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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1899

332 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 17

District News. Islington. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 8

The Mechanics' Institute was taxed to its utmost on Thursday night to accommodate interested parents and friends who desired to patronise the concert given by the pupils and…

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District News. Wickham. Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 8

The 21st anniversary of the Wickham Wesleyam Sunday-school was celebrated in the church on Sunday. The services throughout the day were…

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Stockton. the School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 5

The monthly committee meeting was held last night, There were present: Alderman Goodman (president) in the chair, and Messrs. C. Callon, G. W. Lee, Dr. Hoster,…

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Hamilton. Public School Improvements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 5

The tender for the additions to the girls wing at the Superior Public School put in by Mr. J. B. Pearse, the contractor and builder at Hamilton…

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Answers of School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 7

"Girls." Mr. Eills points out, "sometimes mix their religion with their cookery [?] A diaceson inspector, who asked, Why did Elijah pour water on the…

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Wickham. Wesleyan Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1899 · page 7

On Sunday afternoon last the local Wesleyan Church was the scene of a large congregation, that met to see the prizes distributed to the scholars of the Sunday…

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Australian Sunday-school

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1899 · page 7

Australian Sunday-school children church members, and a Highland piper enjoyed an excursion to Raymond Terrace on board the s.s. Rose…

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Greta. Sunday School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 3

The annual picnic in connection with the local Primitive Methodist Sunday School was held in the park on Wednesday last, and passed off pleasantly. About half-past 9 in…

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Lambton. School Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 7

Messrs. J. Palmer, W. Conn, and A. Garrett, members of the local school board, paid a visit to the Charlestown and Dudley schools on Thursday afternoon. They…

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District News. Minmi. School Library

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

A public meeting was held on Monday night in Mr. W. Daniels' halt for the purpose of devising means to raise funds to establish a children's library in connection with…

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Wickham. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

Between 15 and 20 members of the local institute paid a visit to East Maitland on Monday evening, where they spent an enjoyable time with a like number of the members…

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Russia and China. Muscovite School at Pekin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Tsung-li-Yamen (Chinese Foreign Office) has authorized the establishment of a Russian school at Pekin, at China's…

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The Synod. The Fourth Day. Religious Instruction in Public Schools. Outspoken Remarks by Archdeacon Tyrrell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 6

The business of the second session of the Twelfth Synod of the Diocese of Newcastle was continued at the East Maitland Mechanics' Institute yesterday, his Lordship…

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School for Baby Drunkards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 12

Some truly gruesome facts have come out in consequence of a recent inquiry at Bonn (Germany), into the subject of alcoholism in elementary schools. Sixteen per cent…

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Wallsend. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 6

The management committee of this institution met on Th[?]day evening. The members present were: Messrs. Streatfield, Thomson, M'Phee,…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 5

A special meeting of the committee of the Newcastle School of Arts was held last evening. Dr. J. L. Beeston was in the chair, and there were…

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Newcastle C.e. Sunday School Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 5

The bi-monthly meeting of this union was held in the Cathedral Schoolroom lest evening, the Right Rev, Dr. Stanton, Bishop of Newcastle, presiding, There were also…

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District News. Young Wallsend. Public School Library

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 3

It must be gratifying to the people of this locality to known that the excellent movement, under the auspices of the Department of Public Instruction, for the establishment of…

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Hamilton. School Additions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 7

Mr. B. Pearse, the contractor for the additions to the Superior Public School, is now in Sydney for the purpose of depositing a cash bond and…

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Newcastle Technical College and School of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 3

The annual technical examination in connection with the City and Guilds of London Institute were held at the above college on Tuesday and Saturday…

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