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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1902

301 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 16

New Lambton. School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1902 · page 7

A meeting of the public school picnic committee was held in the council chambers on Thursday evening for the purpose of settling up accounts in…

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Newcastle School of Arts. Election of Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 February 1902 · page 5

The election of the New castle School of Arts committee for the current year took place on Saturday. The ballot was conducted in the Lecture Hall from 10…

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Hamilton R.c. School. Musical Entertainment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 4

An entertainment, which was largely attended and thoroughly enjoyed, was given in the Sacred Heart Schoolroom, Hamilton, last night, to celebrate the…

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Presentation by Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1902 · page 5

Mr. Edward J. Byrne. the late principal of the Wallsend Superior Public School, was on Friday presented with a dressing-case and travelling bag by the teachers…

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Adamstown. Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1902 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon the Rev. G. D. Stevenson, of the Church of England, attended the Public School and presented prizes to the scholars who had succeeded…

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Merewether. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1902 · page 6

The committee met In the schoolroom on, Friday evening and transacted a large amount of business. The Mayor (Alderman Robson) occupied the chair, and…

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Wallsend. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 3

Matters in connection with the disputed right-of-way reached what might be termed a hostile stage at a somewhat early hour yesterday morning. The School of…

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Hamilton. New Wesleyan School House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 6

The contractors (Messrs. T. and W. Cowan) having completed this building, the committee have made arrangements for the holding of a tea and public…

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Hamilton School Hall Opening Celebrations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 6

The new school hall in connection with the Hamilton Methodist Church was opened last night, being the first school to be thrown open for service in this State…

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Teralba. School Requirements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 7

A public meeting was held in the Cardigan Hall on Wednesday night for the purpose of expressing indignation at the Educational Department refusing to make…

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District News. New Lambton. Sunday School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 6

The annual, picnic of the New Lambton Lay-Methodist Sunday-school was held in the local park on Saturday. There was a very large…

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St. Mary's Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 6

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with St. Mary's Sunday School was held in St. Mary's school hall on Tuesday evening, when…

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District News. Dudley. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 6

Much interest is now being taken in the local School of Arts, the increase of new members for the past half-year being 21, making a total of 92 on the…

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Merewether. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 6

A largely-attended meeting of the committee was held in the schoolroom on Friday evening. The Mayor (Alderman Robson) occupied the chair. Reports from…

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The Centennary of the Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 5

The world has produced many remarkable men and many remarkable good men. A mustard seed cast by one of the best of the latter has just sheltered beneath the…

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Merewether Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 6

The annual picnic of this school was held at Toronto on Saturday, and proved a most enjoyable outing. The children, to the number of 300, assembled at the…

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Boolaroo. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 6

The annual picnic in connection with the Boolaroo Pubic School was held at Spears', Lake Macquarie, on Wednesday last. Mr. A. Maloney, B.A., head…

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Roman Catholic Schools. Inspector's Annual Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 7

The Very Rev. J. Donohoe, of Hamilton, who is the inspector of the Roman Catholic Primary School's for the Diocese of Maitland, has submitted to the Bishops of…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Newcastle School of Arts was held at the institution last night. Dr. J. L. Beeston, the president, was in the chair, and there…

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Strange School Fees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 2

A singular system of fixing the school fee is in force at Krefeld, a flourishing manufacturing town on the Rhine, where the amount charged for the education of…

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