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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1909

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Our Schoolboys' Trip to Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 7

A team of nineteen boys, selected from the schools of the Maitland district, taking part in Junior Rugby Football competition, left Maitland by Brisbane mail on Friday morning, 6th…

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District Teachers Manual Training Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last, at the close of a lecture given by Mr. Spencer in the local Superior Public School (a full report of which will appear in…

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Lecture in the School of Arts the Secong Coming of Christ

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 2

Pastor C. Vere-Bell delivered an interesting lecture on the above subject, in the School of Arts on Sunday evening. [?] Matthew iv., 3, the lecturer said the…

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Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of members of the Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution last evening, the president, Major Nicholson, being in the chair, and…

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School of Arts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 2

The new committee of the School of Arts were not long in getting to work, as at a meeting on Monday night last they decided to purchase…

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School Suicide Club. Boys Rehearse the Death Scene

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 6

The dreadful revelation is made following the death of a fifteen-year-od scholar named Meny, at Clermont Ferrand, near Paris, of the existence of a…

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Girls' High School Entertainment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 4

With the object of providing funds for the purchase of books for the library, and other material for school use, an entertainment has been arranged to take place in the Town Hall…

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Cessnock School of Arts. Result of Ballot

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 2

The scrutineers (Messrs. Elliott, Donaldson, and Crampton) having concluded the count of ballot papers in connection with the half-yearly…

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School Teacher Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 4

Mr. F. J. Bridge, who has had charge of the Iona Public School, Woodville, during the past three or four years, has received notice of his transfer to Gloucester, with an intimation to take up his new…

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Lecture in the School of Arts. the Second "Coming of Christ."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 6

The above lecture was delivered by Paster C. Vere Bell in the School of Arts, West Maitland, on Sunday evening. The lecturer first spoke of the plan of salvation, contrasting the…

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Bible Society Sunday, Annual Sunday Schools' Gatherings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 4

Bible Society Sunday for 1909 for West Maitland was favoured with beautiful spring weather. The annual celebration is always looked forward to with much interest, because it is…

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Cessnock District News. [?] School Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 7

The pupils attending the Cessnock Public School gave a concert in the Cessnock Hall on Friday evening, the proceeds of which on are to be devoted to the school fund for…

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Girls' High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 8

Owing to another function taking place on the date originally advertised, it has been decided to hold the dramatic entertainment arranged for the High School on Friday September 17, and…

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Two-up School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon lost a number of navvies amused themselves by playing "two-up" in the yard of the Court House Hotel,…

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School for Mothers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 7

A school for nursing mothers on the [?] of the famous one of Ghent will shortly be opened in London. Mothers and girls will be taught how a baby should…

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Football. High School v. KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 8

In the final of the Wednesday [?], played on the Albion Ground this afternoon between High School and Kurri, the former were leading by 3 to nil at half-time. Geddes kicked a…

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School of Arts Debating Society. Legislation of the Totalisator

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of members was held in the hall of the institution last evening, when Mr. F. Ward presided over a large attendance. The order of the day was…

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Wallalong Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 4

Under date August 11, Mr. W. Brown, M.L.A. has received word from the Department of Public Instruction that the Minister of Public Instruction has approved of the acceptance of a tender for…

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Football. High School v. KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 August 1909 · page 4

The final of the Wednesday competition was played on the Albion Ground yesterday between the High School and Kurri Advance. The weather was fine and warm,…

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Cessnock District News. School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of member of the Cesnock School of Arts was held on Wednesday evening, at which Mr. T. Punch presided over a full attendance. It was…

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