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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1901

221 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 12

Pupil Teachers' Answers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 5

The report of a preliminary examination of candidates for pupil teachership sets out some of the answers given to questions as follows: "The cow is a scared animal in India."…

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Sayings of School Children

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 6

The teachers of the Brooklyn (N.Y.) public schools have considerable fun over the strange thing that happen when the specialists come around with new dodges in physical culture…

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The Royal Visitors. Among the School Boys. Juvenile Enthusiasm. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 3

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York were this afternoon accorded a fervent outburst of loyalty from 1500 Eton jacketed school boys of the State. The event was the public schools' speech day at the…

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Unfurling the Union Jack. Homeville Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 6

The ceremony of unfurling "Union Jack" at the Homeville Public School, was performed at 12.50 a.m. yesterday by Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., in the presence of two hundred…

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Largs Public School.—a Splendid Demonstration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 6

Yesterday in accordance with the wish expressed by the Department of Public Instruction that the Union Jack should be hoisted simultaneously at all the Public schools in…

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Unfurling the Flag. At the Public Schools

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 2

AT the public schools on Tuesday an impressive ceremony was witnessed on the occasion of the unfurling of the grand old flag of England—the Union…

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Schoolboy Ideas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 6

The boys whose answers are here recorded have been pupils of the different great public schools, in Britain, and these examples have been culled from school and Army papers…

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The Ceremony at Other Schools

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 3

At St. Ethel's Public School, West Maitland the Union Jack was hoisted at the proper time by Master Anderson, son of the headmaster (Mr. Anderson) in the presence of the touchers and school children…

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East Maitland Superior, Public School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 3

At the East Maitland Public School, the occasion was one of great rejoicing, that is so far aa the children wore concerned. When the idea of unfurling the Union Jack was first mooted, the children…

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Mundawol School

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 2

Mr Dight, M.L.A., has received the following latter from the Departmeut of Public Instruction:—"Referring to your letter dated 11th ultimo, forwarding a…

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Promotion of Pupil Teachers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 10

The Public School Board has approved of the following promotions:—From Class H. to Class I.:—David A. Prentice, East Maitland. From Class III to Class H. Ernest F. Bailey, Teralba; Claude…

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School Holidays

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 2

The Education Department notify that all schools under the control of the Department will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, May 27th and 28th, and Monday…

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School Matter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

Mr C. H. Dight. M.L.A., has received a communication from the Education Department dated the 24th instant, and stating that the question of re-opening the…

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Carlyle as Schoolmaster

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

A writer in the Scotsman has unearthed an amusing anecdote of Thomas Garlyle as a country schoolmaster. It is told by a Cupar lawyer and provost, who was one of Carlyle's…

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A Sunday School Tea Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 5

Robin Goodfellow writes:—I have never previously heard of a mother taking home the wrong baby, but such an incident occurred at Nochells recently. In…

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The Transvaal War. the Cape Constitution. Proposed Suspension. the Afrikander Bond. a German Snub to the Boers. the Dutch Language and the Schools. Boers Looting. London, June 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 3

Persons of all classes are signing the petition praying the Government of Cape Colony to suspend the Constitution. The Dutch politicians and newspaper are supporting the movement…

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School of Arts Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held in the institution on Thursday night, when there were present:—Messrs. E…

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School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 June 1901 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above-named Institution was held on Tuesday evening, there being present Messrs.A. Smith (in chair), A. E. Hall…

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School off Arts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Committee of the Murrurundi School of Arts was held in the institute on Tuesday evening, when there were…

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Rating Schools of Arts and Church Schools. an Important Opinion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 5

The Singleton Borough Council have for many years rated the local School of Arts and the local Wesleyan School Room. The trustees of both properties have paid rates…

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