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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1880

165 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 9

Newcastle South Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 4

THE annual picnic in connection with the above school, as announced by advertisement, will take place this afternoon. The spot selected is Mr. Merewether's Home…

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Opening of the New Lambton Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1880 · page 2

ON Saturday last an important event in the history of New Lambton took place in the opening of the large and much needed Public School. The lack of this…

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Newcastle South Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1880 · page 2

THE annual picnic of the above school was held on Saturday last, and was in every respect a great success. The children (about 350) assembled at the school at 10…

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The Hon. J. Docker and the Public School League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 2

IN the Legislative Council on Thursday week, when speaking to the motion for the second reading of the new Public Instruction Bill, Mr. DOCKER, while…

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Newcastle Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the Local Board was held on Wednesday afternoon last. Present: The Chairman (Mr. C. H. Hannell), and Messrs. Lochhead, Alcock,…

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Primitive Methodist School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1880 · page 2

ON Sabbath, March 28th, sermons were preached in the Newcastle church by the circuit minister, and in the afternoon a special childrens service was held,…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1880 · page 5

WE are requested by the Secretary to refer subscribers to an advertisement in another column, respecting the return of books for stock-taking, and the closing of…

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Anniversary of the Wesleyan Sunday School, Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 8

IN celebration of the anniversary of the above Sunday School, a tea and public meeting was held in the Wesleyan Church, on Thursday evening,…

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Primitive Methodist Sabbath School' Charlestown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1880 · page 3

ANNIVERSARY SERVICES in connection with the above Sabbath School were held on Sunday and Monday, 18th and 19th April in Mr Simm's Hall, kindly lent for…

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Newcastle South Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1880 · page 4

THE annual distribution of prizes and exhibition of drawings and needlework took place at the above school on Thursday, the 22nd instant. The…

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Opening of the Tighe's Hill School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 4

A CONCERT was held on Thursday evening, in Howell's Hall, Tighe's Hill, to celebrate the opening of the School of Arts; R. L. Simpson, Esq., in the…

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Ebhibition of Work at Schools. "Give unto Cæzar what belongs to Cæza (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 3

SIR,—Would you allow me a s[?] space in your very liberal paper, to c[?] plain of what I call a very unfair th[?] namely, Public Schools exhibiting at [?]…

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The New Public School Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 May 1880 · page 2

THE new Public Instruction Act, which came into force on Saturday, the 1st May, requires among other things that the whole of the educational affairs of the colony shall…

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The Glebe Public School. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1880 · page 3

SIR,—Respecting the late exhibition of work done in the Newcastle South Public school, I beg to inform "Justice," whoever he or she might be, that they made…

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Newcastle South Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1880 · page 2

WE are requested to state that no per[?] connected with the above school has l[?] anything to do with the correspondent which has lately appeared, with regard…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 May 1880 · page 3

SIR,—I would like to suggest to the committee of the Wallsend School of Arts a little matter which I consider requires only to be mentioned, or their…

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"The Australasian Schoolmaster."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1880 · page 2

THE latest issue of the "Australasian Schoolmaster and Literary Review" is to hand. As its title indicates, this journal is one published in the interests of…

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The Public School Playground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1880 · page 2

"A PARENT" writes, complaining of a disgraceful condition of the playground attached to the Newcastle Public School. The ground is stated to be mainly…

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Public School Regulations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1880 · page 2

THE regulations for carrying out the provisions of the New Public School Act have just been published, and being of considerable importance to…

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Correspondence Public and Private Schools. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1880 · page 3

SIR,—I beg to inform "M.M.D," "Justice," was not mistaken, when she stated that work done at Miss Cooper's school was exhibited at the…

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