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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1904

338 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 17

New Lambton. Sunday-school Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1904 · page 3

The anniversary services of the New Lambton Lay Methodist Sunday-school were continued on Monday. A tea, provided by the lady members, was held in…

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Hamilton School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 5

A concert in aid of the Hamilton Superior Public School Fund was held in the Mechanics' Institute last night. Alderman C. G. Melville, Mayor of Hamilton,…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the Newcastle School of Arts was held last night. The president, Mr. H. V. Harris, occupied the chair. The principal…

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Matrimonial Disagreement a Schoolmaster's Troubles. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 6

A suit in which Mary Mathieson Thompson, formerly Alexander, petitioned for a judicial separation from Matthew Thompson, on the ground of cruelty,…

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Waratah. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 6

The annual picnic in connection with the above school was held on Saturday, September 10th, in the recreation reserve, adjoining the school. The children…

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Adamstown. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 6

The public school annual picnic, fixed to take place at Toronto on Saturday next has been abandoned for the present owing to the new regulations enforced by the…

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Newcastle High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 5

The Mayor of Newcastle, Alderman John Gilbert, has addressed the following letter to the Hon. the Minister for Public Instruction, Mr. B. E. O'Conor, relative to…

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Cook's Hill V. WICKHAM. Second Grade Schools' Final. Wickham 6, Cook's Hill 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 September 1904 · page 7

Teams.—Wickham: Full-back. T. Bond: three-quarters, Beaben, Camps, Collips, Lamb five-eights. Davis; half, Street; forwards, J. Bond Gilmore, Owen, Pavey, Adams, M'Ilveen,…

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Greta. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1904 · page 3

The Public School annual picnic was held on Saturday. At 10 a.m. the children assembled and marched in procession from the school to the park, but by way of one of the back…

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Adamstown. Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1904 · page 6

The anniversary of the Lay Methodist Sunday School was further celebrated on Monday night by a tea and public meeting. Over 100 sat down to tea, and the public…

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Newcastle High School. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 5

A large deputation, consisting of the members and Mayors of the Newcastle district, urged Mr. O'Conor, the Minister for Public Instruction, to-day to establish…

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District News. Plattsburg. Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 3

A successful public meeting was held on Wednesday in continuation of the anniversary services of the Plattsburg Methodist Sunday-school. Mr. Richardson,…

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Carrington. School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 September 1904 · page 5

A meeting was held in the State School on Thursday evening to make preliminary arrangements for the annual picnic. Mr. T. Sheehy, principal of the school,…

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Maitland District a Two-up School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., several men concerned in the operations of an alleged…

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Adamstown. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 6

The Adamstown Public School picnic has been postponed indefinitely. That step has been taken in consequence of the new regulations enforced by the Railway Commissioners with…

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Tighe's Hill. School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 6

A successful concert was given at Tighe's Hill last night by the pupils of the Tighe's Hill Public School, in aid of the picnic fund. The programme was an interesting…

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German Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 16

"Germany is before everything a military nation," says Mr. George Andrew, a Scottish school inspector, in a report on the educational systems of Berlin and…

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Catherine Hill Bay. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 October 1904 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Wallarah School of Arts, the president. Mr. C. Pearce, presided. There was a good attendance of members, notwithstanding the boisterous…

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Kurri School. Official Opening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 October 1904 · page 5

On Saturday the new Public School at Kurri Kurri, the principal town of the South Maitland coalfields, was opened by Mr. B. B. O'Conor, Minister for Public…

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Teacher's Residence at Kurri Kurri

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 October 1904 · page 6

During the afternoon a deputation from the Kurri Kurri Progress Committee waited upon Mr. O'Conor at Lambie's Hotel, to ask that a teacher's residence be…

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