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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1901

221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 12

Woerdon School Picnic

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 3

A pleasant drive of about six miles from Clarence Town, via the German Bridge, lands one at the Woerdon Public School. The neighbourhood is…

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Maitland District Public Schools Association. Teachers' Help Branch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

A meeting of this Branch was held tins morning in West Maitland, at which the following paper was road by Mr. Anderson, St. Ethel's Public School. Mr. R. J. Hinder, High School, was in the chair…

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School Life in China

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 5
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

As a rule, girls in China never go to school, unless they have rich parents. The fist day of the school year each scholar brings a little money, and a feast is prepared, to…

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Public School Picnic at Bishop's Bridge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 3

The picnic of the Public School eventuated on the 21st ult., after three general meetings of the parents and friends, and was a huge success. At the first meeting officers were elected, the chair falling to Mr…

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Superior Public School, West Maitland. PRESENTATION

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 4

A pleasing ceremony took place on Thursday afternoon in the Went Maitland Superior Public School, when the boys, prior to their dismissal, assembled in the main room to bid good-bye to Mr…

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Muscle Creek Public School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 2

OUR Muscle Creek correspondent writes, in reply to Mr, A. Bowman's letter, published in Wednesday's Chronicle, in reference to the…

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Raymond Terrace Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 5

On Friday afternoon, 1st instant, a very large gathering of parents and others witnessed a somewhat novel but very interesting ceremony at the Public School—the opening of the first Natural History or…

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Congregational Sunday School. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1901 · page 2

There was a fair attendance last evening at the annual meeting in connection with the Congregational Sunday School, West Maitland. The Rev. J. Bongers, pastor of the Church, presided, and there…

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School Conversion

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 2

Mr R. G. D. Fitzgerald has received a letter from the Department of Public Instruction to the effect that the petition from the residents of Appletreo Flat…

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School Of Arts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the Committee of the local School of Arts was held in the institute on Tuesday evening The only business transacted was the passing of…

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A Museum in Every School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 2

That is the new cry that breaks on our ear on the threshold of the new century. It is the cry of a gentleman who is under the law of some internal necessity to be crying something. Not long since it…

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Dairy School in Sweden

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

In Sweden, according to a report furnished by Dr. Engstrom, of the State Agricultural and Dairy College, there are higher and lower dairy schools. The former is…

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Convent School Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

The success which attends the entertainments given annually by the Convent School pupils is too well known to need any comment, and the concert…

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School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the above was held on the 12th inst., there being present: Rev. P. Norman, V.P.(in the chair), Messrs. N.F. and…

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Dickens As a Schoolboy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 5
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

At Wellington House Academy, a house in the Hampstead-road, now no longer to be seen, Dickess remained nearly two years, being a little over 14 years of age when he quitted it…

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A Museum in Every School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 12

That is the new cry that breaks on our ear on the threshold of the new century. It is the cry of a, gentleman who is under the law of some internal necessity to be crying something. Not long since it…

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The Farm & garden. Pairy Schools in Sweden

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 7

Sweden according to a report fur[?] by Dr. Engstrom, of the State Agri[?] and Dairy College, there are higher [?] dairy schools. The former is…

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Road from Monkerai School of Arts to Dungog, Stroud road

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 2

The Minister has approved of a sum of £30 being granted to the trustees, for expenditure on this read…

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