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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1889

208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 11

Conference of School Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 November 1889 · page 3

IT has been decided to hold a conference of Public School inspectors and school teachers in Sydney, commencing on or about December 6, to consider the various matters…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1889 · page 7

WE again remind our readers that this is the last day for the books and magazines to be returned for stocktaking to the School of Arts library. All books not returned will be…

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Burwood. South Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 November 1889 · page 3

The annual picnic in connection with the above school was held at Happy Valley on Friday last. About 1000 children assembled at the school about 9 o'clock, and shortly…

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Public School Teachers as Religious Instructors. Deputation to the Minister. SYDNEY, Monday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 5

THIS morning a large deputation, which included several clergymen and members of Parliament, interviewed the Minister for Public Instruction to ask that the regulation…

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Cardinal Moran on Public Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 6

SPEAKING at the Marist Brothers' College, Hunter's Hill, on Sunday, when performing the opening ceremony, Cardinal Moran made an important speech in reference to the…

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The Roman Catholics and the Public School System

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 4

THE utterances of Cardinal MORAN may in general be taken to be expressions of the sentiments reigning in the breasts of the majority of the Roman…

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Disgraceful Board Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The London newspapers contain articles commenting in severe and indignant terms on the discovery of shameful "jerry" buildings in connection…

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Plattsburg. School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 8

For some time back Mr. Herlihy, school-master Plattsburg Public School, has been training the children with a view of holding a concert prior to the annual examination…

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The School of Arts. a Satisfactory Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 4

THE annual report of the School of Arts shows that during the present year 1511 volumes were added to the library, bringing the total number of books up to 10,011…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 December 1889 · page 3

THE members of the School of Arts will doubtless be pleased to know that the library will be re-opened again this morning for the issue of books and magazines. A largo…

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Teachers' Religious and Political Liberty. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 December 1889 · page 7

SIR,—I find that at the conference to be held on December 6 by inspectors the question of the retention of this amended regulation re " teachers' liberties" is to be considered…

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District News. Plattsburg. School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1889 · page 3

A concert is to be hold in the Mechanics' Institute, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of raising funds to provide for prizes to be given to the school children at the…

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District News. Adamstown. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 7

Yesterday a picnic was tendered to the children attending the Adamstown Public School. The whole arrangements were in the hands of the teachers, and the funds…

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Plattsburg Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 5

THE concert announced to be held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute in aid of the school prizes took place on Thursday evening, and the children acquitted themselves…

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Conference of Public School Teachers and Inspectors. Sydney, Monday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1889 · page 5

A CONFERENCE between the inspectors and teachers of the Public Schools of the colony commenced this morning. The object of the conference is to discuss matters which may…

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Hamilton Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 5

Annual Picnic, Thursday next, at Tarro. Special train will be engaged. JAMES J CALLAGHAN…

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Correspondence School Holidays. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1889 · page 7

SIR,—Having been led by an interested curiosity to calculate the number of holidays given during the course of one year by the proprietors of many private schools in New…

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STOCKTON. Prize Day at St. Peter's School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1889 · page 6

ON Wednesday morning St. Peter's School-room was crowded with the parents and friends of the pupils, who had assembled to hear the little ones examined and see the…

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Correspondence School Hours. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1889 · page 2

SIR,—If I might still further trespass on your space I would like to submit the following additional calculation:—School hours are usually between 9.30 a.m…

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School Holidays. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1889 · page 2

SIR,—"Paterfamilias" has shown that nearly half of the school children's life is spent out of school; but why did he not go further and show that nearly nine months of…

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