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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1908

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White Child Slavery. Teacher's Revelations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 1

The Curse of the Cow, During the proceedings of the annual conference of the school teachers, Acting Inspector Blumer, who has had many years of experience in…

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School of 'Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 7

The committee of the School of Arts last night considered at length a comprehensive report, submitted by Messrs. T. W. Adam-son and J. W. Humphries, as well as draft…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Thursday afternoon. Schools Rifle Competitions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 5

The Education Defence authorities state that each colony will be entitled conjointly to enter one team of eight school boys to compete annually for the Lord Roberts trophy for British and…

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Teachers' Summer School. Hawkesbury College

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. H. Potts, Principal of the Hawkesburv Agricultural College, gave a hearty welcome to the members of the third Summer School for Teachers, 97 of whom have entered upon…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the Committee of the abovenamed institution was held on Thursday night last. Mr W. Priest (vice president) occupied…

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The Public School System. Recent Reforms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 5

In regard to the advance made in State educational matters, the Minister of Public Instruction referring to the now syllabus and other reforms, which have crown out of the…

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Teachers' Summer School. Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 4

The principal, Mr. H. W. Potts, gave a very interesting lecture to the teachers at the summer school on Tuesday evening, on the dairying industry. He dealt with the industry…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the committee of the West Maitland School of Arts, was held in the committee room of the institution last evening…

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District School at Mudgee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

Application having been made for the establishment of a district school at Mudgee, the Minister of Public Instruction caused inquiry to be made as to the amount of support likely to be accorded to…

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Teachers' Summer School. Hawkesbury College

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 16

Mr. H. Potts, Principal of the Hawkesbury-Agricultural College, gave a hearty welcome to the members of the third Summer School for Teachers, 97 of whom have entered upon…

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Lord Rosebery on Moral Teaching. Dames Schools and Makers of Empire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 5

Lord Rosebery, Chancellor of the University of London, opened the London Day Training College in Southampton Row on 2nd November…

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Rural Camp Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. A. E. Cradick, officer-in-charge of rural camp schools, under the Education Department, has been confined to his bed by illness for several days. It is not yet known whether his indisposition will…

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Private School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

Miss Mary Blair of Lorn, announces in our business columns that she intends opening a school in the Church-street Hall, on Monday, February 3. Terms during the holidays may…

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The Public School System

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 7

In regard to the advance made in State educational matters, the Minister of Public Instruction referring to the new syllabus and other reforms, which have grown out of the…

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Scholars' Remarkable Records

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

At the recent distribution of prizes in connection with the Hoxton Park Public School (N. S. Wales), the report presented by the principal. Mr A. D…

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Maitland Mission to Chinese. the Evening School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

The evening school in connection with the above mission was reopened last night. The school has been closed for some time from a lack of Chinese scholars, but last night the…

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Schoolboys from India

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 4

One recent result of Dr. Arthur's letters in the Anglo-Indian pross has been a number of inquiries from parents who are willing to send their sons to Australia to be…

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Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Teachers Summer School. Lecture on Milk Testing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 8

Many inventions have been devised for the purpose of testing milk, Delaval (known perhaps more for his successful separator), and Gerber's experiments in the use of…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 4

The following latest books have been added to the library of the West Maitland School of Arts :—"Satan Sanderson," by Mattio E. Rives ; "Stumbling Block,"…

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Teachers' Summer School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1908 · page 2

The public school teachers, who have voluntarily and readily given up a part of their midsummer vacation to attend the Teachers' Summer School at the Hawkesbury…

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