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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1890

210 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 11

Waratah School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1890 · page 5

THE half-yearly meeting of the members of the School of Arts was held on Tuesday evening, Alderman J. Scholey (president) in the chair…

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Stockton. Presentation to the Secretary of School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1890 · page 5

Last night the members of the Stockton School of Arts presented their secretary, Mr. E. Sanders, with a handsomely bound Encyclopœdia and writing desk, as a mark of…

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A Terrible Tragedy. a School-girl Outraged and Murdered. Suicide of the Murderer. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 5

A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred yesterday aftertoon near Greta, the former home of the notorious Kelly gang, the victim being Grace Lloyd, 12 years of age, cousin to the celebrated…

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Sunday School Excursion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 3

The St. Andrew's Sabbath School Annual Excursion will take place at Tomago. The s.s. Goolwa will leave the wharf at 10 o'clock, and will call at Carrington…

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Carrington Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1890 · page 5

A SMALL boy named Henry Halloran, pupil of the above school and son of the head master, has secured a three years' scholarship in the Sydney High School. While…

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Hamilton Sunday School Picnics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 3

The local Wesleyan and Presbyterian Sunday Schools held their annual picnics yesterday, each being well attended by scholars, teachers, and parents and friends…

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St. Andrew's School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 3

The children attending the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sabbath-school, with their parents, teachers, and friends, to the number of about 500, proceeded on…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 5

THIS evening the annual general meeting of the Newcastle School of Arts will be held in the lecture room of the institution. The election of officers for the ensuing year will…

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Stockton School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 7

A COMMITTEE meeting was hold in Mr. Lowe's room last evening. Mr. R. Thomas was in the chair, and there were present, Messrs. J . D. Beckett, John Beveridge,…

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Newcastle School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 7

THE annual meeting of the members of the Newcastle School of Arts was held in the lecture hall of the institution last evening. The president, Mr. H. J. Brown, occupied…

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The Secretary of the School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 February 1890 · page 5

THE many friends of Mr. Samuel Ross, the genial secretary of the Newcastle School of Arts, who has been laid up for some days suffering from the effects of a severe cold,…

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Phonography in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 5

IN connection with the recent advances in our educational system is that of teaching phonography in public schools. We learn that Mr. Colin Christie has been appointed…

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Greta. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1890 · page 7

A most enthusiastic meeting was held in the Presbyterian Church on Monday evening for the purpose of instituting a school of arts at Greta. The Rev. J. Ferris occupied…

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Stockton. School of Arts Parliamentary Debating Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1890 · page 3

The opening meeting of the new term was held on Wednesday evening last. Mr. W. Donnelly, the president, was in the chair, and the attendance was representative, fairly…

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Australian News. New South Wales. New Convent School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 6

A NEW boarding school for girls, in connection with the convent at Wagga, was opened on Sunday. Dr. Lanigan, of Goulburn, blessed the edifice and performed the opening…

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An Injustice to Pupil Teachers. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 3

SIR,—The injustice to which I refer, is that of learning mathematics. The pupil teachers of Sydney and suburbs receive lessons in the above science, free of charge, from…

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Stockton. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 2

A committee meeting was held last evening to make the needful arrangements for drawing up the yearly report for submission to the annual general meeting on the first…

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Greta. School of Arts

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

The opening of the School of Arts took place on Saturday evening, and throughout the evening large numbers came and went. A very fair number of periodicals and colonial…

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Lambton. New Girls' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 8

During the past few years teachers, parents and scholars alike have had reasons to complain, which they did frequently, of the danger and inconvenience caused by the…

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Carrington Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1890 · page 7

MRS. RICHARDS has been appointed mistress of the new department opened in connection with the above school. She holds a high classification. Recently she had been…

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