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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1900

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Salaries of Teachers. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 5

A PARAGRAPH has been going the rounds of a section of the city press lately to the effect that a number of public school teachers recently suffered…

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Board School Humour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 June 1900 · page 5

The humours arising out of the examinations and questionings of scholars in elementary schools in England are a perennial source of [?]ement to those engaged in the…

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Maitland District Public Schools' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 June 1900 · page 4

The [?] meeting of the "Teacher's Help" branch of this Association was held at the Technological Mussum on Saturday. Mr. R. J. Hinder (Vice-President) occupied the chair…

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Sunday School Festival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 June 1900 · page 4

A repetities of the above festival was held on Sunday under the auspices of the All Saints Sunday School. Hymns and pealms appropriate to the occasion were sung by the children who…

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Sunday School Footivat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

On Sunday last at All Saints' Church (C.E.) there was a repetition of the Sunday School Festival, under the [?] of the children attending All Saints' School. The…

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Local and General News. Public School Prize Distribution

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 June 1900 · page 2

WE are requested to state that a distribution of prizes to pupils will be made at the local Public School on Thursday afternoon next, at half past 2…

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Muswellbrook Public School. Presentation of Prizes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 2

NOTWITHSTANDING the state of the weather and the muddy streets, there were about 190 children and a number of their parents and friends present at…

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Public Schools' Patriotic Concert

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 3

The concert given in the Town Hall on Tuesday by pupils of the combined Public Schools of the district was very largely patronised, so much so that seating accommodation in the large hall was overtaxed…

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Schools of Art

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 4

The vexed question as to the exemption of Schools of Art and kindred institutions from the attention of the municipal taxpayer has of late been discussed locally…

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School Teachers' Conference. SYDNEY

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 2

A CONFERENCE of New South Wales School Teachers opened this morning. Lord Beauchamp presided, and said he had been provided with…

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Fun in a Boarding-School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 5

A girl in a boarding-school tells this story of how she and her companions cured the lady principal of a very annoying hobby. This hobby was promptness at meals. She…

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Education of Children. Speech by the Governor. Statistics Regarding Attendance at Schools. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 3

The third annual conference of the New South Wales School Teachers' Association was opened [?] morning at the G[?] High School. [?] by Lord [?] The President…

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Farewell to Rev. R.g.knox a Social Gathering in All Saints' SchoolSchoolroom

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

ON Thursday night a large number of pesons assembled in All Saints' Schoolroom to formally [?]id farewell to Rev. R. G. Knox, who has filled…

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Some School Blunders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 5

A North of England pupil teacher was asked to describe the way in which he had spent his Easter holidays. This was His answer:—"At Easter I and a companion went…

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Public School Concert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

As a result of the late Public School concert the local hospital funds benefit to the amount of £6 3s 9d (two-thirds of the nett proceeds), and the School…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

THE annual meeting of members of the School of Arts is to be held in the hall of the institution on Tuesday night next. The following nominations have…

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Local and General News. School of Arts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

We would remind the members of the Murrurundi Mechanics' Institute and School of Arts that the annual meeting of members will be held on Tuesday, 17th instant, at 8…

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Teacher's Removal

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 2

We learn that Miss Macalpine, head mistress of the Singleton Superior Public Girls School, has received notice of removal to a similar position at…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 3

THE first annual meeting—under the new system—of members of the local School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution on Tuesday…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. the School. of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1900 · page 6

A meeting of the members of the School of Arts was held in the [?] on Tuesday night for the purpose of [?]gurating a new system to the manager [?] holding the…

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