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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1896

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Tanllbah Sunday School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 2

A feast in connection with the Tanilbah Sabbath School and Bund of Hope took place at Tanilbah last Friday afternoon and was very successful. During the…

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Opening of St. Patrick's New School, Wingon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 1

Monday last was a red-letter day for the sung little town of Wingon, being the opening of St. Patrick's new school. For an hour prior to the arrival of the 520 train that afternoon a number of…

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Dungog School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

The usual half-yearly meeting of members of the Dungog School of Arts was held on Wednesday evening last…

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Diocese of Newcastle. Sunday School Examination

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 2

The following are the results of the examination held on Nov. 20, 1835, for the scholars attending the Church of England Sunday Schools in the Diocese of Newcastle. The candidates were from…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the West Maitland School of Arts wan held on Wednesday evening, in the institution. Mr. W. T. Lindsay (vice President) occupied the chair. After some minor…

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Opening of St. Patrick's New School, Wingen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 4

Monday last was a red-letter day for the snug little town of Wingen, being the opening of St. Patrick's new school. For an hour prior to the arrival of the 5.20 train that afternoon a number of…

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School Changes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 2

There will be changes in the teaching staff of the Singleton public Schools after the Christmas holidays, which terminated to-day. Mr B. R. Denning, the assistant…

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A Sunday " School."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 2

On Sunday last as two gentlemen were driving back from Sedgfield, they noticed a Are on the rececourse which seemed to be dangerously near the grandstand. Further…

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Muswellbrook School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 4

The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the members of the above was held in the hall of the institution on Tuesday night, when there was a very poor attendance of members. Mr. W. Bowman (President)…

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High School Scholarships

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 12

At the examination hold on the 11th and 12th December the undermentioned pupils obtained State School scholarships, subject to satisfactory proof being furnished that they were under the age…

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West Maitland and District Technical Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 4

Following are results of the pusses in the annual examination in connection with the Technical Education Department as for as they affect the West Maitland and district schools:—…

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Woodville School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting was held in the Woodville School of Arts on Tursday night last. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Secretary and Treasurer then read…

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West Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of members of West Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution last evening. The attendance was very small, just nineteen members putting in an…

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Largs School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the above institution was held in the hall on Thursday night last. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. An apology was read for the absence of…

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Newcastle School of Arts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 15

The annual meeting of members of the Newcastle School of Arts was held Tuesday night. The report showed that wise steps had been taken to economise, by which a considerable saving had…

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Opening and Blessing a New Catholic Schoolroom

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1896 · page 4

St. Joseph's new schoolroom, recently erected in East Maitland, was solemnly opened and blessed by his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland, yesterday, in the presence of a…

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Stroud School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 6

The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the members of the above institution was held in the Committee Room on Wednesday night, January 29th, when there was a decided improvement in the…

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terson School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 5

mal meeting of members of the Paterson Arts wm held in the hall of the institution Wednesday evening last. There was a fair [?] The President (Mr. H. Corner)…

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Cricket. High School v. COLLEGE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 4

A friendly game of cricket took place on the College oval yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a very close game. When time was called High School had reached their opponent's score and still…

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Stroud School of Arts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the members of the above institution was held in the committee room on Wednesday night, Jan. 29th, when…

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