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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1908

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Rating of Schools

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 12

Under the Local Government Act certaia building are exempt from taxation. These include churches and places used exclusively for public worship: but the decision given…

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Annandale Public School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 6

Mr James Falliek, M.P., has received the following letter from the Department of Public Instruction, dated Sydney, 30th June, 1908:—"Sir,—I have…

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Maitland District Public Schools Inspector's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 6

The latest issue of the "Public Instruction Gazette" presents much interesting matter. The reports of the inspectors for the year 1907 contains the following:—…

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The School Slate. Disseminator of Disease

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 3

The Tullooroo new State school, three miles from Lismore, to replace the building burnt some time ago, was opened on Saturday by Mr Hindmarsh, the…

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State School Scholarships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 4

Under the new arrangement, which has come into force this year, by which a large number of scholarships are awarded, but scholars of all schools of a certain class…

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School Boards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 5

The Minister, of Education, replying to a deputation, remarked incidentally that School Boards in certain centres were not very live bodies, and Parents'…

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Muswellbrook. School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held in the institution last night. There were present: Mr. Edward Bowman (in chair), Rev. J. H. G…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 2

The members of the Maitland School of Arts and the Newcastle Union of Institutes participated in an enjoyable social evening on Tuesday. About 40 visitors…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the general committee was held in the committee room of the institution. The President (Major C. E. Nicholson) occupied the chair, and there were…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 2

THE regular montly meeting of the Committee of the abovenamed institu tion was held on Tuesday night last, when there were present:—Messrs Ed…

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Maitland District Public Schools. Inspector's Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 3

The latest issue of the "Public Instruction Gazette" presents much interesting matter. The reports of the inspectors for the year 1907 contains the following…

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Largs School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1908 · page 3

The sixty-second half-yearly meeting of the Larges School of Arts was held on Friday evening. Mr. T. E. Pyman, President, presided over a fair attendance of…

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Local and General. Paterson School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1908 · page 4

The annual meeting of members of the Paterson School of Arts will be held in the hall of the institution on Wednesday evening next…

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Music Examinations. Success of Local Pupils

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 2

WE (Murrurundi Times) have received a copy of the syllabus of requirements for the practical and theoretical examinations and for…

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Superior Public School

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 2

Inspector Hunt is engaged upon the regular inspection of the Singleton Superior Public School this week. On Saturday last, he delivered an address…

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The Schoolmaster at Home

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

If the bill to prevent smoking by boys prove half the nuisance to the police which it opponents predict, it might be better to adopt the rule which George Augustus…

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Children's Teeth. School Dental Inspectors

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 3

A deputation, representing the Dental Association of New South Wales, waited upon Mr Hogue, the Minister for Public Instruction, on Tuesday, to ask…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 4

The fine new porch erected at the main entrance to the hall of the School or Arts has been completed by the contractor, Mr. W. J. Harradine, from plans prepared by…

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High School v. Cleveland Street

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 5

On the East Maitland reserve on Thursday afternoon the East Maitland High School defeated the Cleveland-street School (Sydney) by 35 points to 3. The visitors had a better forward division, but the…

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[?]Cal and General. School of Arts Library

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

The following latest works by well-known writers have been added to the library:— The Crucible, Mark Lee Lather; With Juliet in England, Grace S. Richmond; Meryl, W…

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