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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1899

279 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 14

Application for a School at Sand Hill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 13

Our Branxton correspondent sends the copy of an official communication received by Mr. C. H. Dight, M.P., in reply to a petition from residents of Sand Hill, near Branxton, for the establishment of…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. the Assault on a School Teacher

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 3

The Moruya police telegraphed to the Sydney authorities to-day to say that the man James Williams who was arrested yesterday by Constable Branch, of Tilbs, on suspicion of being the…

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Clarence Town. Union Sunday School Picnic

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 2

On Thursday last the annual picnic in connection with the above Sunday School was held on the Clarence Town Park. The children and teachers met…

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A Lively Week in Scone. District Encampment Visit of the Governor. School of Arts Exhibition

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 2

From the middle till the end of the present week, Scone will be en fete, and residents will have a busy time of it. The principal event is, of course,…

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A Teacher's Success

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 November 1899 · page 2

We learn that Mr Robert Dunlop, teacher of the half-time schools at Doyle's Creek and Rodmanvale, has, as a result of a recent examination, gained a 3A…

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School of Arts Exhibition of School Work, &c

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 2

THE School of Arts exhibition of school work, and musical and elocutionary competition, the seventh held in connection with the institution, was…

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Lady School Teacher

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 2

NOT a few complaints have been made from time to time respecting the practise of the Education Department sending female teachers to lonely bush…

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Music Pupils

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 November 1899 · page 2

Four pupils of Miss M.Callum's, Singleton, were successful at the Australian Musical Association's Examination held in Newcastle on Saturday, as follow- Junior…

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The School of Arts Exhibition. Elocution and Musical Competition

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1899 · page 2

THE above was continued on Friday afternoon and night, with very satisfactory results. There was a very large attendance throughout, and as…

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School Work Exhibition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 November 1899 · page 2

THE following local and district exhibitors secured prizes at the Scone School of Arts exhibition of school work, held last week:—Illumination,…

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Stroud. School Picnic & CONCERT

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 2

Stroud was en fete on Friday last, the occasion being the annual picnic and entertainment in connection with the local Public School library. The…

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Wesleyan Sunday School Anniversary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 3

On Sunday last quite a large number of people assembled in the local Wesleyan Church, the occasion being the celebration of the anniversary of…

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Malson-do-[?] School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 4

The residents of Maison Dien district have forwarded, through the member for the district, an in[?]tially-signed petition asking that the school building there be…

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Public School Rebellions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

It in a queer thing that at almost everyone of the big English public schools there has at some time or another been a regular rebellion against all authority. There is a record of a…

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Tales Told Out of School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

School examinations and composition writing produce funny results the world over. An Austrian teach or has recently. published in Vienna a book called "Humour…

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Feeding Starved Scholars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 3

The London School Board, by 35 votes to 14, referred back to the committed feed proposal to food underfed scholars…

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A Stern Teacher

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 11

God keeps a school for His children here on earth, and one of His best teachers is named Disappointment. He is a rough teacher; severe in tone and harsh in his handling,…

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Correspondence. Re School Elocution Competition. (To the Editor o' the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1899 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of November 28th last, there appears a letter, over the nom de plume" Sconeite," in which it states that the action of the judges…

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Musical and Dramatic Enter tainment at Aberdeen. By Convent School Pupils

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 December 1899 · page 2

A HIGHCLASS and most attractive musical and dramatic entertainment was given in the School of Arts by the the pupils of the local Convent School…

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Entertainment at Aberdeen. by the Convent School Pupils

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 2

ON Friday night last a high-c1ass dramatic and musical entertainment of a most attractive character was given in the School of Arts, Aberdeon,…

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