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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1896

159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 8

Football. High School v. S. H. COLLEGE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 3

The football Benson connected with schools was practically opened yesterday, when the High School F.C. met and defeated the Sacred Heart College by 3 points to nil. B. Veech captained the…

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Church and School Lands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 4

The Minister of Public Instruction (Mr. J. Garrard) returned to Sydney yesterday after a visit of inspection to the Gloucester district, where he had met and conferred with the lessees of the church and…

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Mr. J. Garrard at Gloucester. the Church and School Lands. Reception by the Tenants

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 2

Mr. Jacob Gurrard, the Minister for Public Instruction, visited Gloucester district last week. He went up principally to inquire into matters…

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Church and School Lands

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 13

The Minister of Public Instruction (Mr. J. Garrard) returned to Sydney on Monday after a visit of inspection to the Gloucester district, where he had met and conferred with the lessees of the church and…

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Public Schools and Religious Teaching

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 4

At the Superior Public School, West Leichhardt, on Friday evening last, the Rev. G.T. Baker was presented by the pupils of his Scripture class with…

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Oak Park Public School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 2

Mr Alfred Nowland, of Cainborwell, has roceived a reply from the Department of Public Instruction to a petition from residents of Camberwell, presented by the…

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School Instruction

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 2

Mr Bridges, Chief Inspector of Schools, who, with Mr Dwyer, District Inspector, has been engaged in tho supervision of the Singleton Suporior Public School since…

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Cruel School Punishments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1896 · page 4

The Bureau of Education exhibited at the Atlanta Exposition a set of water—colour drawings to illustrate the cruel punishments formerly inflicted on pupils in the schools in…

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Cribbage Match. Args School of Arts v. Woodville School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 3

Teams representing the above institutions met on Thursday evening last in the Woodville School of Arts, and after some very interssting and exciting games had been played the Large to an…

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School Changes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 2

As a result of the recent examination of the Singleton Superior Public School by the Chief Inspector (Mr Bridges), the headmaster, Mr A. S. Buchanan, is to be…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 3

A mooting of the committees of the West Maitland School of Arts was hold last evening at the institution. The President (Mr. W. T. Lindsay) occupied the chair, and there…

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Punishment of Public School Children

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 7

In references to the caning of children in Public schools, the Minister of Education (Mr. Garrard) says that the rule is that the headmaster, or the person in charge of the department, is the only one…

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The Public School System

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 June 1896 · page 2

REFERENCE was in made by a speaker at the sitting last week of the Newcastle Synod to the movement in England, which has expression in the Government Education Bill, for…

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School Teachers' Grievances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 5

Several meeting of school teachers affected by the retrenchment scheme were held yesternight in camera. It is understood the questions discussed embraced right of appeal and the formation of…

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To the Editor. Church and School Lands Rents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 2

Sir,—There is much being said and written respecting the lowering of Church and School Lands rents on the Barrington and elsewhere. On…

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Grievances of School Teachers. Meetings in Camera. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 3

Quite a number of meetings of school teachers who have been affected by the retrenchment, scheme were held yesternight in camera. It is…

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The Absent Bridegroom. Chapter Iii. Schoolgirl Gossip

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 4

There is silence for a while, Cyrilla Hendrick has walked away to the curtainless school—room window, and stands looking out at the pale, chill, twilight sky, where a white moon bangs silvery, a few…

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Public School Grounds

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 2

Complaints have reached us as to the condition of the play ground at the Public School, which is said to be in a somewhat rough condition. As a consequence, when…

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A Monkey School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 3

There has just been founded at Catontta an institution for the education of monkeys, says the Paris "Journal des Debats." A young monkey is taken, and before him is placed a set…

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School Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 2

The concert in aid of the library fund at the Dungog Superior Public School, which took place on Friday last was well attended, and the sum of…

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