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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1883

82 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 5

Catholic Schools' Children's Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 October 1883 · page 2

THE first annual picnic of the children attending the Roman Catholic schools was held in a paddock opposite the Cemetery, at Sandgate, yesterday, and was most enjoyable. There were upwards of 1000…

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Immorality in Victorian State Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1883 · page 3

THE attention of the Premier of Victoria has been directed to the statement made by the Rev. D. Jones Hamer, that immorality of the gravest kind was practised in some of…

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Public School at Cook's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 October 1883 · page 3

THE following letter has been received from the Department of Education by Mr. James Fletcher, M.P., regarding the establishment of a Public School at Cook's Hill…

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Sunday-school Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1883 · page 2

THE children attending St. John's C.E. Sunday-school had their third annual picnic in the Crystal Palace Gardens yesterday (Wednesday). The children, some 400 in…

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Congregational Sunday School. Second Annual Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1883 · page 2

THE second annual exhibition of home industries, works of art, models, plants, flowers, etc., in connection with the Brown-street Congregational Sunday School,…

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Rev. T. Kemmis on Sunday School Excursions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1883 · page 2

AT the Conference of the Church of England Sunday School Institute, held at Sydney on Tuesday, the Rev. Thomas Kemmis read an extraordinary paper…

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High School for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 4

THE Mayor of Newcastle (Mr. Wm. Laing) has received the following letter from the Department of Public Instruction in reference to the establishment of a High School at Newcastle:—…

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Adamstown Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The tender of J. Shaw has been accepted for the completion of the addition to the Public School at Adamstown for £605…

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The Education Department and Back School Fees

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

THE Education Department, in its zeal to augment its revenue by the collection of back fees, is likely to land itself in a mesh, the intricacies of…

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Sabbath School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1883 · page 4

THE children attending the Lambton and New Lambton Primitive Methodist Sabbath schools (some 500 in number), had an outing and picnic in Moody's paddock, near Waratah. Parents, teachers and…

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Primitive Methodist Sunday School Union Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1883 · page 4

We were somewhat startled yesterday by a procession of children along Hunter-street, down Watt-street, to the Railway Station, bearing flags and wearing various coloured rosettes. On inquiry we…

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Intercolonial Telegrams, Victorian Inspector-General of Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 November 1883 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Mr. Main, assistant Inspector-General of Schools, will probably be promoted to the position of Inspector-General. Mr. Bolam will be…

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Opening of East Maitland New Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1883 · page 7

ON Tuesday, the new Public School at East Maitland was formally declared open by the Hon. W. J. Trickett, Postmaster-General, amid considerable public interest…

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A Boer to School Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Railway tickets at excursion rates will be issued to teachers and their wives extending the whole term of the holidays…

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Schools Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A team of cricketers from the Melbourne Grammar school have arrived to contest matches with the Sydney Grammar School and the King's School Parramatta…

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Entertainment at West Maitland Given by Miss Macartney's Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 December 1883 · page 2

THIS entertainment tool place at the School of Arts, West Maitland, on the night of the 12th instant. About three hundred persons of the elite of the city were present. The rooms was tastefully decorated…

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Latest Sporting News. Cricket. Intercolonial Grammar Schools Match

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

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The cricket contests between representatives of the Melbourne and Sydney Grammar Schools was commenced on Monday, on the Association…

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Hamilton Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 December 1883 · page 4

YESTERDAY afternoon the first annual exhibition in connection with the Christmas breaking-up of Hamilton Public School took place at the infants' department of the school. The Mayor (Mr. W. H…

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Newcastle Superior Public School. Distribution of Prizes

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

ON Thursday afternoon the Christmas breaking-up of the Newcastle Superior Public School, and annual distribution of prizes took place, before a large gathering of lady and gentlemen visitors. The…

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Disastrous and Fatal Fire at a School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 December 1883 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—Intelligence is to hand of a disastrous fire, involving considerable loss of life, which occurred at Malata(?). A Jewish school caught fire, and the flames…

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