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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1900

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Deyle's Creek School

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 September 1900 · page 2

The Member for Musvellbrook, Mr Fitagerald, has [?]ived the following letter from the Department of Education -"With reference to your letter dated…

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The First Sunday School

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

Robert Raikes has been much belauded as I the originator of Sunday Schools, but when he was a small boy, with all his philanthropies in the future, a neighbour of his, living 12…

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School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the committee was held on Tuesday evening, there being present: Mr N. P. Asser (in the chair), Messrs A. C. Asser, C…

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St. Paul's Sunday School Picnic

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 2

The annual picnic in connection with St. Paul's Church of England Sunday School wa held in the Police Paddock on Wednesday last, and was very largely attended by…

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The Grammar School, Scone

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 5

It is announced in our business columns that the next term at the above school commences on Monday next 8th instant…

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Married House-Masters. Schoolboys' Views of Matrimony

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1900 · page 6

Stalky, Beetle, and M'Turk were chatting in their study with the chaplain, whom they loved, on the subject of married house-masters…

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School of Gunnery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1900 · page 3

Captain Wa[?] of the Queensland Defence Force has obtained the extra certificate of the Hy[?] School of Gunner, re[?] sixth place…

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Fosterton Public School Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1900 · page 2

The concert and dance in aid of the Fosterton Public School Library eventuated in the Clarine Hall on Wednesday night last. The success…

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The Teachers Baffled

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 6

The Queensland trackers lost the Governors' tracks Monday night. There is a strong impression that they are now making for Ellenborugh and Hastings River. Our Manning River correspondent…

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School of Arts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Committee of the School of Arts was held in the institute on Tuesday evening, when there were present Mr. A. Busby (President, in…

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Oak Park Public School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 4

The Oak Park Public School held its annual picnic last Saturday. The attendance was unusually large. The teacher (Mr W. Stevenson) and. his popular wife…

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School Picnic at Dunolly

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 4

A very enjoyable day was [?] on dunolly on Saturday last by the children attending the above school, together with their parents and friends. Mr T. Thrift…

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The Malson Dieu School

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1900 · page 2

It is announced in the Government Genetic issued on the 12th instant that an area of land containing 2acre 2 roods at Maison do Dieu, parish of Auckland,…

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All Saints' Sunday School Picnic

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1900 · page 2

On Saturday' last a most enjoyable picnic iras held on the Show Ground in connection with the All Saints' Sundayschools, of Singleton and South Singleton…

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Maitland District Public Schools' Association. Teachers' Help Branch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 2

A meeting of the Help Branch of the Maitland District Public Schools' Association was held this morning at the Technological Museum, Mr. R. J. Hinder in the chair…

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Not on the School Record

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 14

"Five minutes more, Maggie. Don't hurry too much; you have almost finished," said Miss Gray aa she took the sticky needle to pat it through her emery…

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Annual Sunday School Picnic

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 October 1900 · page 2

Yesterday the annual picnic of the local Westeyan Sunday School was held on the Show Ground, and was largely attended. The strong wind which…

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Correspondence. to the Committee and Members of the Scone School Of ARTS. (Per favor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 2

Ladies and Gentlemen,—My official connection with the School of Arts having extended over a period of 25 years, I feel called upon to state the…

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At a Boarding-School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 3

After the boys at a large boarding-school had gone to bed, they used to get up and have a game of leap-frog in their night-shirts in the corridor…

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Board School "Howlers,"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 6

The Saturday Review publishes a set of quite new "howlers," none of which, so far as we know, have previously appeared in print. Here are a few:—"A limited monarchy…

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