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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1905

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Turkish Boys at School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 6

The beginning of a Mahomedan boy's school life is always made an occasion for a festival. It occurs on his seventh birthday. The entire school goes to the new scholar's home…

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Teacher's Married Life. Allegations Against His Wife. Site Bit and Beat Him. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 3

In the Divorce Court to-day William Gordon Race sought a dissolution of his marriage with Mary Veronica Rae, formerly Mallon, on the ground of desertion. Petitions said he was…

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South Singleton School

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 September 1905 · page 3

lenders for the erection of an Infamts School at South Singleton closed on Monday last. Four tenders were recived Department of Public…

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Taxes Out of School. Merry Mistakes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 3

Mr H. J. Barker, M.A., the author of "Comic School Tales," contributes the following to "Lloyd's Weekly":— One of H.M. Inspectors informs me…

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Teacher's Married Life. SYDNEY, Tuusday

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 3

In the Divorce Court to-day William Gordon line sought a dissolution of his marriage with Mary Veronica Rae, formerly Alallon, on the ground of desertion. Petitioner said he was…

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Football. Kiora. College v. Superior Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 5

Although the competitions under the auspices of the Hunter District Rugby Union concluded last Saturday, two matches were arranged for this afternoon in aid of tho players who were…

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Gillieston Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 8

A concert was given on Friday night, Sept. 22, in Genge's Hall East Greta, by the pupils of Gillieston Public School, on the occasion of their breaking up for Michaelmas vacation…

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School of Arts Literary and Debating Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 5

The usual weekly meeting of the above was held at the institution last Friday evening. The Deputy-Speaker (Mr. C. E. Crutch) occupied the chair. The [?]reported that the committee of the School…

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Methodist Sunday School. Anniversary Celebrations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 7

The sixty-eighth anniversary of the Methodist Sunday School, in celebration of which special services were successfully conducted on Sunday, was further commemorated last evening when a public…

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Scone School of Arts. Recreation Room Bylaws

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 2

THE following by-laws, for the control of the Recreation Room in connection with the above, have been adopted:—…

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Old School Books

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 September 1905 · page 3

A work on arithmetic, published in 1740. by Thomas Dilworth, a schoolmaster at Wapping (writes Miss Catherine Dodd in the "National Review"), wan launched into the…

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Aberglasslyn Public School Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

Beautiful weather prevailed yesterday for the annual picnic in connect with the Aberglasslyn Public. School, in fact no better or more pleasant conditions could have been wished…

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Bunnan School Picnic

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

The annual picnic held in connection with the Bunnan Public School took place on Saturday on the cricket ground. Ice on the troughs…

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Scone School of Arts. Opening of Recreation Room

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

PURSUANT to announcement, the formal opening of the Recreation Room took place on Wednesday evening last. The proceedings took…

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Our Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 October 1905 · page 2

The Michaelmas holidays are over, and our schools commence this week the last term of the year. The weather is a very fickle subject to deal with. A week at Michaclmas…

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School of Arts Literary and Debating Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the society, held at the institution on Friday evening last, was had attended, the speaker, Mr. H. D. M'Ken[?] presiding…

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Mount Thorley School Picnic

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 3

The annual picnic of the Mount Thorley Public School took place on Saturday last, on the school grounds. There was a very large attendance of…

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New Summer School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1905 · page 4

In order to assist the Public school teachers of Queensland in their nature study lessons, which have a prominent place in the new curriculum, the Minister for Education…

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Scone Grammar School

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 2

It is notified in our business columns that the next term at the above school commences on Monday next, the 9th instant…

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Local and General News. School of Arts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 2

The Committee of the local School of Arts recently accepted a tender for the installation of an acetylene gas plant, and the laying on of the gas to the various…

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