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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1900

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A Clever Teacher

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 3

An incident which occurred at a private school in Louisville, and is narrated in the Courier-Journal, illustrator, among other things, the unwisdom of judging by first…

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The Village School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 7

Here where the bloom-fringed winding high-ways meet The old white schoolhouse stands, With greensward worn and pathed by…

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Public School Concert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

THE School of Arts was crowded to its utmost capacity on Tuesday night last by an eager and expectant audience. As a matter of fact the seating…

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Religious Instruction in Victorian State Schools

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 11

The Commission appointed in accordance with a resolution of the Legislative Assembly to suggest what religious instruction should be given in the State Schools of Victoria met on Monday; The…

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Provisional Schools

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

The member for Muswellbrook, Mr R. G. D. Fitzgerald, has received the following official letter from the Department of Public Instruction:— "In reply to your…

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A Parramatta Mystery. Disappearance of a School Boy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 4

DETECTIVE George Brown would be glad to receive information as to the whereabouts of a lad named Roy Capel, a sen of Mr George Capel, a…

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Charge Against a School Teacher. Case of Alleged Slander. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 3

In the District Court this morning before Judge Murray James John Cobb and Mary Cobb (his wife), residents of Newtown, sued Miss Kate Ryan, head teacher of the Public School, King-street…

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The Public School Concert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 2

WE are informed that the proceeds of the recent concert given by the local public school pupils amounted to nearly £20. This will make a nice…

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Schools of Humour

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 1

It is an unhappy knack that nature has dragging morta[?] through the m[?] in order to make thorn wise. Only after a long time do men learn that it is…

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Treatment of the Hands of Pianoforte Pupils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1900 · page 5

A modest young woman entered a drug store on Madison Avenue one morning recently, and walking to the and of the country nearest the prescription department, mutely held out…

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Transfer of Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1900 · page 5

LONDONThe Public Service Board has approved of the transfer of the undermentioned teacher:-Miss H. Sheedy, from Armidale to Young girls public, as mistress: Miss R. Hobbs, from Young to Armidale…

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A Successful School Picnic

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 May 1900 · page 2

Last Saturday about [?] adults and children made merry at the school picnic hold at Camberwell. Everything passed of successfully. Sports and games were…

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School of Arts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

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

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East Maitland Public School Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

What must be regarded as a highly successful vocal and instrumental concert, both from a financial standpoint, and also with respect to the excellence of the entertainment, was given in the…

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Rating Schools of Arts

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

A section of the Municipalities Act provides that Schools of Arts used " exclusively for public purposes " shall be exempt from rating. There has been, at one…

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Maitland District Teachers' Association. the Annual Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1900 · page 4

The second annual picnic of members of the Maitland District Teachers' Association was held on Saturday by a trip to the popular pleasant report "Glendar" kindly placed at the disposal of the…

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Public School Holiday. [By Telegraph.]

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. It is announced by the Department of Education that when news of the relief of Mafeking arrive the Public…

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Rating Schools of Arts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 10

A section of the Municipalities Act provides that Schools of Arts used "exclusively for public purposes" shall be exempt from rating. Then has been, at one time and…

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Teachers' Patrictic Fund

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 3

It will be remembered that in February last an inaugural meeting of teachers of the Education Department was held, at which Mr Perry (Minister…

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School Inspector

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 4

Mr Dwyer, District Inspector of Schools, is in Singleton on his annual tour of inspection. He is at present engaged in examining the local schools and will devote…

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