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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1911

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Congregational Sunday School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 2

The anniversary of the West Maitland Congregational Sunday School was celebrated yesterday by special services in the morning, afternoon and evening, which were conducted…

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Congregational Sunday School. Annual Meeting

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

The annual meeting of the Congregational Sunday School was held in The Church last evening. Mr. A. McDonald presided over a lair attendance…

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Largs Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. W. Brown, M.L.A., has received word from the Department of Public Instruction under date 28the March, 1911, to the effect that the Minister of Public Instruction has…

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Maitland School of Arts. Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the committee was held in the committee room of the institution last evening. Mr. W. J. Saunders (Vice-president), occupied the chair…

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The Teacher and the Pupil. a Stirring Address

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 7

Mr. Donald E. Fraser, Inspector of Schools in the Manning district, who is well known to "Bulletin" readers as "Jimmie Pannikin"— delivered a…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 4

Mr. Beely, Minister for Public Instruction having spoken of the need for School of Arts carrying out educational work to entitle them to Government assistance, Mr…

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The School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6

[?] growing [?] the town the committee of the Muswellbrook School of Arts decided some time ago, as reported in the "Mercury" to…

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Department of Public Instruction. Classification of Teachers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 14

The Public Service Board have approved of the undermentioned teachers being classified as follows, as the result of examination:—…

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The Pampered Schoolboy. Original "Tom Brown"

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 9

One of the heroes of the fight described in "Tom Brown's Schooldays," whose true identity for the last 70 years has been known only to his nearest friends, discussed…

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Methodist Sunday School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 4

At last night's valedictory meeting in the Methodist School Hall, West Maitland, Mr. A. A. Mannall, the chairman, who is Superintendent of the Sunday School, spoke of the urgent need for…

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School Inspector's Retirement. Valedictory to Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hunt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 8

Mr. G. H. Hunt, Senior Inspector of Schools, who has just retired from the service of the Department was recently entertained at a launch picnic on the Nepean by…

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Honesty. Amusing School Essays

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 4

There would appear to be something seriously amiss with the standard of moral training imbibed by the average child in the Warwickshire elementary…

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School Children's Work Plain Needlework

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 7

School Children's work, open to nil children attending any school in the northern districts, to be certified by their teacher as to age and attendance. Entrance free,…

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School Inspector's Retirement. Valedictory to Mr. and G. H. HUNT

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 6

Mr. G. H. Hunt, Senior Inspector of Schools, who has just retired from the service of the Department was recently entertained at a launch picnic on the Nepean by…

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Heddon-greta Two-up-school. a Surprise Arrest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 6

Acting under instructions from Senior-Sergeant S[?]shall, [?] Harcombe and Yeomans, of Kurri, will Constable Corner, of Mulbring, raided a "two-up" school at…

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Superior Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 4

From the Department of Public Instruction, Mr. John Gillies, .M.L.A., has received an acknowledgment of a letter presented from Mr. C. B. Worden, secretary of the…

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Scone Grammar School. Annual Speech Day

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

SPEECH day and distribution of prizes for the past year was held at the School on Friday last. The schoolroom was transformed for the occasion, being tastefully…

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Home or Public School? Boy's Side of the Question

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 5

It is very motherly to hug one's boy close to one, mistrusting the whole world, just us it is very modern to attack all institutions; so that "A Modern…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

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

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