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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1911

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West Maitland School of Arts Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the committee was held in the committee room of the institution last evening. Major C. E. Nicholson occupied the chair, and there…

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St. Paul's Sunday School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 2

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with St. Paul's Sunday School took place on Monday night. Needless to say there was a good attendance of children, and many…

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School of Arts Bazaar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

A gift afternoon will be held in the School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon next in aid of the School of Arts bazaar. The promoters are Mesdames Fry and Barden…

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Girls' High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 4

Miss N. Crouch, who has succeeded Miss Brewster, as teacher of science at the Girls' High School, comes to Maitland with an excellent record in scientific work…

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School Equipment and Accommodation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 4

The Minister of Education has appointed a committee of school inspectors to inquire and report concerning defects in equipment, in internal accommodation, and in the…

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School Destroyed by an Avalanche

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 3

St. Petersburg, Saturday.—An .avalanche destroyed a school at Sibye, on' the. Black Sea. ? Twelv'o'boy's tind;.six: adults were found dead in tho -ruins'…

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School of Arts Benefit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 2

A benefit performance in aid of the funds of the Maitland School of Arts will be given at Arcadia on Tuesday evening next, by kind permission of Messrs. Page and Pearson. A…

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Eccleston Public School. Farewell to Mr. W. Jones

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 3

Last week Mr. W. Jones, of the local public school, received word that he had been appointed to Blacktown. On Tuesday last the Eccleston Parents and Citizens'…

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The School Master Abroad

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

Considering the number of public schools and other educational establishments in Australia, the quantity of bad grammar spoken and written in the…

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Largs School Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

A school fair will be conducted in the Largs School of Arts on Friday and Saturday next, when cookery and other competitions will take place. The fair will be opened…

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Bishop's Bridge Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., has been informed by the Education Department that the Minister has decided to call for fresh tenders for painting, renovating and…

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St. Paul's Sunday School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 12

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with St. Paul's Sunday School took place last week. Needless to say there was a good attendance of children, and many…

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The School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 7

Plans for extensive additions to the School of Arts having been approved by the committee have been sent to the Works Department for approval, and when they pass through the crucial test of…

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School Changes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 2

Several changes in the personnel of the staffs of the local public schools have to be noted. Mr. Hairier of the Singleton Superior Public School, has been…

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West Maitland School of Arts. Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the committee was held in the committee room of the institution last evening. Major Nicholson occupied the chair, and there were…

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School or Governess?

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 6

Which in better for a girl, asks a contemporary, to be educated at a boarding-school or at home? Before considering the advantage of a school…

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Schools Without Books

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 4

An excellent idea, which we may hope will before long be generally adopted, is the vocation school. Its aim is to provide a. refuge for poor…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the committee of the local School of Arts was held in the institution on Wednesday night last. There were present—…

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Fancy Fair at Largs. Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 3

The Fancy Fair organised and carried out by the parents and citizens Association, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the local Public School Piano…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 4

The following books have been added to the library of the Maitland School of Arts:—Great Coup, Nat Gould; Hawtrey's Deputy. Harold Bindloss; brand of Silence. F.M. White; Mountain…

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