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Mid North Coast · Schools

Schools, 1908

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?School of Arts Sports

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 4

New Years day 'was an ideal day for outdoor sports, consequently a great crowd attended those arranged for the benefit of the Gloucester…

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Kempsey School of Arts

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 7

A MEETING of the committee of the Kempsey School of Arts was held on Thursday night. Mr. J. R. Marrack, President occupied the chair, and there was a good…

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Hibbard School Concert

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

The pupils of the Hibbard Public School gave a very successful concert to a fair audience in the Assembly Hall at Hamilton on Monday evening, the 23rd. The…

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School of Arts

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

The regular meeting of the committee was held on Monday evening the President (Mr. S. Banks-Smith) in the chair. There were also present—Messrs. Moxham, Fiyun,…

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Kew Sabbath School

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 2

A pleasant mating of the parents .and children of the Kew S. School wag held in the Kew Hall on Friday, January 31st, for the purpose of distributing the prizes to the…

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School of Arts

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 4

A MEETING of the Committee of the Kempsey School of Arts was held on Thursday last: Mr. G. E. Thompson, vice-President, was voted to the chair…

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School of Arts

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 2

The monthly committee meeting of the above institution was held on Monday evening last. The President (Mr Banks-Smith) in the chair, and Messrs. Wilkins, Fenn,…

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School Opening

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 8

A meeting was held in the Shire Council room on Thursday evening last to take steps to fittingly commemorate the opening of the new school…

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Kauthi and Tigrah Schools

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

Since the vacation these schools have, been converted into half-time, schools, the teacher attending at each school on alternate days. This…

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Alteration of School Inspectorates

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 5

Important changes have been made in several North Coast school districts, including the Manning, Macleay and Dungog…

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Devonport Burglaries. Three Schoolboys Arrested. Stolen Property Recovered

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 11

The premises of Mr. J, Lowe, draper of Victoria Road, Devonport, was broken into recently, and a quantity of drapery stolen. Shortly after…

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Kemsey School of Arts

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

A MEETING of the committee of the Kempsey School of Arts was held on Thursday last. There were present — Mr. G. E. Thompson, vice-president, in the chair…

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School in Flames. 178 Children Perish

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 6

A TERRIBLE calamity has occurred at Cleveland, Ohio. The Lake View Common School, attended by 360 children ranging in ago from 5 to 14, was burnt…

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School of Arts

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

A mooting of the Committee of the above was held in the Hall on Monday evening last. The vice-president (Mr. R. K. Harris), occupied the chair, and there were also…

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Tea Gardens School of Arts

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 7

The above Institution was formally opened on Friday evening last the 20th inst by the president Mr. J. W. Peterie…

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Teachers and School Requisites

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 6

THE reply of the Minister for Education to the deputation that protested against teachers being put in the position of having to…

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Kempsey School of Arts

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 3

A MEETING of the committee of the above was held on Thursday night, Mr. J. R. Marrack, president, occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance…

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School Bazaar

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 4

THE bazaar held in connection with the district school, West Kempsey,was held in the Good Templars' hall on Wednesday, Thursday Friday…

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School Lessons Made Delightful

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 7

It was while I was journeying in Grenada (writes a traveller) that I came across a school in which, at first sigth the pupils scorned to be playing…

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Superior Public School

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 7

An interesting function took place at the [?]ort Macquarie Superior School on the Thursday evening prior to the Easter vacation. The scholars had a little concert to…

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