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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1908

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Congregational Sunday School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 4

The anniversary services of the West Maitland Congregational Sunday School, postponed from the previous Sunday, were held last Sunday. In the morning Rev. E. L. Counter spoke from the words…

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Sunday School Prizes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 2

At the last annual Diocesan examination held in connection with Anglican Sunday Schools, a number of pupils competed from All Saints' and South…

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Congregational Sunday School Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above [?] School took place in the church last when there was very good attendance parents and friends.Rev. E. L. [?]…

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Teachers' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 5

An important, deputation front the Teachers' Association presented to Mr. Hogue, Minister of Public instruction, some of the principal resolutions passed at the recent…

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British School Boys for Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 3

Answers are now being received by the Immigration League ol Australasia in connection with the letter sent to the headmasters of the great public schools in the United Kingdom…

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School Agriculture

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 2

The following memorandom to school teachers has been issued by Mr. Peter Board, Under-Secretary for Public Instruction:- The report of the teacher of school…

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Public School Burnt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 2

Af an early hour yesterday morning the public school at Ellalong was burnt to the ground. The cause of the outbreak is not known…

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Fearful Fire in Ohio. a School in Flames. Only One Exit. Blocked with Writing Bodies. Hundreds INCINERATED.LONDON.March 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 5

A terrible calamity has occurred ut Cleveland, Ohio. The Lake View Common School, attended by 350 children, ranging in age from 5 to 14 was burnt to the ground and…

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Our State Schools

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

The education of the people is an important subject connected with the present and future generations, and the elimination of school fees from the…

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School in Flames Holocaust in Ohio. Hundreds Incinerated. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 6

A terrible calamity has occurred at Cleveland, Ohio. The Lake View Common School, attended by 360 children, ranging in age from 5 to 11, was burnt…

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Public Schools and Fires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 2

For such a disaster as that reported from Ohio to occur in Now South Wales is practically impossible. The modern school in Now South Wales is practically fireproof. Even in the older buildings…

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Rural Camp School. No. 2 Session, March 3-11, 1908

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 5

A representative of our journal visited the rural camp school at Morpeth last night, on the last evening of its sojourn at the rendezvous chosen for the opening sessions of…

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Terrible Calamity. School Catches Fire. 170 Children Perish. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 4

A terrible calamity has occurred at Ohio, U.S.A. A school building of six stories high, attended by 360 children, caught fire. The children…

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Maitlamd School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the committee of the Maitland School of Arts was held in the committee-room of the institute last evening. The president (Major C.E. Nicholson)…

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School of Arts Debating Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

A meeting of all interested in the re-establishment of the School of Arts .Debating Society are requested by advertisement in this issue to attend a meeting in the hall…

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Fearful Fire in Ohio. a School in Flames. Blocked with Writhing Bodies. Hundreds Incinerated. London, March 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

A terrible calamity has occurred at Cleveland, Ohio. The Lake View Common School, attended by 350 children, ranging in age from 5 to 14, was burnt to the ground, and…

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Rural Camp School. NO. 2. Session, March 3-11, 1908

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 11

A representative of our journal visited the rural camp school at Morpeth on Tuesday on the last evening of its sojourn at the rendezvous chosen for the opening sessions of…

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A Young Man's Downfall. Goes into a "Two-up" School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

Leslie Smith, a junior porter at Ourianbah railway station, appeared at Cosford police court on Wednesday on a charge of stealing the sum of £10/16/3…

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Indignation Meeting at Kurrl School Requirements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 2

In accordance with a resolution passed at a recent meeting of the Kurri Progress Association, a public meeting of citizens and parents of children attending the Public School was held…

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St. Mary's Sunday School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 4

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with St. Mary's Sunday School will take place to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, when Handel's "Messiah" will be produced on the…

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