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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1892

302 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 16

School Accommodation Wanted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 5

MANY of the people at the west end of the city have affixed their signatures to a numerously-signed requisition which has been presented, through Mr. E. Banfield, to…

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One of the Old School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1892 · page 3

THE oldest schoolmistress in France, Mdlle. Virginnie Mauvais, died at Nancy on June 28. The daughter of an unfrocked priest, she was born in…

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Correspondence Cook's Hill Public School. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1892 · page 3

SIR.—In your issue of this morning I notice that a requisition has been signed asking his Worship the Mayor to convene a public meeting of the citizens to take into…

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Improvements to Schools. a Good Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1892 · page 5

TO MORROW evening a public meeting, convened by requisition to the Mayor, will take place at the corner of Bull and Union streets, for the purpose of taking steps to submit to…

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Cook's Hill Public School. Public Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1892 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting of citizens, convened by requisition to the Mayor, took place at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, at the corner of Union and Bull streets last night, for the purpose…

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District News. Wickham. New Infant School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 3

Judging from the planes and specifications for the above addition to the Superior Public School, and for which tenders are now being called, the…

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Islington Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 8

Arbor Day was celebrated for the third time at the Islington Public School yesterday. For some time past active preparations had been made in the already well planted…

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Stockton. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1892 · page 5

On Friday night a most successful concert was given in the Temperance Hall to a packed audience. Alderman O'Mara, the Mayor, occupied the chair. The following…

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Greta. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1892 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of the School of Arts was held on Friday night. Mr. M. North (secretary) gave a report of the proceedings for the half-year, showing the total…

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Tighe's Hill Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1892 · page 6

Owing to the material additions and improvements that are now being effected at the above school, the Arbor Day celebration was limited to the reading and explanation…

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Public School and Reserve

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1892 · page 7

The Minister was then taken to the Adamstown Public School, where Mr. W. J. Bateson has some 600 children under his charge. He was shown first over the…

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The School of Arts Library

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1892 · page 4

FOR some time peat a good deal of inconvenience has been experienced in the proper arranging of books in the library of the Newcastle school of Arts in…

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South Australia. a Missing Schoolmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1892 · page 7

Mr. Frederick Caterer, the principal of the Glenelg Grammar School, has been missing from his home since Monday morning. He was seen on…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1892 · page 5

THE adjourned meeting of members of the School of Arts, with the object of dealing with the plane of the proposed alterations and additions, was held in the reading-room…

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Moonan Brook. Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1892 · page 3

Arbor Day was celebrated at the above school on Saturday, and proved a great success. The attendance was large, although during the afternoon misty rain set in, and…

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Plattsburg. School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1892 · page 3

In consequence of the painters being busy at work renovating the public school, the school picnic proposed to be held on Arber Day was postponed, and that interesting…

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Public School Promotions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1892 · page 5

THE following teachers in the Public Schools have gained promotion by examination:—Mary Doherty, Cook's Hill, to Class 2 A; Henry J. Clemens, West Maitland, superior;…

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District News. Stockton. Congregational Sunday-school Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1892 · page 6

On Sunday the anniversary services of the local Congregational Sunday-school, in Crown-street, are to be held. There will be a special afternoon…

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Wallsend Congregational Church. Sabbath School Anniversary Services

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1892 · page 6

ON Sunday the anniversary services in connection with the Sabbath School were held in the Agricultural Hall, and were exceedingly well…

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The State Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1892 · page 7

A comparison between the number of children attending the State schools during the first half of 1891 and that of 1892 shows that there has been a…

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