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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1877

74 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 4

Public School League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1877 · page 2

PUBLIC meeting of friends of the New [?] Wales Public School League was held [?] Druids' Hall, Lambton on Monday [?]g, the 11th instant. There was an…

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Hillsborough Public School (To the Editor of the Herald & Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1877 · page 4

SIR,—Man is endowed with certain abilities which enable him not only to recollect the past, but also within certain limits to foretaste the future, and his…

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Public School League Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 March 1877 · page 2

THERE was a good attendance of this exemplary committee on Wednesday evening. Much correspondence was read from various quarters respecting League…

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Hillsborough Public School. (To the Editor of the Herald & Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1877 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of the 22nd inst., you have a letter signed "A Member of the Local Board," which is certainly a remarkable production to come from a…

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School of Arts Excursion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1877 · page 5

The magnificent steamships Coonanbara and Collaroy have been engaged by the committed of the Newcastle School of Arts to convey excursionists to Raymond…

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Public School League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 5

MEETING of representatives of the various [?]anches of the Education League of Nor[?]umberland was held on Thursday evening, Trotter's Hotel, Wallsend. Present,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1877 · page 3

SIR,—I heartily endorse the sentiments of your excellent leader of to-day's issue on the Education Question, especially that which refers to the apathy of the Council…

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Wallsed Grammar School V. Plattsburg Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1877 · page 2

The Grammar School played their maiden match on Saturday, their opponents being an eleven of the Plattsburg Public School. Masters Frank Turner,…

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Latest Telegrams. Interview with Mr. Parkes. Daring Burglary. The late Captain M'Lerie. Minmi Public School Board. Arrival of the Immigrat on ship N. Boynton. Death by Drowning. Opening of Victorian Parliament. Dainty's Case. SYDNEY. Recd, Tuesday, 7.35 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1877 · page 2

THE deputation from Newcastle, consisting of the Mayor, Alderman Creer, Brooks, and Chapman, interviewed Mr. Parkes to-day respecting the site for a public cemetery, and…

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Minmi Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1877 · page 2

The following gentlemen have been appointed member of the Public School Board for Minmi:—Messrs, John Brown, Joseph Croft, Alexander…

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The Schoolmaster Abroad

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1877 · page 3

The Baltimore Clipper tells a good story of which the following is the substance.:—A board of school commissioners, who encumber a village in…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Friday, 6.40 p.m. Fire at Balmain. Newcastle Public School Board. General Jervois and Colonel Scratchley. Woman Found Dead in Sydney. Disaster at Dunedin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1877 · page 4

A fire occurred at Balmain this morning which created considerable alarm, but was fortunately confined to the house in which it broke out, which was totally…

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Public School for New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1877 · page 8

ON Thursday evening a numerously attended public meeting was held in the Primitive Methodist Church, to take steps to procure a public school for New…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1877 · page 2

THE entertainment (at which about thirty members were present) for inaugurating the Elocution Class, by an address from Mr. F. J. Shaw, J.P was opened last evening by the president of the institution,…

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New Lambton Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1877 · page 2

A MEETING of persons favourable to the public school movement was held in the Primitive Methodist Church, on Thursday evening, when the petition, which was numerously signed, in favour of the…

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Public School at New Lambton. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1877 · page 3

SIR,—Your correspondent stated in his notes of New Lambton, to-day, that the colliery proprietors were in a measure to blame for the absence of a school. As this may mislead, it will perhaps be remembered…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1877 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of this institution took place yesterday evening in the classroom The President (Mr. H. L. Brown) occupied the chair. About thirty members…

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Lambton Primitive Methodist Sabbath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1877 · page 2

THE teachers and scholars of the above school celebrated their anniversary on Sunday and Monday last. On Sunday special sermons were preached in the Music Hall by…

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Wallsend School of Arts Debate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 August 1877 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly debate at the above institution were again resumed on Wednesday evening. Subject, "Would England be justified in defending Turkey in the present war," the ministry arguing in the…

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Wallsend School of Arts. Half-yearly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1877 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of subscribers to the above institution was held on Monday evening last, J. J. Neilson; [?]sq (Mayor), in the chair…

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