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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1876

82 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 5

School of Arts Debating Class

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 24 February 1876 · page 5

The usual weekly meeting of the above, was held last Tuesday evening, at the School of Arts Institution. Mr. Shaw (vice-president) occupied the chair. There were a large time of the…

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School of Arts Debating Glass

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 2 March 1876 · page 4

The usual weekly meeting of this useful and apparently flourishing institution, took place on Tuesday evening, Dr. Brooks, on the motion of Mr. W. A. Burnage, taking the chair…

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Cruclty to a School Boy

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 5

Professor Henry M. Andrew, head-master of the Wesleyan College, Melbourne, was charged at the Prahran police court, on Tuesday, with unlawfully assaulting Albert Pilley,…

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Applications for Local Schools

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 3

The Gazette of Feb. 25 says that an application has been made to the Council of Education for a certificate to a Roman Catholic Denominational school at Hamilton. An application has also been made for a…

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Hanbury Public School

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 3

By a notice in another column it will be seen that a grand concert will be given in the Hanbury public School, on Friday evening next, in aid of the school repairs.—A first-class programme is furnished and…

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New South Wales Public School League

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 8 March 1876 · page 4

A PUBLIC MEETING of the friends and supporters of the above was held on Friday evening, in the Masonic Hall, Sydney There was a very large attendance, the hall being densely…

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Public School League

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 8 March 1876 · page 3

We hope the members of the N. S. W. Public School League in the mining townships will take steps immediately to have a public meetings for the purpose of considering the new school Act now before…

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Wallsend C. of E. Day School

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 8 March 1876 · page 3

The Church of England day school, which has been closed for several weeks, was opened on Monday last by Mr. Yarrington. Although very insufficient notice was given of the reopening, some 36 scholars were present,…

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Letters to the Editor. We do, not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by our Correspondents. School of Arts Debating Glass. To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 9 March 1876 · page 5

SIR—In looking over the report of the School of Arts Debating Class, in your issue of the 2nd of March, I have been reported as having "succeeded in throning the remainder of…

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School of Arts Debating Glass

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 6

At a meeting of this society, held an Tuesday evening, at the School of Arts, the subject for dissuasion was "The Newcastle Borough Council; is it entitled to the confidence of the THE DOCTOR.—THe colliery doctor is about leaving Miami A meeting of the miners has been held, but nothing of a definte nature was determined upon.—deputation waited upon…

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Primitive Methodist Sabbath School, Burwood

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 22 March 1876 · page 4

THE anniversary services connected with the Burwood Primitive Methodist Sabbath School were preached on March 5th, by Mr. John Dixon and Revd. J. S. Dobson. At…

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New School at Brookstown

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 3

[?] find that a new school has been opened at Brooks [?]p, near the "manse," under the superintendence of [?]. E. H. Simmons, and also an evening school, three [?]his each week, under the management of Mr. E. H…

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School of Arts Debating Class

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 6 April 1876 · page 5

The usual weekly meeting of the Debating Class in connection with the School of Arts took place last night, Mr. F. J. Shaw in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Wickham Public School. Committee Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 3

A MEETING of the Wickham Public School Committee was held on Thursday evening last, at the Wickham Parsonage. The Rev. John Dixon…

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Exhibition at the Public School, Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1876 · page 3

FOR some time past the minds of our juvenile lady friends have been in a state of ferment, and wondrous were the stories told us respecting the…

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One of the Good Old School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 April 1876 · page 2

The Church of England has had few more remarkable clergymen than the Rev. Robert Walker, who ministered for sixty-six years in the parish where he was born,…

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A School of Sorcery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 8

A SCHOOL of sorcery has, it is stated, been established in New York, in which "all the internal rites of the dark ages are to be revived." The establishment…

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School of Arts Debating Class

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 11 May 1876 · page 2

A MERTING of members of the School of Arts Debating Class was held in the lecture-room of the institution on Friday evening, the President (Mr. H. J. Brown) in the chair. The subject…

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Wickham Public School. To the Editor of Herald and Advocate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1876 · page 2

SIR,—"A Resident of Wickham," writing on the above subject, in your issue of this day, impertinently questions the probability of the incumbent of the Wickham Church of England…

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Wallsend School of Arts Debate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1876 · page 3

THE first of a series of debates to be held in connection with this institution during the winter and spring months, was held on Thursday evening in the hall of the building…

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