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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1890

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

Christ Church Sunday-school Excursion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 November 1890 · page 5

THE annual excursion for the children who attend the Christ Church Sunday-school, was held on Saturday, Tomago being selected as the scene of pleasure. This trip was to…

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Stockton School of Arts Debating Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 4

ON Wednesday evening. Mr. C. Marchant in the chair, a debate was held upon the following question: " From which class of society have the greatest number of men of genius…

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High Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 5

WE have been requested to invite the attention of parents who wish their children to attend a High School, under the Department of Public Instruction, next year, to the fact…

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Latest District News. Wallsend. Weslbyan Church Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1890 · page 5

THE anniversary services of the above Sabbath school was held in the Wallsend School of Arts on Sunday last, and were most successful. The recitations by the children…

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District News. Tighe's Hill. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1890 · page 6

A PUBLIC meeting was held at the Royal Oak Hotel on Monday evening, for the purpose of considering the selection of a new site for a School of…

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Plattsburg. Sunday-school Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1890 · page 8

On Saturday, notwithstanding the extreme heat and fierce westerly winds, the children, under the superintendence of Mr. Smith, the pastor of the church, and the teachers and…

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Stockton Notes. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1890 · page 5

THE monthly committee meeting was hold on Tuesday night, at which there were present: Mr. C. Marchant (president), in the chair, and Messrs. J. D. Beckett, W. W. Young,…

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Latest Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. New Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1890 · page 5

IT is proposed to establish a public school at Burwood South, near Newcastle. ALLEGED ARSON AT GRETA. In to-day's Government Gazette it is…

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District News. Waratah. Primitive Methodist Sunday-school Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 December 1890 · page 3

The anniversary services in connection with the Primitive Methodist Sunday-school were hold yesterday in the School of Arts Hall. A good…

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Crowded School at Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 December 1890 · page 3

A LETTER, which appeared in our issue of the 4th inst., from the pen of Mr. James F. Kerr, and under the head of "Cruel Public Instruction at Teralba,"…

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Newcastle Superior Public School. Presentation of Prizes, Girls' Department

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1890 · page 3

ON Friday afternoon last, the prizes won by the successful scholars in the girls' department of the Newcastle Superior Public School were distributed. The Rev. Mr…

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Wickham. Sunday-school Presentations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1890 · page 7

On Sunday last, the Mayor of Wickham performed the very pleasing ceremony, at St. James' Church Sunday-school, of presenting several prizes, given by Mrs. J. C. Ellis, for…

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St. Aloysius High School. Commencement of the Holidays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1890 · page 5

A CHRISTMAS entertainment, to mark the commencement of the holidays, was given by the pupils of St. Aloysius High School, Hamilton, last evening. The schoolroom was…

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Plattsburg. St. Patrick's School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 December 1890 · page 7

The annual ceremony in connection with the vacation of the above school took place on Thursday morning, and was a most unqualified success. The…

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The Hamilton Roman Catholic School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 December 1890 · page 5

THE pupils of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic School, Hamilton, met in the schoolroom, on the Hamilton-road yesterday morning, for the purpose of holding a little…

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Stockton Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1890 · page 7

AT midday yesterday the youngsters attending this school were sent off to enjoy themselves for the next three weeks. The spell will come as a boon to both pupils and…

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Stockton Roman Catholic School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1890 · page 7

YESTERDAY morning at 10 o'clock there was a numerous and representative gathering of parents and friends of the pupils who have been receiving instruction at the above…

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Cook's Hill Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1890 · page 7

AT the invitation of the teachers, a number of the parents and friends of the pupils of the above school were present at the annual distribution of prizes Previous to the…

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Minmi Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1890 · page 7

A HAPPY feature connected with the closing of the school for the Christmas vacation was the distribution of prizes. Mr. R. Thomas manager of the Duckenfield coillery,…

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Wickham. Primitive Methodist Sunday-school Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1890 · page 6

The Primitive Methodist Sunday school intend holding their annual picnic at Tomago on New Year's Day. The steamer Emu has been engaged to make two trips each way, as…

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