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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1897

301 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 16

Wallsend. High School Scholarship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 5

As another evidence of the success of the pupils of the Wallsend Superior Public School, it is to be noted that Master Oswald L. J. Steel, son of Alderman Steel, of…

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Tighe's Hill Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 6

The annual picnic in connection with the Tighe's Hill Primitive Methodist Sunday school was held yesterday, when the scholars, in company with a large number of parents…

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New School of the Domestic Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 8

ONE of the most pronounced features in connection with the education of women during the past 10 years has been the great attention that has been given during that period to…

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Girls' High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 8

In response to representations made by the member for West Maitland, the Minister for Public Instruction has authorised the preparation of plans of a large brick building with a…

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Morpeth. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 8

The annual meeting of this institution was held on Friday last Mr. R. Sucker, the president, occupied the chair. The SECRETARY, Mr. Dewane, submitted a…

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Stockton School of Arts Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

THE regular monthly meeting of this body was held last night. There were present :—Dr. J. W. Hester (president), and Messrs. Alderman O'Mara, Alderman Goodman, M…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the West Maitland School of Arts was held in the library of the institution last evening. Present:— The president (Mr. W.T. Lindsay), and Messrs. C…

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Greta. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 5

The half-yearly general meeting of members of the School of Arts was held on Thursday evening. The president, Mr. Dixon being ill, Mr. B. Pryor vice-president,…

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The Education Question Voluntary Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Writing to Cardinal Vaughan, Archbishop of Westminster, Dr. Jane, Bishop of Chester, suggests that they should…

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Support of Voluntary Schools. Cardinal Vaughan Favours the Principle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Cardinal Vaughan has intimated that he is strongly opposed to the agitation against the rate in aid of voluntary schools and…

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English Education. Voluntary Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—At a meeting of the Catholic League yesterday Father Brown, referring to the statement of Mr. A. J. Balfour at Manchester that…

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The Tallest Schoolboy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 2

DANBURY, the well-known American city, can boast of possessing the tallest schoolboy in the world. Herman Johnson, although only 15 years of…

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West Wallsend. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 7

The eighth half-yearly meeting of the members of this institution was held in the reading-room on Friday. Owing to the…

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Maitland District. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 8

A PROPOSAL has been made to convert the large hall of the School of Arts into a recreation room for members of the institution. It has been suggested that the billiard table,…

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Newcastle School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the above institution was held in the institution's hall last evening. There was a moderate attendance, the president…

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Maitland District. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 8

THE 83rd half yearly meeting of members of the West Maitland School of Arts was held at the institution last evening. Mr. T. Hill, vice-president, occupied the chair, and there…

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Newcastle School of Arts The Ballot for the Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 5

A BALLOT was taken at the School of Arts in Hunter-street yesterday, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8.30 p m., for the election of 12 members to serve on the committee during…

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Newcastle Church of England Sunday-school Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 2

A LARGELY attended meeting of the clergy and Sunday school teachers in the parishes of Newcastle and suburbs was held in St. John's school-room on Thursday evening, the 28th…

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Wallsend School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 6

THE annual meeting of the members of this institute took place on Thursday evening. There was an exceptionally good attendance, showing that great interest was being taken…

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Wickham School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1897 · page 3

THE committee of this institution must have been highly pleased at the attendance of members at the annual meeting on Friday evening, the…

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