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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1897

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Church and School Lands. Suggestions to the Minister of Lands From Tenants. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 7

In fulfilment of a promise made towards the close of last session of Parliament in reply to Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., the Minister of Lands to-day met a number of delegates from the Church and School…

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Church and School Lands. Conference of Tenants

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the conference of tenants of church and school lands was held at the Hotel Australia on Wednesday evening. Mr. R…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 2

A special general meeting of members of the West Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution last evening to consider a proposal to be submitted by the Committee for…

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School Children as Rat Catchers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 16

Managers of the South Metropolitan school district who govern the schools at Sutton, the largest poor-law schools in the country, on 4th February, says a London paper, had to pass a very strange…

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Sale of Leases of Church and School Lands

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 13

The following lots of land, forming part of the Church and School estate, will be offered for lease by public suction, on the terms and conditions set forth, on Friday, 30th April, 1897, at noon :—…

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HALF-HOLIDAY v. High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1897 · page 4

These teams met on the Park on Friday, a draw resulting. The Halfs put up 150—W. McLean get-ting 37. Ralston 32, Merriless 24 and Handel 24. The High School lost seven wickets for 27 runs…

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WCODVILLE. v. High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1897 · page 4

The Boys High School team played at Woodville on Saturday and were defeated by the local club. Woodville made 119, Doyle putting up 77 not out. Brighton, Eckford, and Geddes did the bowling for…

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Cricket. Oakendale Public School v. Seaham Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 3

On Saturday last the above teams met at the Oakendale school ground for a friendly game, and notwithstanding the excessive heat and dry and dusty condition of the ground the lads entered…

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Old Schoolmates

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 1

A kind of halo hovers around the word "schoolmates," glorifying and illuminating it with an almost sacred light. Memory has act her finest gems in the…

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Public School Appointment

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 2

On Monday morning Miss Robinson, who has been appointed from Queanbeyan to the girls' department in the public school at Singleton, in succession to Miss Watson,…

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Raymond Terrace School Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 3

John keen, Charles Rowthorne, and Robert A.Elkin have been gazetted additional members of the School board for the sub-district of Raymond Terrace…

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Broke School of Arts

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Broke School of Arts was held at Broke on Thursday night last. The members present were: Messrs G. and L. Hewitt, W. Thorne,…

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Public School Sports

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the Public Schools' Athletic Association was held at the Superior Public School, Singleton, on Tuesday evening, to consider the…

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Opening of the Wesleyan Memorial Sabbath School at Dunolly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 4

Yesterday was indeed a day to be well noted in the chronicles of [?], as the date of the open-ing of the Wesleyan Sabbath School recently erected there, near the side of the road from…

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Public Schools' Sports

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2

The public schools' sports to be held on Thursday week promise to bo a great success, judging by the number of entries Already 100 have boon received, and Mr…

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MISS McCALLUM'S Pupils Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 4

By invitation a large and demonstrative audience assembled last evening in the hall of the hall of the Mechanics' Institute to witness a performance given by the pupils of Miss McCallum, of Burdekin House ; and…

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Our Singleton Letter. the Public School Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 3

The above sports mooting, to take place under tho auspices of the Singleton District Teachers Athletic Association, on the Show Ground, on Thursday next, promises to be the most successful…

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Public Schools Sports

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2

The improvements now being made on the showground are in a way detrimental to the sports to bo hold to-morrow by the Public Schools, and on Saturday Messrs W…

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Public Schools Sports. a Successful Gathering

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 2

Handicappora, Messrs J. H. Sheehan and P. Burke; Judge, Alderman H. M'Fadden; Referees, the Mayor Aldertnnn A. C. Robinson) and Mr…

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Church and School Lands

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 2

The proposed new bill relating to church ana school lands starts by vesting these lands in the Crowa free from the trusts and provisions…

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