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Mid North Coast · Schools

Schools, 1897

22 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

'Our Schoolroom.'

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 15

The following essay is by a youth to his father and has just been published by a Cologne scholastic paper: -- Our schoolroom furniture consists of desks, benches, inkstands, a stick…

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West Kempsey School

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 8

The West Kempsey Superior Public School will re-open on Monday next, February 1. We have been informed that Miss Bertie, who succeeded Miss…

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New School

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 6

The new school building at Blackbird Greek, near Five Day, has been completed and was opened for the reception of scholars on Monday last…

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Church of England Sunday School

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 9

The full results of the examinations recently held in the Sunday School attached to All Saints' Church of England, West Kempsey, under the…

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School at the New Entrance

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 8

Mr. John McLaughlin, M.P., has received the following letter from the Department of Instruction re the above :--Referring to my letter dated…

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Local News. New Entrance School

Macleay Argus · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 8

The Department of public Instruction has appointed Mr. T. B. Notley, late of Rollands Plains; teacher at the school at the New…

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Traveller. the Chinese Schoolboy

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 3

The Chinese school children have instilled into them at an early age habits of hard, steady study. At the age of five a boy begins his…

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Kempsey School Board

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 June 1897 · page 9

A meeting of the above was held in West Kempsey Superior Public School on Tuesday last. There were present-- Messrs. W. T. Dangar (in the chair),…

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Agricultural Education in our Public Schools

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 11

IN a recent speech, Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines and Agriculture said:--"Feeling the immense importance of agricultural education, if New South Wales is…

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Unkya Public School. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 10

SIR,--I noticed by the paper that a teacher's residence is to be erected at Unkya. Now, Mr. Thomas has a very comfortable home where he is, and it is only a few…

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Correspondence. Unkya Public School. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 12

SIR,--" A Resident," who is evidently inspired, seems to be very anxious about Mr. Thomas and his comfortable home. Allow me to say that the request for the erection…

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Gladstone School Board

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 7

A MEETING of the Gladstone School Board was held at the Clyb[?]cca School on Monday last. There were present:-- Messrs. T. Wickham (chairman), Jno…

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Gladstone School Board

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 5

THE Gladstone School Board visited Summer Island Public School on Monday, the 25th instant. They found the school, which is under the…

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Wesleyan Sunday-school

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 9

The anniversary services in connection with the West and Central Kempsey Wesleyan Sabbath-schools will be held to-morrow (Sunday) at the…

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School Life on the Rhine

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 3

Shall I ever forget the night of my arrival at Neuwied on the Rhine, where my education was to be 'finished' at a famous Moravian school? The weary journey from Rotterdam,…

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School Teachers' Grievance

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 9

School teachers in the country appear to have a real cause for complaint against the Government. Under existing arrangements they are called…

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Presbyterian Sabbath School

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 10

THE following prizes and certificates were gained by the scholars attending the Presbyterian Sabbath School in connection with an examination held…

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Public Schools Athletic Association

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 8

A meeting of public school teachers was held at the Royal Hotel, Kempsey, on Saturday for the purpose of forming a branch of the Public Schools…

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Kitchen Schooling

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 December 1897 · page 3

Scullery work is taught abroad in the schools of domestic economy. Generally a full course comprises four lessons of two hours each:…

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School Concert

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 9

A very successful concert was held at Sherwood on Thursday evening last in connection with the Public School. Mr. Secomb's large barn, which had…

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