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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1876

82 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 5

Roman Catholic School, Burwood Grand and Solemn Opening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 August 1876 · page 2

THE new Roman Catholic School at Burwood (Newcastle South) was formally opened yesterday by his Lordship Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland, in the presence of about…

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New Lambton P. M. SCHOOL. (To the Editor of Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1876 · page 5

SIR,—With your kind permission Mr. Editor, I would like to say a few words, in your valuable columns, respecting what was said about the boy, you mentioned in your issue of the…

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School of Arts Morpeth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1876 · page 2

The crew of the Maitland (s.), gave a grand Ethiopian entertainment in the Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening last, for…

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Wallsend School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1876 · page 2

THE eleventh half-yearly meeting of the above institute was held on Tuesday evening last, the 22nd inst. There was a very good attendance. The Rev. J. C. Wood presided,…

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Public School at Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1876 · page 3

Monday evening last a public meeting of [?] tants took place at the Royal Hotel, [?] to hear a progress report from the [?]mittee in reference to the Public School,…

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[?]cert in aid of Greta School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1876 · page 3

[?]above concert came off as per [?]etisement, in the Institute Hall. [?] o'clock—the hour for the doors to [?]pened—a large number of people…

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Greta Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1876 · page 5

WE are at last going to get increased school accommodation at Greta. In one of my late communications I stated that the deputation which went to…

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Correspondence. Minmi Public School. (To the Editor of Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 September 1876 · page 3

SIR,—Will you allow me a small space in your widely-circulated paper, to correct two mis-statements that appeared in your paper on the 17th…

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Wallsend School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 2

It will be seen by reference to our advertising columns, that the committee of the above institution have projected an art union on a…

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Particular Baptist Sabbath School Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1876 · page 3

THE teachers and children of the above school celebrated their anniversary on Sunday last, in the Music Hall, three special sermons were preached by Pastor…

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Newcastle South, Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 9

ON Thursday last, the annual examination of the children in connection with this excellent educational establishment, took place in the presence of a great many…

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United Methodist Free Church, Minmi. Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1876 · page 8

THE Sunday School anniversary of the United Methodist Free Church wan held here on Sunday and Tuesday last. On Sunday two appropriate sermous were…

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School Accommodation. (To the Editor of Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1876 · page 3

SIR,—It is very certain that without an ample supply of good accommodation we cannot expect the rising race to receive that schooling which is so needful for their own well doing,…

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Christ Church School Feast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1876 · page 2

THE annual school feast in connection with the Christ Church School was held yesterday, under most favourable circumstances. As early as 9 a.m. the streets were busy with…

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English School Boards and Religion. (To the Editor of Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1876 · page 3

SIR,—School Boards in England, are all [?]tut unanimous in the interpretation that [?]tat is forbidden " to be taught" under [?]lause fourteen (11) of the Education Act is…

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Free Schools. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1876 · page 3

SIR,—There are hundreds of children now about the mining townships who, on account of the slack times, never go to school; yet I know of paronts anxious for their schooling…

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Correspondence. School Accommodation. (To the Editor of Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 November 1876 · page 3

SIR,—I am glad to see that Mr. Kirby has worked the question of increased school accommodation in this district, a matter that needs agitating, seeing the Council of…

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Public School, Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 November 1876 · page 2

On THURSDAY evening a very pleasent evening's entertainment was afforded at the Public School, Stockton, by the pupils of the above School, kindly assisted by several…

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Novel Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1876 · page 2

SOME months ago a Sunday school was established in the bush near Dark Crook, and it has been well attended over since. There was a full attendance on Sunday, the 3rd…

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Glebe Public School and Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1876 · page 2

A PUBLIC MEETING of the inhabitants of the Glebe was bold last Monday evening, at Mr. Ashman's long room, Miners' Home Hotel, at 7 p.m. On the motion of Mr. J. Crolt,…

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