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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1882

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School for Fullerton Cove

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1882 · page 2

A LETTER to Mr. Fletcher, M.P., from the Under-Secretary for Public Instruction states that the tender of Mr. D. Innes has been accepted for the erection of new…

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Extra Fees in Public Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1882 · page 3

By advertisement in another column, it will be seen that a public meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, Wickham, tonight, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1882 · page 3

SIR,—Permit me to correct an error anent the supply of water in this school, which appeared in your paper of last Friday, the 27th ult. In the Wallsend Municipal…

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Wickham School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1882 · page 4

THE annual meeting of this institution took place on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of receiving the treasurer's report, and balance-sheet, and election of officers…

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The Extra Fees for Fifth Class Pupils. Public Meeting at Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1882 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting took place in the Council Chambers on Friday evening last, for the purpose of protesting against the special rule authorising the charge of 7s per month…

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Water for Children in Public Schools. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1882 · page 3

SIR,—I see by Friday's issue that Mr. Walsh, the Wallsend public school teacher, gives a flat denial in a very uncouth manner to what Alderman Walker said at a late…

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Correspondence Water Supply in the Superior Public School, Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 5

SIR—Touching Mr. Walker's letter of Tuesday, about the water supply in the above school, all have to say is that the association about "two buckets of water dally, &c., &c," is without the…

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Correspondence Superior Public School Fees. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1882 · page 2

SIR,—Kindly permit me to correct a remark made at the meeting last night re Superior Public School fees, to the effect that the school under my charge is not a…

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Correspondence Superior Public School Fees. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1882 · page 3

SIR,—It is with feelings of pride and pleasure that I peruse your issue of the 11th inst., containing the report of the meeting held at the Courthouse, relating…

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Correspondence Water at the Wallsend Public School. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1882 · page 8

SIR,—I see that Mr. Walsh, the Wallsend Public School teacher, has again appeared the water being refused to the children. There are a few questions I will ask this…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1882 · page 3

SIR,—I think the question of water for the children to drink at the Wallsend school is being made too much of, and I fancy the correspondence, if you allow it to…

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The Fees Charged in High Class Public Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1882 · page 2

THE borough councils of Plattsburg and Wallsend (says the E. News) have forwarded circulars to the various councils in the colony, requesting them to co-operate with…

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Brutality in an Industrial School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 4

FROM London papers of the 7th December we learn that it is terrible to be told that the alleged brutality at the St. Paul's Industrial school is not so…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 2

A MEETING is announced for this evening in the class room of the School of Arts, to consider what steps should be taken towards reviving the technological classes in…

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Burwood Wesleyan Sabbath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1882 · page 8

ANNIVERSARY services in connection with the above school was held in the Burwood Church on Sunday last. Sermons were preached to large audiences (despite…

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Public School Appointments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1882 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The following appointments are gazetted.—Edwin Tyler; to be teacher of Evening Public School; and Miss Henrietta Harpur, work-mistress at…

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Public School Appointments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mrs. Ralston has been appointed work-mistress at Hamilton and Hanbury; Miss Thomas, work-mistress, Lambton ,Mrs. Mayhow, work-mistress,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1882 · page 3

SIR,—Your Wallsend correspondent, a few issues ago, drew attention to the necessity of more school accommodation here. Since then I have waited to see…

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Wickham Superior Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1882 · page 2

IT will be seen by advertisement that the prizes in connection with the Wickham Public School are to be delivered this (Thursday) afternoon. An excellent…

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Wickham Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1882 · page 2

THIS school closed for the Easter holidays on Thursday last- Advantage was taken of the occasion to present the meritorious pupils with the usual prizes, which consisted…

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