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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1912

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Standard of Primary Education. Qualifying Certificate Questions of Public Schools. Gold Watchies for the Best Paper on Arithmetic

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 3

Recently over 12,000 boys and girls attending the Public Schools were oxamined in arithmetic, dictation, English, geography, and history, with the…

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Superior Public School Buildings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

On Thursday last Major Nicholson, M.L.A., introduced a deputation, consisting of the Mayor (Alderman Thursby), Alderman Mannall, and the town clerk…

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Schools of Arts. the Government Po[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 6

A deputation representing the of the Ashfield School of Arts luced to the Minister of Publicsion by Mr. Robson. M.L.A…

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Newcastle Diocese Sunday Schools Results of Sunday School Examinations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 7

The following are the results of the Newcaltie Diocesan Sunday School examination for 1911 as supplied by Rev. H. S. D. Portus, Secretary of Religious Education com—…

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Singleton Grammar School

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

In this issue, Mr. A. H. Wilhelmy, Principal of the Singleton Grammar School, advertises that work will be resumed on Monday, 29th instant. Mr…

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Large School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 4

It is notified in our advertising columns that the half-yearly meeting of the Large School of Arts will be held on Thursday night next…

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Teachers' Drill Camps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 4

The physical training of the young and rising generation is a work of great national importance. It is gratifying to find that leading educationalists are recognising…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon, Fire at King's School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 5

The large stores attached to King's School, Parramatta were destroyed by fire this morning…

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West Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

The following books have been added to library:—"The Ways of the Heart," by Ethel P. Hope ; "The Gallant Graham," May Wynne; "The Master of Life," W. D…

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St. Joseph's School, Lochinvar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

The new Catholic school at Lochinvar will be opened and blessed on Sunday next by his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Dwyer. There will be solemn High Mass in the new building on Sunday…

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School of Instruction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

Staff-.sergeant major Kendall, a member of the 4th Australian Light Horse instructional staff, took his departure to-day for Albury, where he will assist at a school of…

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Catholic Schools. Church's Outlay in Education

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 7

The mutual distribution of prizes following the examination in the Roman Catholic primary schools in the archdiocese of Sydney, took place in St. Mary's School Hall…

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Teacher's Summer School. Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Dairying in Foreign Countries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 6

Mr. H. Potts, continuing his lecture on "Dairying in Foreign Countries," said:— At the inception of the Pure Milk Supply Company, very stringent regulations and very…

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Transfer of a School Teacher

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

Included In the changes among school teachers announced by the Public Instruction Department is the transfer to the Pyrmont (Sydney) school of Miss…

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Back to School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

Public schools in the eastern division (which includes Maitland) are to resume work on Monday, the 22nd. In the western division the Christmas vacation extends to…

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Public Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

The great majority of the schools of the State resume duties on Monday after their five weeks' holiday. The secondary schools and the schools of the western district…

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Kurri Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

The status of the Public school at Kurri has been raised to that of a first-class Superior Public school. In future there will be three departments, namely, boys, girls. and infants…

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St. John's Schools' Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

A picnic will be given to the children attending St. John's boys' and girls' schools, on Tuesday, 30th instant. The picnic will be held at Spiers' Point, Lake Macquarie. A…

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A School Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 6

Vienna, Wednesday schoolboy, aged 17, at a grammar school in Suchava, fired four shots with a revolver at M. Mokranski, the mathematical…

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School Teacher Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 4

Miss Margaret Swann, headmistress of the infants' department of the Singleton Superior Public School, has been transferred to Prymont, Sydney. Miss Swann during her…

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