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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1908

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Girls' Industrial School at Parramtta

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 3

Of the many problems that from time to time have engaged the attention and absorbed the energies of social workers there can never be one…

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Presbyterian Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 2

The quarterly conference of the Presbyterian Sunday School Teachers of the Hunter Presbytery was held at East Maitland on Wednesday evening last. The following schools were represented:—…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the trustees of the above institution was held in the committee room yesterday afternoon, to obtain their consent to proposed loan of £500. There were present—Messrs. R. Scobie,…

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Weston Public School Fete. Additions Opened. Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 5

The additions to the Weston Public School were officially opened this morning by Mr. M. Charlton, M.L.A. There were present all the children of the local…

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St. John's School Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

Elsewhere in this issue appears the full programme of St. John' School concert, which takes place in the Town Hall, on Friday evening next. Of course, the majority of the items…

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Minmi Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

The animal picnic of the Minmi Public School was held on the Albion Ground to-day, in very unfavourable weather. The morning was fine, but about one o'clock a thunderstorm came up,…

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Fire Near Rockhampton. School Inspector Burnet to Death. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

The Grand Hotel at Emu Park, near Roekhampton was burnt to the round last night. Mr T. Russel Brown. Inspector of State Schools, was so serious…

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School Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1908 · page 2

The window exhibit of shins, etc., of the American Fleet which attracted much attention a few weeks ago was offered by the Singer Sewing Machine Company to the school whose…

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Weston Public School. Opening Ceremony of Extensions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1908 · page 3

Mr, M. Charlton, M.L.A., performed the opening ceremony of the new wing of the Weston Public School, on Saturday morning On the arrival of the 11 a.m. train a…

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Amusements. St. John's School Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 2

The grand concert in aid of the prize fund for St. John's Schools will be given in the Town Hall to-morrow evening, when a long and diversified programme…

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Scholars' Excursion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 4

On Wednesday a company of the senior scholars at the West Maitland S.P. School, numbering about 20, under the guidance of tho headmaster, Mr. McLaren, paid a visit to Newcastle. Leaving by…

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Fosterton Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 4

Mr. W. Brown, M.L.A., has received word from the Department that the Minister of Public Instruction has accepted the tender of Mr. A. A. Moore for improvements to Public School…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 6

The usual fortnightly mooting of the committee of the above. institution was hold last evening. Major C. E. Nicholson (president) ocoupied the chair, and their were present: Messrs. E. J…

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Schools or Prisons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 4

Much satisfaction has been expressed of late at the modern and more rational system of treating prisoners, by which they are prevented from making the prison a school of crime. Meals…

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Amusements. St. John's School Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 4

Despite the fact that the weather was of a decidedly threatening nature, there was at excellent attendance at the grand concert held in the Town Hall last evening, the proceeds of…

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Weston Public School. Opening Ceremony of Extensions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 7

Mr. M. Charlton, M.L.A., performed the opening ceremony of the new wing of the Weston Public School. A procession formed at the railway station, and headed…

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Superior Public School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 4

Inspector Hunt has been engased this week in the task of inspecting the Singleton Superior Public School. the inspection of the Girls' Department…

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St. John's School Concer[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 4

We have been requested by Miss b. McGlinn to state, with regard to St. John's School concert, that the Dominican Nuns alone were responsible for the…

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Roman Catholic Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 3

Mr. W. Runciman, President of the Board of [?], has agreed to discuss with Roman Catholic education experts the matter of [?] of schools as affected by his…

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The School of Arts Library

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 3

Some twenty volumes of new works have been added to the School of Arts library. The books are chiefly comprised of fietion, but they have been carefully selected, and in addition to them there…

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