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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1911

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Aviator Pupils' Quarrel. London, Saturday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1911 · page 3

Havanna, a pupil of the Bleriot aviation school at Hindon, being unable to recoer faces which he claimed on the ground of his slow progress, fired a revolver at Pierre, the…

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Cricket. School of Arts Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 7

A meeting of members interested in the formation of a cricket club in connection with the Maitland School of Arts was held in the committee room on Saturday evening…

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School of Arts Library

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 4

Tho following latest works have been added to the library:— Winding Paths, by Gertrude Page; Soldier Valley Forge, by Stevens Story Girl, by L. M. Montgomery; Miss Livingstone's Companion…

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School of Arts. Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the committee was held in the institution last evening. Major Nicholson (president) occupied the chair, and there were present—Messrs…

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Stroud School of Arts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 8

Following is the fifty-fourth annual report of the Stroud School of Arts for year ending 30th June, 1911, read at the recent annual meeting of…

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Norwegian Romance Teacher and His Pupil

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 6

A strange Norwegian romance was un folded at Worship street Police Court on Friday, 14th October, when Henry Forbes Harding, 28, well-dressed, and stated to…

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St. Ethel's Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 4

The Under-Secretary of Education (Mr. P. Board) has acquainted Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., that the Minister has approved of tenders being invited for the carrying out of additions and alterations in…

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Morpeth School Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 4

Mr. William Watson, of Hinton, has been gazetted a member of the Public School Board for the sub-district of Morpeth…

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Maitland School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 16

The 12th half-yearly meeting of members of the West Maitland School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution last week. The president (Major Nicholson)…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday afternoon. Breeza Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 August 1911 · page 3

The tender of George Cook, Singleton, has been accepted for the erection of a new building and repairs to the residence at the Public School, Breeza, price £369…

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Teachers' Grievances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 August 1911 · page 2

On Saturday the Maitland District Teachers' Association had before them the intended visit on Saturday next of the Departmental Board, consisting of Messrs. Irvine and…

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Chichester Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 4

Mr. W. Brown, M.L.A. for Durham has received word from the Department of Public Instruction, under date 23rd August, respecting the carrying out of repoirs in connection with the public school…

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lares Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 4

The Department of Public Instruction has informed Mr. W. Brown, M.L.A., under date 24th .August, 1911, that the Minister of Public Insturetion has approved of the acceptance of a tender for…

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Rural Camp School. Farewell Function

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

On an elevated site, commanding an extensive view of the Lower Hunter, handy to the railway, kindly provided by the Morpeth Council, the winter series of camp schools…

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Rural Camp Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 4

During the past two months about 700 public school boys and touchers have been investigating the rural industries of the Hunter Valley, and pursuing Nature study…

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Rural Camp School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 4

Yesterday all the units of the rural camp school paid a visit to the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery, where the officials kindly showed the boys the surface workings, and took them…

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For Women and Girls Sewing Machines in Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 6

The introduction of sewing machines into, the schools may be accepted as a sign of the times. With a whoop, which is meant to mark such a progressive step…

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Teachers' Grievances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 4

Delegate's representing the various grades of teachers in the Maitland district this afternoon, at the Technical College, waited upon the Departmental. Regrading Board…

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Australian Farm Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 9

The Local Government Board has granted permission for the Boards of Guardians to emigrate children to the farm schools of Western Australia…

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Rural Camp School. Farewell Foncting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 5

On an elevated site, commanding an extensive view of the Lower Hunter, handy to the railway, kindly provided by the Morpeth Council, the wincer series of camp schools…

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