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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1899

332 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 17

Maitland District West Maitland School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 8

The half-yearly meeting of the West Maitland School of Arts was held at the institution last evening. The president., Mr. W. T. Lindsay, occupied the chair, and…

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Lambton. Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 3

Mr. A. S. Buchanan, formerly head teacher of the Adamstown school, and who was appointed to the charge of this school during the winter holidays, is now a…

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Carrington. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 6

The committee have now got the small reading-room open each night during the week, where any of the members will find newspapers and books to read. The…

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Lambton. Wesleyan Church Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 6

The anniversary services of this Sunday-school were continued by a public meeting in the Music Hall on Monday night. The Rev. E. E. Crosby, B.A., presided. The…

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Jesmond. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 6

On Monday evening the people of this usually quiet locality had a pleas at innovation in the form of a school concert. Long before the time for commencing the…

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Junction. the New Schoolhouse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 6

With a view to formulating some scheme for fittingly opening the new building, now noaring completion, at the Newcastle South Public School, the following gentlemen met…

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Merewether. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held on Wednesday evening, under the presidency of Mr. M'Kean A communication was received from Mrs…

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West Maitland School Requirements. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 5

The necessity for improvement in some of the Public School buildings of the Maitland district, so strenuously urged by Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., has received due…

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Church of England Sunday School Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 5

The bi-monthly meeting of the union was held at Stockton at the Seamen's Institute last evening. The landing stage at the institute was brightly illuminated with lamps, and…

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Hamilton. the Proposed School Sports Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 5

Mr. Griffith, M.P., has written to the Mayor of Hamilton, expressing regret that the members of the council regarded his proposal for the establishment of a district schools'…

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Adamstown. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 7

The Public School concert took place on Thursday evening, when the Carrington Hall was crowded. It being the children's night the young people were present in large…

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Stockton. School of Arts Committee

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

The first meeting of the committee since the annual meeting was held last night. There were present:—Alderman W. H. Goodman (president), and Messrs. L. Bevan, W. Ball,…

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West Wallsend School of Arts Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 6

The 13th half-yearly meeting of this institution was held last Friday night, when Mr. W. Jarvie, president, presided. The report stated that the number of members…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Newcastle School of Arts was held in the committee rooms last night, the president, Dr. Beeston, occuping the chair. There were also…

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District News. Plattsburg. Proposed Technical School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 5

Last evening a conference was held in the Plattsburg Council Chambers for the purpose of considering the best means of establishing a branch of the Technical College,…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1899 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the West Maitland of Arts was held last evening. Mr. E. B. Worden (vice-president), occupied the chair, and there were also…

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New Schools and Additions. an Evidence of Growth. an Expenditure of £7450

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1899 · page 5

Several new schools, are being erected in this district at a cost of thousands of pounds and many others are being added to in order to afford accommodation for the rapidly…

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Stockton. Congregational Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 7

The anniversary of this school will be continued to-morrow, and the afternoon session will be conducted by the Rev. Harry Gainford, of Sydney. Special items will be…

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Australian Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 August 1899 · page 3

Yesterday's celebration of the Sunday-school anniversary was the most successful that has been conducted in connection with the Australian Church since its…

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Adamstown. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 6

Financially the local Public School concert proved more, satisfactory than was at first anticipated. The total income was £14 14s 3d and the expenditure £1 5s. Of this sum…

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