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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1914

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Denver Private School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

"Denver" Private School has hitherto been conducted, by Mrs. Wyndbam, but has changed hands, and in the future will be conducted by Miss V. Smith. The school…

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Schoolboy Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 5

John McGuire, of Cleveland-street, Redfern, a schoolboy of 12, attending St. Peter's, Surry Hills, was drowned in the Domain baths yesterday afternoon. From 3…

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Teachers' Salaries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 2

Eighty elementary schools in Herefordshire are to be closed on Monday as the teachers have resigned on account of the authorities refusing to grant a scale of…

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Continuation Schools. Cost Not Excessive

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 2

The Minister of Education expressed the fear on Saturday that the public might obtain the impression, through a statement published, that the cost of the evening…

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Rural Camp Schools for City Boys

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 4

The autumn term of the rural camp school is to be held at Morpeth. The Hunter Valley has always been a favourite site for the purpose, owing to the variety of…

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Agricultural High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 4

We have received from the Department of Public Instruction a copy of the prospectus of the Hurlstone Agricultural High School, which is well-illustrated, and which amply…

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Trades' Schools. Why Some Students Fail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 4

In connection with the new trades schools scheme, the Minister of Education deprecates students taking up subjects they are not likely to become proficient in…

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School Teachers Strike. Lively Scenes. London, Monday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 5

Fifty of the Herefordshire schools have been closed, and it is believed that 30 more will be obliged to follow suit. The schoolgirls st. Ledbury took…

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General Cable News. Strike of Teachers. London, Feb. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

In regard to the teachers in 80 elementary schools in Herefordshire, who have resigned on account of the authorities having refused to grant a scale of salaries equal to those…

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Lares School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 4

The adjourned half-yearly meeting of members of the Larges School of Arts will be held on Thursday night next at 8 o'clock…

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School of Arts Debating Society. Sharp Practice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 7

After a recess of some two months the society resumed its sitting last evening. Mr. A Potter was in the chair, and there was a fair attendance of members…

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Latest in Strikes. Victorian School Children

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

The parents of children attending the Crib Paint (Vic.) State school, at a public meeting on Friday, declared a strike of pupils owing to the action of the…

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Strike of Teachers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 3

London, Tuesday.—Fifty schools have been closed in Hertfordshire, and it is believed that 30 more will be obliged to follow. A number of school girls…

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High School Bursaries

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 2

The Bursary Endowment Board completed the allotment of bursaries to pupils attending country schools, on Tuesday, with the exception of about…

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Scone Public School. Scholarships for Local Pupils

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 7

Yesterday, we received word from our city agents that the following pupils of the local Public School had been success ful in obtaining scholarships as a result…

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A School Boy's Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

John Macguire, 13, a schoolboy who lived at 71 Youug-street, Redfern, was drowned in the domain Baths on Friday afternoon last. The deceased…

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School Girl Killed. a Disastrous Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 5

A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning, passed over Geelong on Friday afternoon. Its effects were worst at Gheringhap, where a schoolgirl was killed, and her…

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Teachers' Opinion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 5

The "Church Guardian" states that a considerable proportion of National Union teachers favour a solution of the religious education question on the lines of the New…

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St. Paul's Church. Distribution of Sunday School Prizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 7

The annual distribution of prizes at St. Paul's and St. Barnabas'. Sunday Schools took place during the week. A large number of parents and friends assembled with…

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Trades' Schools. Why Some Students Fail

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 11

In connection with the new trades schools scheme, the Minister of Education deprecates students taking up subjects they are not likely to become proficient in…

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