Charlestown School of Arts
THE first half-yearly meeting of the above was held on Thursday, the 4th instant. Mr. M. Yates was chairman. The business was to hear the report and balance…
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Schools, 1878
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Public School, New Lambton
THE following communication has been received by the New Lambton Public School Committee through Thomas Hungerford, Esq., M.L.A.:— "Sydney, 3rd April, 1878…
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THE Council of Education have bought seventeen acres of land, eligibly situated at Ashfield, as a site for the new training school which it is proposed shortly to erect for the training of those…
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CORPORAL punishment has been abolished in the State Schools of Victoria, but according to a letter in a recent number of the Ballarat Courier a far more severe and dangerous practice for…
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SERMONS are to be preached tomorrow at 11 and 7, in the Primitive Methodist Church, Brown-street, by the Rev. G. James; and a service of sacred song and recitations will be held at 3…
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The anniversary of this school will be celebrated to-day by an excursion to Tomago, which place has now become a favourite resort for picnicers. The steamer Rapid has been engaged,…
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THE excursion took place as advertised, the steamer Rapid leaving the wharf with a goodly number of children and friends, at about 10 a.m., for Tomago, where she arrived in due course…
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Our Wallsend correspondent informs us that the Sabbath school scholars in connection with the above church, yesterday, were formed in procession to the number of about 120, and wended…
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THE following statement, supplied to us by the committee and secretary of the above school, will be interesting to the inhabitants of Wickham, showing, as it does, the amount collected and…
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A MEETING of the Local Board was held yesterday; the members present were: Mr. Hannell (chairman), Messrs. Alcock, Finch, and the hon. secretary. A letter was read from the Council…
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THE following respecting this school is taken from the report presented at the Annual Easter Meeting, held on Tuesday, 23rd inst.:—"The day school suffered a great and almost…
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WE notice by advertisement in another column that in consequence of the contractors not having handed over the above, the opening of this school will not take place on the 4th May. Dao…
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At the late State Sunday-school Convention of Pennsylvania there were reported 6132 schools, 81,385 officers and teachers, and 629,548 scholars. The number of…
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THE concert for the purpose of raising funds in order to give the school children their usual annual treat was held in the Protestant Hall on Monday evening last. The hall was comfortably…
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WE have received a printed copy of testimonials in favour of the head-master of the Singleton Grammar School, Mr. F. Lyon Weiss, who succeeded the late lamented Mr. G. H. Belfrage. The…
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ON Thursday afternoon there was an exhibition at the Public School, Wallsend, of drawings, mappings and writing and needlework…
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THIS class for instruction in drawing and design, which our advertising columns have lately announced was proposed to be established in connection with the Newcastle School of Arts, was…
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THE new Public School at Minmi is completed, and the Local Board have decided to open it to-day at 11 o'clock. Strict holiday is to be kept; all the principal storekeepers having advertised that…
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THIS event took place on Saturday. Previous to the procession, Mr. Hartwell, Government inspector, accompanied by the contractors, Messrs. James and Humphrey, went over the building,…
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THE anniversary tea meeting in connection with the above school will take place to-day. Tea will be laid on the tables at 6.30 p.m., and after the tea a public meeting will be held, and…
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