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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1889

208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 11

Waratah. Hanbury Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1889 · page 6

A few weeks ago, when Sir Henry Parkes was in Waratah laying the foundation-stone of the new School of Arts, he referred to the fact of his having, over twenty years ago,…

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District News. Adamstown. Local School Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1889 · page 3

Mr. Andrew Herd, hate of Armidale, will succeed Mr. M'Credie as teacher of the local: public School. Mr. Herd holds a first-class certificate. He has the reputation…

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Correspondence Hanbury Public School. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1889 · page 3

Sir,—Will you kindly allow me space to correct your correspondent when writing about the above school, to show the unreliability of his information…

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Correspondence Hanbury Public School. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 5

SIR,—In reply to a letter, re the above, in your issue of the 9th inst., allow me to inform form you that Mr. M'Cormick, head master and writer of the leter, was my informant…

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Correspondence Hanbury Public School. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1889 · page 8

SIR,—With reference to the letter of to-day's issue from your Waratah correspondent, I beg to state, once and for all, that his reckless statements affecting this school are utterly…

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Correspondence Hanbury Public School. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 3

SIR,—In reply to Mr. M'Cormick's most emphatic and unqualified denial that he ever gave me the information contained in my paragraph respecting the state of affairs at…

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Islington. School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 7

LAST night the Public School concert took place in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute. For the first time in the history of Islington, on the occasion of any concert the room was…

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Superior Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 4

AT the recent examination of pupil teachers for admission to the Training College, five presented them from the above school, four of whom passed successfully. One, Miss…

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Charlestown. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 6

The annual meeting of the members of the School of Arts was held on Wednesday evening. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted in Mr. J. Thornton…

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The School of Arts. Annual Report and Balance Sheet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 7

THE following is a copy of the report and balance sheet of the committee of the Newcastle School of Arts for the year 1888, to be presented to the members on the 29th…

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Adamstown Municipal Council. Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 7

A meeting of the above Council met on Thursday night. Present: The Mayor and all the aldermen. CORRESPONDENCE.—From Department of…

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Charlestown. Repairs to Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 2

A letter has been received from the Under Secretary of the Education Department with reference to the necessity for the erection of a class-room and weather-shed, and for…

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District News. Waratah. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1889 · page 7

The School of Arts committee have removed their books and papers to the new building, and have taken formal possession. The Mayor (Alderman Scholey) has…

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Waratah School of Arts. Opening Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1889 · page 3

A CONCERT was given on Thursday evening at Waratah to celebrate the opening of the new School of Arts building. The structure is a very neat and commodious one for the…

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District News. Islington. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1889 · page 3

On Friday morning the children of the local public schools, accompanied by their teachers and parents and friends, made a trip to Sandgate to celebrate their picnic. They…

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Newcastle School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 5

THE annual general meeting of the members of the Newcastle School of Arts was held in the lecture-hall last night. In the unavoidable absence of the president (Mr. H.J. Brown),…

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Theology.—school of Arts. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 3

SIR,—The statements in your local column on my remarks at the annual meeting of the School of Arts are unfair and misleading. You say "The Rev. Seth Jones objects to…

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Maitland School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 5

THE annual meeting of members of the Maitland School of Arts was held last Thursday night, the Rev. Mr. Yarrington in the chair. A very satisfactory report and…

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Australia's Army. Public School Cadet Corps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 6

YESTERDAY evening the Cook's Hill Public School Cadet Corps mustered in large numbers for their usual weekly parade. After going through the manual and firing…

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A Sunday-school Experience

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 11

A Chicago Sunday-school teacher had a new class of young scholars, whose parents had neglected to give them any instruction in their catechism whatever. Going to the first…

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