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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1905

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Weston Public School. Official, Opening. Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 5

The new Public School, just erected at Weston, was officially opened to-day by Mr. Matthew Charlton, the member for the district. The Hon. B. O'Conor Minister of Education, was to have…

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Congregational Sunday School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 5

The first anniversary the Congregational Sunday School, Oakhampton, was successfully celebrated last evening by a tea and concert, which were largely attended by…

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Singleton Superior Public School. Lessons in Physical Culture

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 6

Yesterday morning, at the Singleton Superior Public School, Mr P. W. Stevenson, instructor in physical culture, gave a series of practical…

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Weston Public School. Official Opening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

Saturday was a red-letter day iu the history or the new and rapidly advancing, township of Weston, located on the South Maitland coalfield, the occasion being the official opening of the new Public School…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the com mittee of the abovenamed institution was held on Thursday evening last, when there were present: Rev. Dr…

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School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the above was held on Tuesday evening last, when there were present: Rev. P. Norman (in the chair), Rev. A. C…

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Schoolroom Humours

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 6

A few extracts from these "confessions of teackers" deserve to be added to those we have already published:— Mixed. A child, in writing of Elijah, said,…

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The Emperor and the Schoolgirl

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 6

The old Emperor William of Germany a few years before his death, paid a visit to a large orphan school. After listening to the recitations of severed…

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School of Arts and Billiards. (To the Editor of the Chronicle.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 1

SIR,—The mover of the proposal to introduce billiards may be compli mented upon the able way in which he handled his side of the question, and…

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Billiards in School of Arts To the Editor of the Chroniele

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

SIR,—Having with much interest read the discussion at the last meeting of the School of Arts Committee on the proposed introduction of billiards into that…

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Ducking School for Scolding-Wives

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 7

The ducking, or cucking, stool, which will, it is stated, be employed in Jersey City, U.S.A., to punish a quarrelsome woman, was in days gone by as much a part of the…

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School Reserve at Payne's Crossing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

Mr. Fallick, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter concerning this matter:— Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 16th February, 1905…

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Oban Vale School. Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 16th February, 1905

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the letter dated 9th February instant, presented by you, from Mr. C. York, of Oben, Vale urging the…

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Official Correspondence. Mr Fallick, M P. has kindly handed us the following correspondence for publication:— School Reserve at Payne's Grossing. Department of Public Instruction. Sydney, 18th February, 1903

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

Sir,— With references to your letter dated 9th February ins[?], urging that a sum of £9 be granted to the residents of Payne's Crossing towards the cost of fencing the…

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Browning's School Days

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 7

In the "Contemporary" for January Professor Hall Griffin gives, extracts from the diary kept by Alfred Dommett, the friend of Browning. Dommett, himself a poet…

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Teeth of School Children

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

ON Tuesday morning an examination of the teeth of the children attending the Plunkett-street, School, Woolloomooloo, was made by several members…

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The Convent Schools

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 2

We have received the following from the Sisters of mercy, Haydonton, with a request for puolication, which we readily comply with:—" The Cambridge (Orthic)…

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East Greta Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon at East Greta Public School a very interesting function took place in hanging pictures on the walls of the main room of the school. The pictures,…

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School Gems

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 5

The teacher (writes Mr. H. J. Barker, in "Comic School Tales"), noticed some gigling going on amongst curtain of the boys, and called upon one of the culprits to tell…

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Congregational Sunday School. the Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Congregational Sunday School, West Maitland, was held in the church last evening. There was a large attendance. The pastor, the Rev. T. E…

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