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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1885

134 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 7

Public School for Jesmond

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1885 · page 2

THE following letter has been handed to us for publication:— "Department of Public Instruction, "Sydney, 19th August, 1885…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 8

THE usual monthly meeting of the Genera Committee was held last night. Present— Messrs. Brown (in the chair), Hunt, Ro[?]son, Chatfield, Croft, Corden, and Bewick,…

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Teachers Promoted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1885 · page 3

The following teachers have gained promotion by the examination in June last:—Stephen Drummond and James J. Walsh, Wallsend, and Thomas Pearson,…

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Extraordinary Application Against a Baronet. a Mysterious Schoolgirl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1885 · page 2

AT BOW-street Police Court, on July 23, Mrs. Wilkinson renewed, her application to Sir James Ingham for a process against a baronet, whose name…

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Wickham Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 3

ON Thursday evening an excellent entertainment took place at the Wickham School of Arts, in aid of the prize fund of the Wickham Public School. The only…

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The Tories and Their "Over Grown Schoolboy."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 12

THE Standard does "not at all regret the postponement of the Conservative meeting at Liverpool in consequence of the very natural unwillingness of the…

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The Bible in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 September 1885 · page 3

This afternoon a meeting of the Bible in State Schools Society was held, to consider certain suggestions emanating from the Church of England Synod…

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Charge of Abduction. a School Teacher Committed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1885 · page 3

FROM our Adeaide correspondent we (Evening News) learn that the abduction case, in which a school teacher named Price was charged with having induced a…

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Cook's Hill School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1885 · page 2

ON Friday the children attending the Cook's Hill Public School were afforded a treat in the shape of a picnic. The locality chosen was at Flemington, opposite the…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1885 · page 6

THE usual monthly meeting of the general committee was held on Friday, the 2nd inst. Present: Messrs. Creer (in the chair), Hunt, Morison, Chatfield, Corden,…

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School Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 5

Mr. Charles Broom has been gazetted assistant teacher of the Public School, Newcastle South…

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Catholic School Annual Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 2

THE annual picnic in connection with the Newcastle Catholic schools took place yesterday at Sandgate, and fairly eclipsed all previous affairs by a long way, and the…

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The National Training School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 3

The Agent General is arranging for a national training school for cookery…

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Christ Church Sunday-school Annual Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 2

THE annual picnic in connection with the Newcastle Christ Church Sunday-school name off at Sandgate yesterday, in the paddock of Mr. Peter Fleming, kindly…

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Superior Public School, Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 3

ON Thursday, the 22nd instant, there was an exhibition of mapping, drawing, ornamental drawing, etc., in the above school, at which a considerable number of people…

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School Requisites

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 3

WE have received samples of copy books, small atlases, reading books, etc., from the firm of Messrs. G. Philip and Son, of London and Liverpool, which are of a ma[?]satisfactory…

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School Examination

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 3

Miss Elizabeth Cole has been gazetted as assistant teacher, Public School, Tighe's Hill…

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Cricket. Newcastle Grammar School v. East Maitland Grammar School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1885 · page 3

On Wednesday last the above clubs met on the City ground to discuss the relative merits of the two Colleges. A splendid wicket had been prepared by Mr. Tracey,…

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Telegrams New South Wales. Sydney, Saturday. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 November 1885 · page 3

The committee of the School of Arts have decided on the readmission of the public to the meetings of the Debating Club; but each member will only be…

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Primitive Methodist Sunday-school

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1885 · page 5

The annual picnic in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church Sunday school was held at Tomago. The steamer Prince Alfred, which has just…

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