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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1883

82 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 5

Public School, Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 5

OUR readers will observe by advertisement elsewhere, that Mr. James J. Callaghan, whose departure from West Maitland some few months ago, was marked by a general expression of esteem and regret, has been…

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Mr. Angus Cameron and Schools of Art

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1883 · page 2

THE Echo of Wednesday says:—There was some fitness in the choice of Mr. Angus Cameron. M.P., as the inaugural orator for the opening, last night, of the Randwick…

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Public School at Pelican Flat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1883 · page 4

WE have been furnished with the following letter, addressed to Mr. A. J. Gorrick, M.L.A., which speaks for itself: and will be of considerable interest to residents near the entrance of Lake Macquarie:—…

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Waratah School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1883 · page 3

THE half-yearly meeting of the above institution took place on Wednesday evening. There was a fair attendance, Mr. Alderman Goodhew (the vice-president) in…

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A Model School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1883 · page 5

A CORRESPONDENT writes:—The many friends of Mr. Matthew Thompson at Plattsburg and Stockton will be glad to hear the laudatory terms the Minister for Education expressed himself in on visiting the school…

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Lecture at the School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1883 · page 5

LAST night Dr. Samuel T. Knaggs delivered a most enjoyable and interesting lecture at the School of Arts—the first of a series of six intended as the fore-runners of the formation of an Ambulance Corps in…

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The Ambulance Lectures at the School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1883 · page 2

THE second lecture of the course of technical instruction commenced by DR. KNAGGS, at the School of Arts, last Friday, will be delivered by DR…

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Review of School Children. Orders for Assembling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1883 · page 2

THE following is a copy of a most unique circular which has just been issued by direction of the Honorable George Reid, Minister for public Instructions:—…

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TELEGRAMS. The High Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Executive has made the appointments of masters and mistresses for the High Schools at Goulburn and Bathurst…

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The Proposed Review of Public School System

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1883 · page 2

THE subject of Public Instruction is one which always, and deservedly so, awakens public attention. So much depends upon the issue of our Public…

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The School Inspectors' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The conference of Public School Inspectors has completed its labours, and forwarded its report to the Minister for Public Instruction. The…

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High School Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—To-morrow, Wednesday, is the last day for making application for the admission of pupils to the high schools of the colony…

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Teachers' Institute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1883 · page 3

A PRELIMINARY meeting, for the purpose of inaugurating the above, was held at the Superior Public School, West Maitland, on Saturday last. About forty gentlemen responded to the invitations, which…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1883 · page 8

SIR,—This is certainly a credit to the city, and I advise the members of the institution at the next meeting of members for the election of officers, to do all in their power…

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High School Examinations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Seventy boys and sixty girls presented themselves for examination for admission to the High School at Sydney. There are forty-eight candidates for the Bathurst schools…

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Public Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 October 1883 · page 2

THE regulations which requires parents petitioning for the establishment of a provisional public school in sparsely settled localities to provide a portion of the cost of erecting the building is about to be repealed,…

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Opening of the Sydney High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The new Public High School was formally opened by the Hon. G. H. Reid, Minister for Public Instruction, to-day, in the presence of a large…

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High Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 2

THE Sydney High School was opened with a flourish of trumpets on Monday. The Hon. G. H. REID, Minister for Public Instruction made a speech;…

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Wickham School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 3

A TEA-MEETING and vocal entertainment in commemoration of the opening of the above took place last evening. The tea meeting was held in the upper building, which was very tastefully decorated; in…

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Tighe's Hill. Public School for Islington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 October 1883 · page 3

On Thursday evening the inhabitants of Islington held a public meeting to take into consideration the [?]eccesity of getting a Public School for that place. Alderman WOODSKSON was voted to the chair. He…

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