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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1908

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For Little Children. Weak and Unhealthy. Open-air Recovery Schools

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 3

A very Interesting article on the openair recovery schools for weak and unhealthy children In Germany has been written by Mr F. Rose, the Assistant…

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For Little Children. Weak and Unhealthy. Open-air Recovery Schools

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 3

A very interesting article on the opena[?]r recovery schools for weak and unhealthy children In Germany has been written by Mr F. Rose, the Assistant…

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Local and General. School Football

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

The semi-finals in the schools' competitions are appointed for next Friday, the West Maitland S. P. School to meet Kurri Kurri, at the Albion Ground, and Morpeth…

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Aims of Primary Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 7

In the course of an interesting report on visiting day, Mr. W. T. Shapter, head teacher of the Richmond State School, said a question often asked by parents which…

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School Concerts and Irregular Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 7

Regarding school concerts Mr. Shapter in his report, said:—"A school concert is a desirable thing, but if those who ask for them knew the strain devolving upon the…

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Public Schools. Durham Electorate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 4

Mr. W. Brown, M.L A., is in receipt of a letter from the Department of Public Instruction intimating that the Minister has approved of tenders being invited for the erection of a new building in…

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Largs School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Largs School of Arts was held last evening. The President (Mr. M. J. Hoban) occupied the chair, and there were also present—Messrs. M Tobin, J…

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Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the general committee was held in the committee rooms of the institution last evening. Mr. Jus. W. McLauchlin was voted to the…

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Schoolboy Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 4

In these columns recently attention was called to the good work done in New York by the Public Schools Athletic League both in the physical and moral development of…

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Local and General. West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 4

A meeting of members of the Maitland School of Arts will be held on Monday evening next, to discuss the question of ways and means, whereby the sum of…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 4

A second meeting of members in accordance with the Act of Parliament will be held in the hall of the institution on Thursday evening, October 1, for the purpose of confirming a resolution as moved at…

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Maitland School of Arts. Proposed Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 6

A meeting of the members of the West Maitland School of Arts was hold in the main hall of the institution last evening, to discuss the question of the ways and means…

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School-church Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 5

The large Wesleyan scholl-church at Dunstable, England, has been destroyed. The damage is estimated at £30,000…

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High School Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1908 · page 4

The seventh annual sports meeting of the Maitland Boys' High School will be held on the Albion Ground on Friday, October 9. The committee, of whom S. Geddes and S. Brown are hon. secretaries…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1908 · page 4

The meeting of members relative to the confirming of a resolution carried unanimously at a meeting on the 14th inst., was inadvertently called for Oct. 1st instead of…

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The Goorangoola School. Mr James Fallick, M.P., has handed us the following letter for publication:— Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 8th September, 1908

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 3

Sir,—I have the honor to acquaint you that the Minister of Public Instruction has approved of the acceptance of a tender for the cerection of a new…

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Schools and Church Burned

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 2

The large Wesleyan schools and church at Dunstable. Bedfordshire, have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £30,000…

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A Ragged School. In a Sydney Slum

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

Sydney is a busy place, and it is like Tennyson's brook: "Men may come, and men may go—but here with I beg to change the couplet and…

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Sydney Schools v. High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

The match between the combined Sydney Schools and the Maitland High School, on the Parade Oval, resulted in a win for the High School by 11 points to 3. Willins and S. Brown…

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Superior Public School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

Some time ago, during thunderstorms, the gable end of the girls' department of the Singleton Superior Public School was struck by lightning, and some of the…

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