Singing in Public Schools
As singing is being recognised as one of the branches of education taught in our public schools, and as every teacher is not a singer, it strikes me as being of…
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Schools, 1877
74 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 4
Correspondence. Singing in Public Schools. (To the Editor of Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—In last Saturday's Herald there appeared an article under the above heading, and I most heartily agree with some of the remarks therein, but it is…
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AMIDST the attention which has been lately drawn to the results of the examination, by the Sydney University, one or two facts, seem to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singing in Public Schools. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—Allow me to call your devil to account for the liberty he took with my letter upon the above subject, "Verdi Gratia." He put "old established…
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THE following is a copy of the Bill introduced into the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Buchanan, on the 10th instant, to amend the Public Schools Act of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Grammar School. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)
Sir,—In your issue of January 13th, you draw a most pitiful picture of the condition of the Newcastle Grammar School buildings and surroundings; and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallsend School of Arts. Drawing of Art Union
THE long expected drawing for the prizes of the Wallsend Art Union took place in the reading-room of the institution, on Saturday last. The prizes, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrival of the Suez Mail. Knighthood of Captain Nares. Fearful Murder in Pimlico. Defeat of Denominational ists and Voluntary Party on the School Boards Gladstone's Bulgarian Pamphlet Cleared £12,000. England Well Prepared for War. SYDNEY. Wednesday, 9 p.m
Then Suez mail has arrived at Adelaide. The Tanjore has made the fastest passage on record from Galle. The Court is at Windsor Castle…
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A MAN has just died in Victoria, says "Will Honeycomb" of the Dubbo Dispatch, whose reputation was generally colonial—I mean Richard Davies…
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The School Board elections in London on the 30th, terminated in favour of the supporters of the Board. Of the fifty members elected, only nineteen are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallsend School of Arts. Half-yearly Report
THE half-yearly meeting of the above institution was held on Monday evening. There was a fair attendance and the President (J. Y. Neilson) occupied the chair. Mr. Thomas…
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ON Saturday evening a tea and business meeting was held in the New Lambton Church. The Rev. B. Kenny was voted to the chair. Business matters were freely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Public School of Wickham. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
Sir—Can anyone tell what the Council of Education are doing in the matter of the Public School at Wickham? It is now more than twelve months since the…
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THE wordy skirmishes which attended the introduction of Mr. BUCHANAN'S Bill for the Amendment of the Public Schools Act, may be compared to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wallsend Public School and the Want of Rinking Water for the Children. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—Knowing that your sympathies are always with us in getting a proper water supply for this district, I will trouble you with a few remarks anent…
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ON Tuesday evening, February 20th, the Rev. J. Tyrrell, of East Maitland, presented prizes of books to the pupils who had passed the University Public…
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AT the Hammersmith Police Court, December 4, Mr. Cook, clerk of the Chelsea Divisional Committee, in applying for the weekly batch of summonses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hillsborough Public School
A MEETING of the inhabitants of Hills-borough and neighbourhood was held in the public school, Hillsborough, on the evening of the 1st instant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public School and Post-Office for Adamstown. [COMMUNICATED.]
A PUBLIC meeting was held in the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Adamstown, on Monday evening last, 12th instant. The Chairman (Mr. Joseph Orr) stated that…
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MISS FARR, formerly assistant-teacher in the Tamworth Public School, has been promoted to the Waratah Public School, with a larger salary and a higher…
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