 1
If Dickens' Fagin had only been a woman, his well-known story would have been reproduced in real life in this city, when the arrest of two boys led to the discovery by…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 8
On the 9th and 10th inst., an examination of the candidates for admission to the West Maitland Public High School was held. Seventeen candidates (12 boys and 5 girls) were examined, of whom…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1888 · page 2
The Horticultural Hall of Philadelphia was occupied last week by an unique and very interesting exhibition, showing the progress and results of that manual training which is at present revolutionizing…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 July 1888 · page 2
Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 17th July, 1886. Sir,—I am desired to acquaint you that your letter, dated 13th instant. upon the…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1888 · page 7
The halfyearly meeting of the members of the School of Arts, West Maitland, was held in the hall of the institution on Tuesday evening. The President (the Rev. W.H.H. Yarrington, M.A., LL.B.,)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Official Correspondence Mr A.j.gould, M.P has kindly handed us the following letter for publication:- Public School at Middle Falbrook. Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 30TH July, 1888
Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 August 1888 · page 2
SIR,—I am directed to acquaint you that the formal application for the establishment of a Public School at Middle Falbrook is now under consideration, and that a further…
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