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Mid North Coast · Schools

Schools, 1894

19 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

Cookery Classes in Conntry Schools

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 4

IN consequeuce of a desire expressed in some of the more important of the country towns, that the advantages of cookery classes, under competent…

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The Troubles of a Country Teacher

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 8

Yes, "troubles," but do not assume that I have no pleasures, for at no distant date I shall enumerate some of the…

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The Troubles of a Country Teacher

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 2

YES, "troubles," out do not assume that I have no pleasures, for at no distant date I shall enumerate some of the pleasures, but somebody we mortals seem to remember…

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Schoolboys' Fatal Fight. MELBOURNE

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 4

THE City Coroner, Dr. Yuill, held an inquiry on Saturday into the death of a hay named Frank Fletcher, aged 13, who was fatally injured whle fighting at Richmond on…

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School of Arts

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 4

A GENERAL meeting of members of the above was held in the School of Arts on Monday evening last, the President, Mr. W. J. Macdonnell, occupying the chair…

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School of Arts

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 4

THE general meeting of members of the School of the Arts, to consider the protest of Mr. W. A. Spence, was held on Thursday night, the President, C. E. Oslear, Esq., P.M…

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Gladstone School Board

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 4

ON Saturday last the members of the School Board for the sub-district of Gladstone, viz., Messrs. Jas. O'Neil, J.P., Thomas Wickham, George…

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School of Arts

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of members of the School of Arts was held on Friday evening last, when there was a large attendance of members present. The President, C. K. Oslear Esq., P.M. who occupied…

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Excluding Young Children From School

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 6

Two circulars--one a memorandum to inspectors and the other to teachers, respecting the exclusion from attendance…

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Gladstone School Board

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 4

THE usual meeting arranged to have been held this month at Clybucca school house, took place at Seven Oakes, intimation having reached the secretary that the Seven…

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School Boys Match

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

A FRIE[?]Y game of cricket was played at Wanchope on Friday last between the Port School boys, and Wanchope school boys. The Port boys winning by 3 wickets 2 runs…

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Collapse at a Public School. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 4

The cement flooring of an outbuilding at the Erskineville public school, collapsed yesterday, precipitating 14 girls into a cesspit below. The place…

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The Tasmanian Schoolboy. What He Knows and What He Doesn't

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 2

THE Colonial boy does not appear to differ widely from his British brother in the ingenuity and frequent confusion of his ideas. The following are some answers taken…

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Opening of Bellbrook School of Arts

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 4

THE formal opening of the Bellbrook School of Arts took place on Thursday last, and was marked by a race meeting, a concern and a ball. The…

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Watktns's. a Victorian Schoolboy's Narrative

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 July 1894 · page 7

Ain't it annoying, now, when a follow's pa and ma are always saying, "Well, boys didn't do that way when we were young;" or, " I'm sure no English boy…

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Family Schooling

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 2

The mode in which a child should be taught and controlled depends upon its natural characteristics, and the parents, its earliest instructors, should study them…

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Run Away From School. (A Boy's Story.)

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 7

Me and my brother Bob were at old Tickletoby's school, you know, at Waverley, when we made up to run away. 'Cos, you see, me and my brother…

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Capturing a Schoolma'am

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 October 1894 · page 7

"Yes," said the young man as he threw himself at the feet of the pretty schoolteacher, "I love, and would go to the world's end for you."…

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The Major. A Schoolboy's Story

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 5 December 1894 · page 7

That's the name we gave her-- the Major. Her read name, you know, was Twitcher-- Mrs. Twitcher. She was the wife of old Twitcher-- that's to say he was…

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