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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1898

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Local, News. More Successful Pupils

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 4

Miss Lillias Mathieson (pupil of Miss Waring) has secured a Junior Pass in the Trinity College, London, Musical Examination, gaining 80 marks out of a possible…

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A School Teacher Drowned at Carrabolla

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 10

News was received at Paterson on Sunday that Miss Annie MacInnes, teacher at Carrabella School, had been missing since Thursday. Owing to the heavy rains no school was held on Thursday and Miss…

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Two School Books

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 3

We have received from the publishers, Messrs. Angus and Robertson, Sydney, copies of two school books just put out by them. The one is a history of Australia and New Zealand…

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A Successful Violin Teacher

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 4

Mr F. F. Alexander, who visits Singleton every Wednesday to give lessons to pupils on the violin, is building up a very favorable reputation in this town. It may…

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Public School Libraries

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 September 1898 · page 2

Mr Inspector Kevin, since his appointment to a portion of the Hunter district, has taken a keen interest in the establishment of libraries in connection with…

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Public School Concert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 2

THE annual concert given by the local Public School pupils has been fixed for the 7th October next in the School of Arts…

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Public Schools Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 3

The annual sports carnival of the Public Schools is being held to-day on the Agricultural Grounds and long before noon fully 16,000 children were present. A comprehensive programme is being…

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School of Arts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Committee of tho Murrurundi School of Arts was held in the institute on Tuesday evening, when there were present Messrs. A…

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Public School Carnival [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

THE Public School Carnival to-day was a great success. It is estimated that from 14,000 to 16,000 persons were present…

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Greta Public School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

The fruits of the recent imitation, at Gruta, in favor of additions to the public school there, appear to be within measureable distiuce, the tender of Mr J. U. Burn,…

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Public School Concert

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

THE local School of Arts was literally packed on Friday night last, on the occasion of the Public School Concert. This is only natural where the juveniles…

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School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

The usual monthly committee meeting was held on Tuesday night last, there being present, Messrs. E. Soiomons (in the chair), E. Sherwood, J. G…

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Schools Sports

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

A LARGE gathering of members of the Public Schools Athletic Association was held in the girls school on Saturday, 17th instant, the President, Mr…

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Friday, September 23, 1898. Abolition of School Fees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 2

CONSTANT dropping according to the proverb will wear away marble And we live in fear that the persistence of the faddists about the abolition of primary school fees may…

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School of Arts Library

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 2

WE are requested to state that some 60 to 70 volumes have just been added to the School of Arts library. The new books are mostly fiction, but there are a few more solid…

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Social In St. Paul's Schoolroom

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 2

A social for the purpose of enabling the members of the congregation of St. Paul's Church of England to meet the Right Rev. Dr. Stanton, Bishop of Newcastle, will be…

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Convent High-school Entertainment. a Splendid Success

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 6

DESPITE the [?] nature of the elements, a and representative audience assembled in the [?] Institute on Thursday evening last to…

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Public School Libraries

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 2

The Minister for Public Instruction finds it rather a serious strain on his mathematical powers to accept the proposition laid down by Mr J. C. L. Fitzpatrick to the…

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Wesleyan Sunday School, West Maitland. Anniversary Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 4

The anniversary public meeting in connection with the West Maitland Wesleyan Sunday School was held last night in the church, The attendance wan small, owing to the henry rain storm which…

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School Libraries

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 2

Our readers will be interested to learn that the question of establishing school libraries in receiving earnest and practical attention in the Newcastle district. We have noted with…

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