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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1887

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Wickham School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 7

THE annual meeting of the above institution was held last night for the purpose of presenting the annual report and balance-sheet, and also election of officers. Mr. Geo. T…

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District News. Waratah. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1887 · page 7

A lecture was delivered in the Council Chamber on Friday evening by Mr. Win. M'Rae. Subject, "The Land Laws of the Country." There…

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Jesmond Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 5

THE following correspondence in reference to the public school at Jesmond will no doubt be interesting to many readers in that locality:…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1887 · page 3

ON Monday night a meeting took place of the Lecture Committee. Present-Messrs. Brown (president), Gamack, Miller, and Melville. A…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 5

THE public opening meeting of the Literary Society will be held this evening in the lecture-hall at 8 o'clock. Addresses will be given by Mr. W. Grahame, president of the…

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School of Arts Meeting. Literary Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 4

A PUBLIC open meeting was held last night at the Newcastle School of Arts. Consequent, upon the unpropitious state of the weather, there was not so large an audience present as…

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Baptist Sunday School Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 2

A grand demonstration by the children attending the Baptist Sunday-schools at Newcastle, Wallsend, Lambton, and Islington, will take place in the Music Hall, Lambton,…

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Baptist Sabbath School Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 3

I have been requested to draw attention to an advertisement in another column, announcing that a demonstration of the Baptist Church Sunday Schools from Newcastle,…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, 5Th April (continued). Free Passes to School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 5

THE debate on Mr. O'Connor's motion to carry all children free on the railways to and from all schools, was reported in our yesterday's issue up to the close of the telegraph…

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District News. Wallsend. Presbyterian Sunday-school Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1887 · page 5

THE anniversary services in connection with the above Sabbath-school were held in the large hall of the School of Arts on Sunday. If the attendance in the evening is any…

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Wickham Superior Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 3

YESTERDAY was a red-letter day in the annuls of the above school, consequent on the arrival and distribution of the diplomas and medals gained at the Indian and Colonia…

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A Good School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 7

YESTERDAY afternoon the modals and diplomas in connection with the recent Indian and Colonial Exhibition won by the pupils of the Wickham Superior Public…

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Hamilton. Wesleyan Sabbath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1887 · page 7

The anniversary of the above Sabbath School was celebrated yesterday by a tea and public meeting, but unfortunately the proceedings were…

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Assault on a School Mistress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1887 · page 4

MARY JANE PHILLIPS, Deptford, recently, appeared to a summons for assaulting Mary Elizabeth Rowland, head mistress of the Hughes-fields (Deptford) Board School. Mr…

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School of Arts Literary Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1887 · page 5

MANY of Newcastle fairest daughters, attended of course by gallant escorts, assembled at the School of Arts last night to enjoy a social evening's entertainment given…

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Colonial Science and Art Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 12

SEVERAL applications having been received from schools of science and art in the colonies and dependencies of the United Kingdom to ally themselves…

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Wickham. Wesleyan Sabbath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1887 · page 3

The anniversary services in connection with this school were held on Sunday and Monday last before crowded audiences, in the large hall of…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1887 · page 6

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above was recently hold. Present—Messrs. Logan, vice-president (in the chair), Corden, Gammick, Melville, Chatfield,…

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Waratah. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1887 · page 3

I am pleased to see that Waratah is about to put its shoulder to the wheel and build for itself a School of Arts, and, from a view of the plans…

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Consecration of the Carrington Roman Catholic School-church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1887 · page 6

THE Right Rev. Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland, yesterday opened and consecrated the new Roman Catholic School-church at Carrington. The…

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