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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1870

29 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2

Our School of Arts

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1870 · page 2

We are often questioned aa to when the School of Arts is likely to be erected,and we are not in a position to give a reply. Up wards of twelve months ago, a…

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Letters to the Editor. the School of Arts. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 6 January 1870 · page 2

Sir Your leader of the other day animal verting on the apathy of tho general public in supporting this institution is perfectly right and just. The funds, undoubtedly, do not flow in as…

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Newcastle School of Arts. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 6 January 1870 · page 2

SIR Seeing that funds are needed to defray the expense of orecting the first portion of the above building. I would suggest that the com-mittee should endeavour to get up a few popular…

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The Newcastle Chronicle Saturday, January 29, 1870. Second Public School for Newcastle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1870 · page 2

About three months ago, a series of leading articles on education appeared in this journal, in one of which we pointed out the necessity of either enlarging the present public school…

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Raymond Terrace School of Arts

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 5 February 1870 · page 2

The members of the above institution held their half-yearly meeting, on Tuesday evening; there was a good attendance. The following report was read by the secretary :—…

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Industrial School for Maitland

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1870 · page 2

Some short time ago a movement was made in Maitland for the establishment of an Industrial School there; and, last week a deputation, consisting of Air. Dodds, M.P., Mr…

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Report of the Library Committee of the Newcastle School of Arts

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1870 · page 3

The following report was overlooked on the evening of the meeting for the elections of officers of the School of Arts, the 25th of February, 1870:—…

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The Using of the Bible Iff Public Schools

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1870 · page 3

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher writes in the Christian Union, as follows, on a subject which is exciting great attention and discussion in America, namely, the use of the Bible in…

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Laying the Foundation-stone of the Newcastle School of Arts

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1870 · page 2

Tho ceremony of laying the foundution-stone of tho above institution, took place yesterday afternoon, pursuant to advertisement, in the presence of a large assemblage of our citizens…

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Servants' Training School, Sydney

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 3 May 1870 · page 2

The Police Magistrate, H. Scott, Esq., has favoured us with the following circular, in reference to the establishment of a Servants' Training School in Sydney, which circular…

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Congregational Sabbath-school, Brown-street

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 2

The anniversary services of the above Sabbath-school were conducted, on the 22nd instant, by the Rev. T. J. Pepper and Mr. W. Asher. On Monday evening last, a public meeting was held…

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Letters to the Editor. Public School, Teralba. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 7 June 1870 · page 5

SIR—Would you kindly insert the following in your widely circulated paper, in order to contradict a statement made by your Wallsend correspondent, relative to the Public School sito site at…

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Denominational Schools

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 16 June 1870 · page 2

NEWCASTLE (Church of England, Christchurch).— Ordinary inspection, 14th January ; examination of pupils, 20th and 2lst July. Pupils enrolled Boys, 99 ; girls, 87 ; total, 186…

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Schools of Arts and the Government

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 25 June 1870 · page 2

It ought to be the object of all Governments to prevent, rather than punish, crime; and it is a very old and very wise Proverb, that "prevention is better than cure." Unfortunately,…

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Newcastle Presbyterian School

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1870 · page 2

The annual examination of the Newcastle Presbyterian School, situated at the Junction, took place on Friday, and was, in every respect, a complete success. The spacious…

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Death at the Industrial School

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 6 August 1870 · page 2

The first death which has occurred at this institution since its establishment, happened on Wednesday lost to one of its inmates named Margaret Hughes Ellis, aged about 15 years. The…

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Letters to the Editor. the Management of the School of Arts. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 30 August 1870 · page 2

SIR—Some weeks ago, the committee of the School of Arts elected a secretary with a salary, I believe of one pound per week, vice Air! Cowan, who had previously held that position…

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Newcastle School of Arts

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 1 September 1870 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the above institution was held in the temporary building, Hunter-street, on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance—the room being…

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The School of Arts

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Newcastle School of Arts, for the period ending 31st August, ultimo, is in everyway gratifying. The report is congratulatory,…

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Industrial Schools

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 13 September 1870 · page 2

CRIME has not been unfrequently instigated by the comfortable quarters provided for criminals; and so destitution may develop according to the countenance it receives from…

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