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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1879

115 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 6

A Denominational School Closed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1879 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Windsor, dated Saturday, in the Daily Telegraph, says:—"The unpopularity of Denommationalism has closed the Church of England school at Richmond…

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Wallsend School of Arts. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 5

DEAR SIR,—Surprise and amazement completely overpowered me on reading the report of the opening of the Wallsend School of Arts. The Wallsend and Plattsburg…

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Primitive Methodist School, Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1879 · page 2

THE anniversary services in connection with the Primitive Methodist Sabbath School, Waratah, were held on Sunday and Monday last. Sermons were preached on Sunday—in…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Opening of the Infant School, Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1879 · page 2

A REPORT of this very interesting ceremony will appear in our next issue…

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Opening of the New Infant School, Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1879 · page 3

THE rapidly increasing number of young in the above township has rendered the erection of an infant school an obvious receisity for some time past, and we are glad…

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Onebygamua Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1879 · page 2

A GRAND concert is announced to come off to-morrow, to commemorate the opening of the above, and towards assisting to defray the expenses of the children's treat and…

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R. C. School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1879 · page 2

THE children attending the Roman Catholic schools of Lambton and Wallsend, were yesterday awarded a treat, in the shape of a picnic to the Crystal Palace Gardens, Waratah…

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The Lying Fables of Dr. Vaughan's School Books

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1879 · page 2

ON Wednesday night, at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Pastor D. Allen delivered a lecture on "The Lying Fables of the Romish Church, as taught in the R. C. School…

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Opening of the New Public School, Onebygamba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1879 · page 3

ON Friday last, the New Public School recently erected on Bullock Island, was opened by a treat to the children, and public concert in the evening, both of which proved…

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Scientific Entertainment at the School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 2

THE entertainment at the School of Arts, with the phonograph, microphone, and telephone, given by the Rev. W. T. Carter last night was well attended. The experiments…

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Christ Church School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1879 · page 2

As has been publicly notified, the Christ Church School feast picnic, will take place as usual. at Mr. Fleming's paddock to-day. A special train will leave the Newcastle…

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Scientific Entertainment at the School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1879 · page 2

THE Rev. W. T. Carter's lecture on the telephone, microphone, &c. took place last night at the School of Arts, before a moderate audience. The communication with Lambton…

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Water at the Newcastle Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1879 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT draws attention to the great want of provision for supplying the children attending the Newcastle Public School with an adequate supply of suitable…

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Public School, Mosquito Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1879 · page 2

THE Mosquito Island annual school picnic is announced to take place this afternoon. The steamer Kats is advertised to leave the Market Wharf at 8.30 pm., and 2 p.m. The…

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Christ Church Schools Annual Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1879 · page 5

ON Thursday last the annual picnic, in connection with Christ Church (Church of England) Schools, Newcastle, was carried out very successfully, a very large number of…

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Wickham Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1879 · page 5

A MEETING of the Local Board took place on Thursday evening, in the school buildings, the principal business being to arrange for the holding of the annual concert and…

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The New Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1879 · page 5

THE fine building, the want of which has been so long felt by parents, teachers, and scholars, is completed, and the keys to the same will be handed over to the Local School…

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The New Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1879 · page 2

WE would remind our readers of the interesting ceremony of opening the new Newcastle Public School, which is to take place at 3 p.m. this afternoon. A glance at our advertising…

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Wickham Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1879 · page 3

THIS evening a grand vocal and instrumental concert will take place at the Public School, Wickham, for the purpose of obtaining funds for providing prizes for the pupils. A large…

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Opening of the New Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1879 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon the interesting ceremony of opening the newly-erected Newcastle Public School was performed before a very large and fashionable audience, by Mr…

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