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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1900

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West Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1900 · page 4

Last evening the eighty-ninth half-yearly meeting of members of the West Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution. There were about 30 members present. In the absence of…

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Free Presbyterian Sabbath School Picnic

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 2

ON Anniversary Day was held the annual picnic in connection with the above mentioned Sabbath School. Owing to sickness and the departure…

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School Teachers Form a Fund. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 3

At the Girls High School this morning an enthusiastic meeting of Public School teachers, largely attended by ladies, was held, the object belong the establishment of a branch of the Patriotic…

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The Avondale School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 5

The opening exercises of the Avondale School took place on Thursday last, 1st instant, for the sixth year of its history. Many of our readers are aware that the Avondale estate in situated about…

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Buchanan Public School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 12

On Friday the children attending Buchanan Public School, of which Mrs. Gardener is the mistress, celebrated the day by a picnic in the school grounds. There were about 200 children and…

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Scone Grammar School

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 2

We would remind parents who have lads attending the above school, or who are thinking of sending their boys there, that the next begins on Monday next, 5th…

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School to be Re-opened

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 4

Mr C. U. Dight, M.P., lias received the following letter from the Depatment of Public Instruction which explains itself "Sir,—Referring to the Departmental…

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School Teachers Form a Branch of the Patriotic Fund

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 9

At the Girls' High School. Sydney, on Saturday, an enthusiastic meeting of Public School teachers, largely attended by ladies, was held, the object being the establishment of a branch of the Patriotic…

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School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 February 1900 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above was held on Tuesday afternoon last, when there were present—the Rev. A. C. Hirst (Vic-President), in the chair;…

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Oakhampton Public School Picnic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 8

Glorious weather favoured the holding of the annual picnic held in connection with the Oakhampton Public School. Although the sun shone a trifle warmly at times,…

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School of Arts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 2

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

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A Lesson for the Teacher

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1900 · page 6

It seemed to him an excellent time to impress the lesson upon her, so as he took up his hat he said:— "Suppose you had wanted me to spend the…

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Congregational Sunday School. Public Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1900 · page 4

There was a good attendance last night at the public meeting held in connection with the West Maitland Congregational Sunday School. The Rev. J. Bongers, pastor of the Church, presided,…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the Committee of the local School of Arts was held on Thursday night, when there were present: Dr. Laing (in the chair),…

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Cricket. Muswellbrook Grammar School v. Denman Public School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 March 1900 · page 1

A MATCH between teams representing the above schools was played on the Denman Cricket Ground on Saturday lost, and resulted in an easy victory for…

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Carrow Brook Half-Time School

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 2

Mr Dight M.P., has received the following official letter from the Department of Public Instruction :—" l am directed to acquaint you that your letter, dated 19th…

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Presbyterian Sabbath School Picnic

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 2

The teachers and scholars of St. Andrew's Sunday School, Singleton, together with a number of their friends, spent a most enjoyable day at Toronto cn Saturday…

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A Monkey School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 3
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

There has just been founded at Calcutta an institution for the education of monkeys (says Che Paris "Journal des…

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He Could Fight. One Blow Secured a School for the Palo, Thin Young Man

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 3

In the mountains of the south the schools are still maintained upon the subscription plan. A travelling man just returned from that section gave the…

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