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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1884

136 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 7

The Maitland High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It is reported that the High School at West Maitland is to be abolished…

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Original Correspondence. the Maitland High School. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1884 · page 3

SIR,—I am informed that in a recent number of your paper you publish a telegram from Sydney to the effect that it is rumoured that the High School at…

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Serious Charge Against a Schoolmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Central Criminal Court, Thomas Holmes, a schoolmaster, was charged with an indecent assault on a female pupil at Cambewarra. The jury…

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Serious Charge against a Schoolmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1884 · page 2

AT the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Monday, Thomas Holme, a middle-aged man of respectable appearance was charged with having committed an indecent assault…

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Islington Public School. Indignation Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 4

PURSUANT to advertisement, a public meeting was held on Tuesday evening, at Ha[?]'s Islington Hotel, to protest against the recent selection by Government of a school site…

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Original Correspondence. Schools of Art for Greta. To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 3

SIR,—Now that the excitement of the county election is over, perhaps you will kindly allow me a little of your valuable space to disease a matter which should receive as much attention from us…

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Wickham Superior Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 2

ONE of the best concerts of the season is to be given this evening by the pupils of the Wickham superior Public School assisted by several of the most talented amateurs of…

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Wickham Superior School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 8

A CONCERT in aid of the prize fund of the above school was held at the Wickham School of Arts on Thursday evening, and was most successful. The girls were ranged on the stage and sang several…

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Public School at Islington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 4

WITH reference to a petition sent in some short time since to the Government, for the establishment of a public school at Islington. Messrs, Ellis and Fletcher, M's.L.A., have received a letter from the…

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Extensions to the Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 2

THE great want of additional accommodation to our local School of Arts has made itself more and more apparent from year to year, but owing to a great difference of…

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Wickham School of Arts Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 2

IN consequence of inability on the part of the committee to complete all arrangements in time for holding the annual ball on the 10th, in commemoration of the Wickham…

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TELEGRAMS. Teachers' Emoluments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—An amended regulation has been approved by the Executive Council in reference to the emoluments of teachers. It now stands as…

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Newcastle Superior Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1884 · page 2

BY the recent appointment of Mr. Charles J. W. Friend as head master of the Newcastle Superior Public School that institution seems likely to receive a very valuable…

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Original Correspondence. the Cook's Hill Public School. To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1884 · page 3

SIR,—Could you through your columns, give the residents of Cook's Hill any information regarding the erection of a Public School at that place. It is now over twelve months since the petition to…

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Co[?]gregational Sunday-School, Brown-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1884 · page 3

THE anniversary services in connection with the above school were held in the church, Brown-street, on Tuesday evening last, with great success…

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The School of Arts and Technical Education

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1884 · page 2

WHILE we gladly take our place in the front rank of those who are desirous of elevating the minds of the people to as high a state of culture as possible,…

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Lecture at School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1884 · page 2

MR. J. PENTECOST lectured, on behalf of the Technical Board, at the School of Arts, last evening. on "The progress of animal life on the earth, as shown in the rocks."…

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Original Correspondence. Geology at the School of Arts. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1884 · page 3

SIR,—In your notice of the lecture last night at the School of Arts, you say "the lecture referred to the question of man's antiquity, which (from the evidence of Kent's cavern, in which bones of extinet…

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Newcastle Superior Public School Cadet Corps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1884 · page 3

WE are informed by Messrs. Southwell and Friend that the Enfield rifles for the Newcastle Superior Public School Cadet Corps arrived on Saturday, and the first drill…

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School Teachers and Excursion Tickets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Railway excursion tickets ore to be issued to Public School teachers during the midwinter holidays…

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