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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1885

134 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 7

School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1885 · page 4

"STEEL AND IRON" formed the subject of a lecture delivered at the School of Arts, last evening by Mr. W. M. Foote. There was a very fair attendance. Mr. Foote spoke…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 6

At a meeting of the Building Committee held on Thursday afternoon, it was resolved:— 1st.—"That the land not required…

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Newcastle Superior Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 8

ON account of the very unsettled state of the weather prior, to the arrival of the N. S. W. Contingent, Captain Strong thought it better that the cadet corps connected with our…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 5

The committee of the School of Arts have permitted the chess-room to be opened on Sunday afternoons…

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Wickham School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the above took place on Friday evening for the purpose of fixing the date and also making arrangements for holding the annual celebration…

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School of Arts for Casino

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 5

At a meeting of the committee of the local School of Arts at Casino, on Friday night, it was decided to have plans prepared and tenders invited immediately…

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School at Jesmond

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1885 · page 3

The Gazette notifies a new public school at Jesmond, near Lambton…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1885 · page 2

We beg to remind our readers of Mr. Foote's lecture to-night (Friday) on the "Production of Malleable Iron, etc.," as advertised in another column. These…

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Sydney High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1885 · page 5

Fifty-eight boys and 50 girls presented themselves for examination and admittance to the High School, Sydney; 51 boys and 45 girls passed…

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Public School at [?]esmond

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1885 · page 5

[The following letter, which speaks for itself has been hand[?]d to us for publication]:— (To the Editor of the Herd and Advocate.)…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1885 · page 5

OUR readers will sec by an advertisement another column that more classes in free-and drawing. &c., are to be started on Saturday next. We trust many will take…

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Bible Reading in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1885 · page 3

In the House of Representatives last night the bill authorising Bible reading in State schools was rejected by a large majority…

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Public School, Jesmond

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1885 · page 2

THE following letter, which speaks for itself, has been kindly handed to us for publication:— "Department of Public Instruction,…

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The Jesmond Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 July 1885 · page 4

AT the banquet at Lambton on Saturday night Mr. Melville requested that the following letter should be published, and we comply with his request, though a similar…

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Wickham School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1885 · page 8

THE annual celebration ball at the Wickham School of Arts took place on Thursday night, under the management of the officers and committee, and was in every way a brilliant success…

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Waratah School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1885 · page 5

THE following is the half-yearly report of the above institution, submitted to a meeting on Tuesday, July 28:— REPORT…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1885 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the General Committed was held on Friday night last Present—Messrs. Brown (in the chair), Hunt, Croft, Bewick, Logan, Creer, Rorison,…

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Pupil Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 3

The following pupil teachers have gained promotion to class 3:—By examination in June last : Francis J. Crighton, Newcastle, Catherine Adamson, Plattsburg ; Eleanor…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Where is the School of Arts? (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1885 · page 6

SIR,—It is usually thought that institutions of a public character should continually proclaim their existence by their prominence, by being constantly in…

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Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1885 · page 3

At the Teachers' Conference last night the Rev. H. L. Jackson urged the reformation of Sunday schools, especially by the establishment of recreation grounds in…

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