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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1885

134 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 7

Latest Sporting News. Newcastle Superior Public School Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1885 · page 5

We beg to draw the Attention of our readers to our advertising columns, by which [?]t will be seen that these sports are to [?]e continued this afternoon. As a really good…

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Newcastle Superior Public School Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1885 · page 3

The above sports, postponed from Thursday week in consequence of the inclement state of the weather, were continued yesterday afternoon on the grounds…

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The New School of Arts Library Catalogue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1885 · page 7

THE library at the above institution by the frequent and valuable addition of literary works now assumes vast proportions. Hitherto, this catalogue of books could not be…

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Newcastle Superior Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1885 · page 5

THIS afternoon the presentation of prizes won at the late athletic sports will be made in one of the school-rooms, at half-past 3 o'clock sharp. We have been requested to…

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Frank Calvary; a Semi-nautical Novel Chapter Xvii. Helen—Our hero's arrval at home—Has some talk with h[?] grandfather—His sister objects to his node of reasoning—Gains Mr. Berthold's permission to go to sea—Leaves London for school for the last time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 2

An elderly lady an a gentleman were sitting in the draying-room o[?] a house in European Square, and a young girl, aged thirteen or fourteen…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1885 · page 2

AT the usual monthly meeting of the committee held on Friday evening, the following resolutions were adopted:— "That MISS S. Weiss be allowed the use…

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School of Arts, Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1885 · page 5

PROFESSOR BESOMO gave an excellent phrenological and physiognomical entertainment at the above place to a very fair audience last night. Several ladies and…

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New Roman Catholic School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1885 · page 3

ON Saturday afternoon Archbishop Moran laid the foundatson-stone of a new church-school to be erected in proximity to St. Peter's Church, Surry Hills. The building…

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A State Schoolmaster Thrashed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1885 · page 5

MELBOURNE.—A farmer named Wood-ward and his adult son were fined £5 each to-day in Allandale for having thrashed a State schoolmaster whom they caught…

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Overworked School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1885 · page 6

A MELANCHOLY Story (says St. James' Gazette) was told at an inquest held recently at the Adlington police station near Chorley, on the body of a…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1885 · page 4

WE see by advertisement that the members of the above are once more called together, this time in connection with the proposed new building. They are wanted…

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Large Public Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1885 · page 4

THE new schools in Parramatta-street, which are stated to be the largest in the colony, if not in Australia, were formally opened on Friday, the ceremony being…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1885 · page 5

A GENERAL meeting Of the members of the above took place in the lecture room last evening. Mr. W. R. Logan, vice-president, occupied the chair, and before reading…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1885 · page 4

SIR,—Now that the School of Aris committee have been instructed to proceed with the new building, I think a suggestion may not be out of place before the architect…

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The Additions to the School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1885 · page 2

WE cannot compliment the members of the Newcastle School of Arts upon the patchwork character of the principal resolution passed by…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 3

AT a special meeting of the General Committee held on Friday night it was resolved:— 1. That the tenants of the Wolfe-street…

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Raymond Terrace School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 4

ON Tuesday evening last the members of the School of Arts held their usual weekly meeting at which there was a fair attendance of members…

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Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 4

THE Sunday-school anniversary tea and public meeting in connection with the Brown School Congregational Church came off last evening in the church. On account…

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Free Technical Lectures, School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1885 · page 2

OUR readers will see by advertisement in another column that the well-known and popular lecturer, Mr. W. M. Foote, will give the first of his famous lectures on…

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Murdered by His School Fellows

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1885 · page 2

SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT has never taken a wiser step than that which he announced—amid sympathetic cheers—to the House of Commons the other…

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