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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1898

314 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 16

District News. Merewether. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 July 1898 · page 8

The concert promoted and worked up by Mrs. Jackson an Miss Croft in aid of the library fund of the above institution took place on Friday…

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Tighe's Hill School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of the Tighe's Hill School of Arts was held in Young's Hall last evening. The president (Alderman J. Welford) presided, and there was a fair…

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Newcastle School of Arts. Lecture on Napoleon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1898 · page 8

The first of a series of winter lectures in connection with the Newcastle School of Arts was delivered in the lecture room last night by the…

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Honouring a Popular Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1898 · page 8

The friends and ex-pupils of Mr. M. J. O'Mearn, late master of University classes at the Sacred Heart College, and now a resident of Melbourne, will…

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Stockton. School of Arts Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1898 · page 5

A special meeting of this committee was held last night, at which there were present: Mr. T. Sampey (in the chair), C. T. Friend, J. P. Rees, Alderman Hudson,…

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Barnsley. Public School Picnic and Presentation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 6

The annual picnic in connection with the Barnsley Public School was held last Saturday at Johnson's Orchards, and although the weather looked very unsettled, the rain…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 8

An interesting lecture on "Heating by Gas and Coal and the Prevention of Smoke Nuisances" was delivered in the lecture room of the institution…

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Merewether School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 6

Sir,—Please allow me a little space to reply to the letter from "Music" in last Saturday's issue, in which he states that "unruly conduct usually predominates, the…

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Wallsend School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

The annual meeting of this institution was held on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance of members, and in the absence of the president (Mr. A. Ross), Mr…

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Merewether School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 July 1898 · page 8

Sir,—It seems rather rough to be branded as a liar, by the very ones who should back up my charges. Such, however, is human nature. I am not, however, downed…

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Merewether School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 8

Sir,—With reference to the letters signed "Music" in Monday's issue, I wish to endorse all his statements with reference to the "larrikinism"…

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District News. Wallsend. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 3

The general committee of the School of Arts met on Wednesday evening, the president (Mr. A. Ross) in the chair. The others present were:—Messrs. H. Rushton, A. Cook,…

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Maitland District School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 8

A meeting of the general committee of the School of Arts was held at that institution last evening. Mr. W. T. Lindsay, president, occupied the chair, and there…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 8

A meeting of the library committee of the Newcastle School of Arts was held at the institution last evening. Mr. H. V. Harris (vice-president) presided, and…

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Merewether School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1898 · page 8

The half-yearly meeting of the Merewether School of Arts took place on Tuesday evening, Mr. Jas. Duke in the chair. The attendance was very small…

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A Challenge to the Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 6

It is in no ungracious or unfriendly spirit that I challenge the schools, but nevertheless I do challenge them, says C. Handford Henderson in the "…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 7

The half-yearly meeting of the West Maitland School of Arts was held at the institution last evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. C. B. Worden…

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Scientific Dressmaking. Exhibition of Pupils' Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 5

A large number of ladies attended at the hall beneath the Baptist Tabernacle in Laman-street yesterday afternoon, by invitation of Mrs. E. Morison, to see the exhibition…

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Stockton. Congregational Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 3

The anniversary of this school was held last Sunday, the church being beautifully decorated. In the morning the Rev. W. Riding, pastor of the church, conducted the…

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Church of England Sunday School Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 4

The usual meeting of this union was held at St. Peter's Sunday School, Hamilton, last evening, when there was a very fair muster of teachers from all the schools of the…

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