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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1890

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The Burning of a School. Gross Carelessness. London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 3

THE fire which took place at the Forest Gate Charity School, in London, on January 1st, appear to have been attended with the grossest carelessness…

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Bible Teaching in State Schools

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 4

AT the last session of the [?] of the Church of England in Brisbane the desirableness of taking steps to secure the introduction of bible-teaching into State school was…

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School of Arts. General Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of members was held on Monday evening last, when there was only a small attendance. Mr. E. Solomons (Vice-President)…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, January l8, 1890. Hinton School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 4

The annual general meeting of members of the Hinton School of Arts was held on Thursday evening, but owing to the inclement weather and other causes, the attendance was small, and the business…

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The School History

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 2

THE Public Instruction Department have received ten manuscripts for the first portion of the school history of the colony, for which…

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Workshops for Public Schools

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 2

THE Minister for Public Instruction is about to accept a tender for the construction of a workshop for the…

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Parramatta Industrial School. (Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1890 · page 2

Some improvements are being made at the Parramatta Industrial School. An area of land, equal to about five acres, and adjacent to the institution, is being enclosed for the inmates, and…

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School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 2

ON Monday evening the committee met, when the following were present: Dr. Stevenson (in the chair), Messrs. E. Solomons (V.P.), J. Hayes…

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Professor Morley on the Teacher's Ideal

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 4

Professor Henry Morley delivered an eloquent and practical address last Thursday evening Dec. 12, to the students of the Stockwell Training College for Female Teachers. He laid particular stress on…

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Girls' Public High School, West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 4

The following candidates have passed the entrance examination, held this week, in the following order:—Margaret A. Craig, May Scobie, Maybelle Johnston, Muriel Griffiths, Isabel Davies, Mary…

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Regulations for Schools Cadet Force

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 4

THE Department of Public Instruction has published in a convenient form the reguistions for the organisation and control of the Public Schools Csdet Forces. There are 66…

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The School History

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 4

THE examiners appointed to inquire into the merits of that portion of the school history dealing with the industrial, social, commercial and…

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West Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 6

On Thursday evening, the half yearly meeting of members of the West Maitland School of Arts took place in the hall of the institution. There were some fifty peisons present. Mr. C. E. Norrie,…

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Goulburn River. Half-yearly Meeting of the School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 2

The 12th half-yearly meeting of the above institution was held in the hall on Saturday evening last. Owing to many various circumstances there was not so large a gathering as on former occasions,…

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Merriwa. School of Arts

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Merriwa School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute was held last night an the hall of the institution. Through clashing with other meetings, the attendance was not so…

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Fatal Fire at an Industrial School

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 1

FOREST GATE, an eastern suburb of London, was the scene of a sad calamity at an early hour on Now Year's Day, when 26 boys lost their…

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Workshops at Public Schools

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 4

THE erection of workshops at the Fort-street Superior Public School, by means of which it is intended to inaugurate the imparting of technical instruction in connection with…

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Mercury Junior. an Able Teacher

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 5

Every one in the district said that the board of directors had done an unwise thing in hiring a woman to teach the winter term of the Long Lane School. Mr. Jason Perry, president of the school…

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Largs School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting. (Front a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 6

The thirtieth half-yearly meeting of the members of the above institution was held on Thursday evening, the 13th inst. There was a good attendance, and a great amount of interest was taken in…

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Original Correspondence. Greta School of Arts. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 3

SIR,—As one of the committee of the Greta School of Arts permit me to contradict the report (in one particular) of the meeting held on Monday last from the hands of your Greta correspondent…

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