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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1906

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Impaled on a Tree a Schoolboy Killed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

Arthur Laman, 18 years of age, met with a painful accident at Nelson's Bay, which terminated fatally at Newcastle on Friday. It…

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Schools and Rabbits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1906 · page 4

The following extract from tho report of a district inspector of schools in the country has been specially brought under the notice of the Premier:—"At the present juncture it a difficult task to get children…

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Absent Scholars. After the Rabbits

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 June 1906 · page 2

The following extract from the report of a district inspector of schools in the country has been specially brought, under the notion of the…

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State Politics. Surplus of a Million. The Honor of Parliament. School Fees to be Abolished

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 June 1906 · page 3

The State. Premier delivered his policy speech in the Oddfellows' Hall, at Arncliffe, on Monday night. The hall was crowded. The Acting -Mayor…

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High School Holidays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 2

The midwinter holidays of a fortnight for the High Schools commence to-day, and the pupils of the 'East Mainland Boys' and West Maitland Girls' Schools dispersed this…

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State Politics. Surplus of a Million, The Honor of Parliament. School Fees to be Abolished

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 8

THE State Premier delivered his policy speech in the Oddfellows' Hall, at Arncliffe, on Monday night. The hall was crowded. The Acting-Mayor of…

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District Teachers' Association. Presentation to Mr. Senior-inspector Friend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 7

A meeting was here on Saturday [?] West Maitland Superior Public School for two purposes, firstly, to present Mr. Friend Senior-Inspector of Schools, with an address…

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Local and General. Buchanan Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 4

The Buchanan School held their Empire Day Picnic, which was postponed last month, last Saturday, There was a good attendance of children and parents and an enjoyable time was spent by all…

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School of Arts Debating Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 7

The School of Arts Literary and Debating Society held its usual weekly meeting on Monday evening last. There was a fair attendance of members. the speakers (Mr. A. dale) occupied the chair. One…

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Classification of Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

The Public Service Board has approved of the undermentioned teachers being classed as follows as a result of examination class IIB.—Edward A. Dreww Narrabri subject to passing examination in…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

Attention is directed to the advertisement by the School of Arts, notifying the public that a new quarter commences on the 1st July, the subscription being for adults 3s,…

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Our Singleton Letter. School Teachers Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 2

Miss Lambert, of Adamstown, has bee appointed to succeed Miss Cole in the 'Infants' Department of the Superior Public School; Mr. J. H. Laws, first assistant in…

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School of Arts. Committee Meeting

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 2

A commits meeting of the above institution was held on Monday night. Present : Messrs. J. Andrews (in chair), J. Higgins, P. A. Jones, C…

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Rumoured Operations on Children Panic in Schools [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 4

There has been a panic in 20 schools in New York, caused by a report that the doctors intended to cut the toasils from the throats of 1000 foreign Jew…

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Public School Teachers' Pay

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 1

A good many people have an idea that Public School teachers are very well paid. A consideration of the following will show whether that is the…

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School or Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held last night. There were present—Mr. E. Bowman (in the chair), Rev. Canon Regg, Messrs. J. W. Humphries, W. C. Priest,…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 2

THE regular monthly meeting of the Committee of the abovenamed Institution was held in the Committee Room, School of Arts, on Thursday night…

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Kindergarten School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 4

Miss Bessie Peek announces elsewhere in this issue that the Kindergarten and Girls' School will re-open in the Congregational Hall on Monday next, the 9th instant…

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School of Arts Literary Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1906 · page 4

The School of Arts Literary and Debating Society held its usual weekly meeting on last Monday evening. There was a very fair attendance of members, and several ladies were present. The speaker (Mr…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 2

The following new books have just been received and added to the library:—"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair; "Pictures form the Balkans," by J. F. Fraser; "The Fifth Queen," by Hueffer; "A Tramp…

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