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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1900

264 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 14

How to Punish Schoolboys

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 2

A schoolbay's punishment, in my opinion, says a medical man, writing in "Sandow's Magazine," should be quick after the fault, short, sharp, and…

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Athletic Teacher

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 2

Miss L. Hell[?]rich who is Miss M'Callum's successor at Singleton, made her debts before a local audience on Tuesday night and the large assemblage gave the young…

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The Roughit School

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 May 1900 · page 2

The Roughit Public School at Glendon has added another batch of victories to its long list of prizes won at the district shows. Idr E. B. Cragg. the teacher, has…

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Maitland District Public Schools Association. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2

The rev[?] annual meeting of the above Association was held at the [?] Maitland [?] public [?] the [?] Mr. F. Doyas, District [?] of [?] presided. [?] were [?]…

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School Teacher's Mistake

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 May 1900 · page 2

It has been reported to the Victorian Government that a somewhat unfortunate incident occurred at one of the suburban State schools last Saturday…

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Mexican School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1900 · page 3

Mr. William Hawley Smith, writing of Mex[?] class-room work, tolls of one recitation in mental arithmetic which was [?]ally pleasing to him…

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A School Teacher's Mistake

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 4

IT has been reported to the Victorian Government that a somewhat unfortunate incident occurred at one of the suburban State schools last Saturday…

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The Relief of Mafeking Demonstration School Children's Procession

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 2

The weather, contrary to expectation, was one though cloudy and threatening this afternoon for the commencement of the programme of rejoicing arranged to be carried out in West Maitland in…

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Unconscious Humour. What Is Written for School Magazines

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 5

The editor of the school magazine has usually a bad time of it and during the summer months experiences great difficulty in getting together a sufficient number of contributions…

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Public School Concert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 2

ALL who had the pleasure of being present at the Public School Concert in April last will be interested to know that it has been decided to…

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A Teacher's Hard Lock

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 8

"SOMEONE says there should be no work the day after a holiday," said Mr Byrne. " think all country teachers should…

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English Schoolboy Stories

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 5

Dr. Macnamarra, an ex-teacher, appeared recently at the Coburg Road Board School, Old Kent road, and delighted an audience with [?] bearing upon the board school…

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Public School Concert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

THE public school pupils and friends will repeat the concert, which they recently so successfully gave, in the School of Arts, on…

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[?]Faid School Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 2

A STARTLING statement was made last week in the course of a meeting of the Senate of the Melbourne University. Mr. Thomas Palmer said he had been furnished with a…

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Sundae School Festival

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 2

On Sunday last at All Saints' Church a Sunday School Festival was held under the auspices of the All Saints' Sunday School- Owing to the wet weather, there…

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Schoolteachers' Salaries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 3

A paragraph has been going the rounds of a [?] of the city press lately to the affect that a number of public school teachers recently suffered reductions in their su[?], and the Minister of…

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Dungog Superior Public School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 3

On Wednesday last Mr. Kevin, Inspector of Schools for the Dungog District, completed his annual inspection of the local Superior Public…

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Underpaid School Teachers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 11

A startling statement was made last week in the course of a meeting of the Senate of the Melbourne University. Mr. Thomas Palmer said he had been furnished with a…

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Public School Concert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 2

THERE was a large audience at the School of Arts on Thursday night to hear the Public School children repeat the operetta " Cinderella," which was…

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School of Arts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 2

The usual monthly meting of the Committee of the Murrurundi School of Arts was held in the hall of the institute on Tuesday evening, when thee wee present Mr…

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