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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1897

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Education in England. Important Official Statement. Aid to Voluntary Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—In the House of Commons last night, Mr. Balfour, the Leader of the House and First Lord of the Treasury, made an…

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English Education. Aid to Voluntary Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—In the House of Commons this evening the motion for leave to introduce a measure dealing with the voluntary schools…

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Church of England Sunday-School Union. a Successful Gathering

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

THE special services hold for the purpose of inaugurating the newly-formed Church of England Sunday-School Teachers' Union were held at it John's Church, Lake-road,…

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Wallsend School Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 7

THE monthly meeting of the members of the local School Board was held in the court-house on Thursday evening There were present:—Dr. J. B. Nash, Dr. H. K…

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Correspondence. Billiards at the School of Arts. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 12

Sir,—I would like to say a few words against the adding of a billiard table to the School of Arts. In the first place the School of Arts is…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1897 · page 8

A meeting of the general committee of the West Maitland School of Arts was held at the institution last evening, Mr. W. T. Lindsay, president, being in the chair…

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District News. Young Wallsend. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 7

This useful institution has successfully passed through another year with a largely increased number of members and a nice surplus of coin in hand, which must be very…

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District News. Merewether. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 6

AT the monthly meeting of the Merewether School of Arts, Mr. James Duke occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance. Bills amounting to £6 6s 4d were passed for…

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Waratah School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 7

THE annual meeting of Waratah School of Arts was held on Monday evening in the hall. Mr. J. Scholey, the president) occupied the chair. After the confirmation of the…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1897 · page 8

The house committee of the West Maitland School of Arts have arranged for a card, chess, and draught tournament between members and non-members of the institution…

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Gosford. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1897 · page 7

The annual meeting of members of the School of Arts was held on 8th inst. The statements submitted showed the institution to be in a…

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The English Education Question. Grants in Aid to Voluntary Schools. the Bill Read a Second Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—In the House of Commons yesterday the bill introduced by Mr. Balfour, providing for a rate in aid to voluntary schools, was…

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Belmont. School Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 8

The local public school has been visited by Mr. T. Parton, chairman Public School Board, and Mr. R. F. Talbot, member of the Public School Board, who expressed…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 8

The chess, draught, whist, and cribbage tournament arranged by the house committee of the West Maitland School of Arts, in which a team of members will meet a similar…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 5

A MEETING of the School of Arts committee was held last evening. The president (Mr. H. J. Brown) occupied the chair, and Messrs. Harris, Filmer, Millar, Hibble, Meagher,…

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District News. Wallsend. School Promotion

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

Mr. Samuel A. Kenny, of the Superior Public School, Wallsend, who so successfully passed his examination last December, has now received intimation that in accordance…

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Wickham. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 8

The committee of this institute at their lost meeting decided to make an considerable alterations to the premises, which had been deemed necessary for some time past. Of two sets of…

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Maitland District. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 8

THE first of a series of chess, draught, and care tournament, arranged by the house committee of the West Maitland school of Arts, was held in the hall of the institution…

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Manitoba School Question. a Mediator From the Pope

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A delegate from the Pope is about to be sent to Canada to mediate with regard to the Manitoba school difficulty…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 8

A meeting of the general committee of the West Maitland School of Arts was held at the institution last evening. Mr. W. T. Lindsay, president, occupying the chair. A letter was…

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