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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1907

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 October 1907 · page 4

At a special meeting of the general committee held last night under the presidency of Mr. W. B. Kerr, vice-president, it was decided that the lectures to be delivered by the officers of the…

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Schoolboy Howlers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 2

In a recent number of "Past and Present," a Journal for scholars of Friends' Schools, there is a long and "absolutely genuine" collection of "howlers." Here are a…

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School Teachers' Association.. Social Gathering

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 5

[?] successful and enjoyable social gathered the auspices of the Maitland District [?]school Teachers' Association, was held [?]School of Arts, last evening. There was…

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Boys' High School Sports

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 11

The sixth annual sports in connection with the Boys' High School, East Maitland, were held on the Albion Ground on Friday. There was a fair attendance in the morning, but in…

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Schoolboys As Caddies

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 3

The earnings of caddies on the Royal Melbourne golf links during the recent tournament approximated £100, independent of tips. Cases of boys engaged in…

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Sunday School Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 November 1907 · page 2

The annual picnic in connection with St. Paul's Sunday Schools was held yesterday as Bishopscourt, Morpeth. At a quarter to 9 o'clock the children, numbering 250,…

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School Teachers' Association. Social Gathering

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 3

A most successful and enjoyable social gathering under the auspices of the Maitland District public School Teachers' Association, was held at the School of Arts, on Friday evening. There…

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Methodist Sabbath School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 4

Anniversary services in connection with the Methodist Sabbath School at East Maitland will be held to-marrow (Sunday) in the morning at 11 o'clock, a special children's service will be held at…

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Local School Matters

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 3

Miss E. M. Eipper, of Scone, and Miss T. Wilson from Superior Public School, Kogarah, have been appointed assistants to the local public…

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Methodist Sunday School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 4

The anniversary services in connection with the East Maitland Methodist Sunday School were held on Sunday last at the church. The three services were largely attended and it…

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Board School Humour

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 5

The humours arising out of the examinations and question[?]ngs of scholars in elementary schools are a perennial source of amusement to those engaged in the…

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A School for Timid People

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 4

The latest profession in Paris is that of teaching timid women and others how to walk about the streets. M. Pierre Brousset, who reads his…

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High School Old Girls' Union. Annual Garden Fete

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 5

Actuated by a spirit of charity and benevolence, it has been the custom of the Old Girls' union of the Girls' High School to annually hold a Garden Fete, with the…

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Visit of the Superintendent of School Agriculture

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1907 · page 3

Mr. John Halsted, Superintendent of School. Agriculture under the Department of Public instructions, visited Muswellbrook on Saturday last and inspected the site of the garden for pupils…

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A Chapter of Examinations. School Scholarships, Teachers, and the Civil and Municipal Services

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 4

THE announcement of a number of important public competitive examinations, to be conducted at Sydney ami various country centres, has recently…

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School of Arts

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate

The monthly committee meeting was held on Tuesday last. Present: Messrs. W. S. Goard (President), G. B. White, W. J. D. Mitchell, R. Stuart, G. Dove (Sec.),…

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Schools Without Books

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 3

An excellent idea, which we may hope will before long he generally adopted, is the vacation school. Its aim is to provide a refuge for poor…

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A Chapter of Examinations. School Scholarships, Teachers, and the Civil and Municipal Services

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 4

THE announcement of a number of important public competitive examinations, to be conducted at Sydney and various country centres, has recently…

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Scone Public School. Formation of Parents' Association

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1907 · page 2

PURSUANT to advertisement, a meeting was held at the School of Arts on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of considering the…

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