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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1878

127 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 7

Lambton Public School Entertaining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1878 · page 2

THE entertainment given last week[?] the teachers and pupils of the Lambton Public School is to be repeated on Ne[?] Year's night, in the Lambton Mur[?]…

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LAMBTON. Welsh Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1878 · page 3

[?]eachers and children of the Welsh [?]gational Sunday school, Dixon-[?] held a picnic in the Waratah Coladdock, ne[?] the New Tunnels, on…

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Wickham Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1878 · page 2

We are glad to see that these buildings are in a fair state of progress, and, it is probable, will be out of the hands of the contractor, Mr. George Yeomans, by the…

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Public School Hillsborough

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1878 · page 2

MR. CARL SCHUMACHER, a native of this city, and who was educated at the Church of England Denominational School, under Mr. Peak, has been appointed to the…

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Singular School Board Prosecution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1878 · page 2

HENRY WELLS, a hairdresser, in New Road, Woolwich, was summoned at Woolwich, on Monday, for neglecting to send his child, Ada Mary Wells,…

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St. Andrew's Sabbath School Excursion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 5

The annual excursion of the above school will take place to Tomago. The steamers Perseverance and Matilda have been engaged, and are to leave at 9 and…

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Wallsend Baptist Sunday-school Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 2

A TEA in connection with the above was held in the chapel on Monday evening, to which about 120 sat down. After the tea a public meeting was held, when the church was pretty well filled…

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Hamilton Roman Catholic School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 4

A GRAND tea and quadrille party is announced to be held in the above schoolroom on Monday evening next. The services of an efficient band is engaged, and dancing will commence at eight…

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St. Andrew's Sunday School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1878 · page 2

THE above picnic took place, as announced, on Saturday last, to Tomago, and was very successful. The steamers engaged were well filled with a happy looking lot of faces, all evidently…

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Hunter street Presbyterian Sabbath School Annual Excursion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1878 · page 2

THE annual excursion of the above school came off on the 26th inst., when the pupils, their teachers, their parents, and friends, embarked on board the steamer Rapid, and sailed…

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Hamilton Presbyterian Sabbath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1878 · page 2

THIS school held its annual picnic at Fleming's paddock, whither they marched in procession. The day was spent in a most enjoyable way, and the youngsters were treated to the luxuries usual…

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Hamilton R. C. School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1878 · page 2

THE tea party and soiree in connection with the above school took place on Monday evening last. A very large number was present. The tea was served in the schoolroom, where six tables were…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1878 · page 2

BY advertisement in another column, it will be seen that the half-yearly general meeting of members of the Newcastle School of Arts will be held this evening at 8 o'clock, for the purpose…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1878 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the members of this institution was held in the classroom of the building last evening. The President (H. J. Brown, Esq.) in the…

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Hexham Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1878 · page 2

A concert was given on Friday, 1st instant, to an appreciative audience, by the pupils of the Hexham Public School, assisted by lady and gentlemen amateurs, in aid of a school treat, and proved…

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REVIEW. School History of Australia, Edited by Marcus Clarke, F. F. Bailliere, Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1878 · page 2

WE hail the appearance of this little volume, as supplying a want that has been much felt. Considering the importance to the rising generation of a correct…

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Newcastle Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1878 · page 2

IT is a pleasing and practical testimony to the spread of education in our midst, and an eloquent proof that the schoolmaster is abroad amongst us, that our public school, which, under the able…

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Hillsborough School Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1878 · page 2

TUESDAY'S Government Gazette notifies that the undermentioned gentlemen have been appointed to form the Public School Board at Hillsborough:— Messrs. Owen Jones, Edward Thomas,…

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Plattsburg Public School Treat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1878 · page 2

THE head teacher of the above school (Mr. R. Youll), with the assistance of the gentlemen at the local board, was enabled to carry out his promise to his pupils on Monday last, by giving…

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City and District Newcastle. Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1878 · page 2

A GENERAL MEETING of the members will be held this evening, at 8 o'clock, to consider an alteration in Rule 3, proposed at the late general meeting…

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