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Mid North Coast · Schools

Schools, 1899

209 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 10 of 11

Personalities. a Schoolmaster Journalist

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 11

Mr T. J. Macnamara of the London School Board to which he devotes an immense amount of time, is a well-knit man about thury-seven years of age, with a pair…

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Cundletown Sunday School Anniversary

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 3

THE anniversary of the Cundlotown Wesleyan Sunday School was celebrated on Friday last by a picnic in the afternoon and a meeting at night…

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Glenthorne Sunday School

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 3

THE anniversary of the Glenthorne Wesleyan Sunday School was commemorated on Saturday last by a picnic in the afternoon on Mr. Belford's Island, and a meeting in…

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Schools Picnic at Gladstone

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 8

A combined schools' picnic and sports meeting will be held on the Gladstone racecourse on Saturday next, the 9th instant. A first-rate…

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M. R. D. Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 December 1899 · page 3

A GENERAL meeting of the members of the above Association was held in the Taree Superior Public School on Friday evening, lst December. There were 12 teachers present. Mr. C. McDougall…

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Gladstone School Sports

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 December 1899 · page 7

A CORRESPONDENT writes that the Gladstone school sports and picnic, to be held next Saturday, 9th inst., weather permitting, promises to be one of the livliest days yet…

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School of Arts

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

THE regular monthly meeting of the Committee was held on Monday last, at 8 p.m. The President, Mr.R. Davidson, occupied the chair, and there were also present Messrs. Hi[?]ard, Ellis, Cummins,…

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Chinese Children at School

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

A noted German traveller. Baron von Hesse-Wortegg, has just returned from China, bringing, among other interesting stories, an account of the Chinese schools…

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Dr. Busby and the Schoolboy

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

A good story is told of the late Doctor Busby, who one morning, going into the school-room, took with him a bunch of fine grapes for his own eating. Going from the…

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Frederickton School Concert

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 8

A very successful concert by the pupils of the Frederickton Public School was held in the local School of Arts, on Wednesday night last…

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Kempsey School of Arts

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 17

THE committee of the above institution held its monthly meeting on Tuesday last. There were present:--Messrs. W. Burton-Smith (in the chair), J. Bryson, J. H…

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Personalities. a Schoolmaster Journalist

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 3

Mr T. J. Macnamara, of the London School Board, to which he devotes an immense amount of time, is a well-knit man about thirty-seven years of age, with a pair…

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Cundletown Public School Concert

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 13 December 1899 · page 3

THE annual concert in connection with the Cundletown Public School eventuated on Friday evening last, but owing to the very warm nature of the weather, and the fact…

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Cundletown Public School Concert. to the Editor of the M. R. TIMES

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 December 1899 · page 3

SIR,—Will you allow me a short space to thus publicly thank all who gave me assistance on Friday evening last. In a shortspeech that I made towards the close…

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Public School Concert at Cundletown. a Great Success

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 December 1899 · page 3

ONE of the most successful Concerts over held by the Cundle town Public School, took place in the School of Arts, Cundletown, on Friday evening last. On account of sickness being so prevalent in the locality,…

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Chinese Children at School

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 December 1899 · page 2

A noted German traveller. Baron von Hesse-Wortegg, has just returned from; China, bringing, among other interesting stories, an account of the Chinese schools…

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Dr. Busby and the Schoolboy

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 December 1899 · page 2

A good story is told of the late Doctor Busby, who one morning, going into the school-room, took with him a bunch of tine grappa for his own eating. Going from the…

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A Schoolroom Idyl

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 7

'Teacher, I cannot answer that question.' 'Robert, your reasons for this surprising refusal to answer me! Did…

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Presentations at the Taree Superior Public School. Address to Mr. Gilbert

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 4

AT half-past 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon last, at the Superior Public School, Tares, the children were assembled in the senior room, when Mr. Gilbert, inn a short address, told them that the usual 'Xmas…

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Tinonee Public School. Breaking-up for the Holidays

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 4

Tins breaking-up for the Christmas holidays at the Tinonee Public School will long be remembered as an event which gave the greatest pleasure to the pupils, and…

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