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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1904

338 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 17

Stanford-merthyr School

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

Mr. H. M. Williams, manager of Stanford-Merthyr Colliery. Mr. J. Howard Thomas, and Mr. E. Davies, waited upon Mr. O'Conor later in the afternoon with…

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Opening the School

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

At four o'clock a large number of people, including many young folk, had gathered at the new schoolhouse to witness the ceremony of opening the school…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 4

A special meeting of the committee of the Newcastle School of Arts was held yesterday afternoon to receive and consider tenders for the extensions to the…

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Kurri. the Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 6

The new school was opened for business yesterday by Mr. H. J. Brown, formerly headmaster bf Stanford-Merthyr Public School, who was assisted by the other…

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New Lambton. Sunday School Anniversary

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

The anniversary services of the New Lambton Methodist Sabbath School were continued on Monday last, when a tea, which was well attended, was held in the…

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Carrington. School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1904 · page 6

A meeting of the school picnic committee was held in the school on Monday evening. Mr. T. Sheehy, the principal, presiding Mr. J. L. Fegan, M.P. was present,…

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District News. Wickham. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1904 · page 6

A largely-attended meeting of parents of friends of the pupils attending the Wickham Superior Public School was held in the Council Chambers last evening. The…

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Christ Church School Picnic

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

The annual picnic in connection with Christ Church Cathedral Sunday School, took place at Tomago yesterday. The steamers Guthrey and Stormking were to…

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Merewether. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 6

The committee working up the Newcastle South Public School picnic, to be held at Toronto nest pay-Saturday, met in the schoolroom on Thursday evening, when…

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Opening of School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 6

The official opening of the School at Arts took place at 7.30 p.m. The hall, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion, was well filled. Mr. G. Edwards…

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Cook's Hill School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 5

A well-attended meeting of the Cook's Hill Public School picnic committee was held at the schoolroom last evening, Lieutenant-Colonel Kirkaldy in the chair. The…

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Maitland High School v. Wickham Public School. Maitland 8, Wickham 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 October 1904 · page 7

Teams:—Wickham: Full-back, T. Bond; three-quarters, J. Beahan, W. Collins, Lamb; five-eighths: Davis and Street; half, Bryant; forwards, Adams, Pavey, Owen. J. Bond,…

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District News. Waratah. Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1904 · page 6

The anniversary services in connection with the Mayfield Methodist Sunday-school were held on Sunday, and were largely attended, the church being too small to…

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School Reading Books. Foreign Versus Local Products. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1904 · page 5

A deputation from the Printing Trades Federal Council was introduced to-day to the Minister for Public Instruction, Mr. B. B. O'Conor, by Mr. W. Anderson, M.P.,…

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Weston Roman Catholic School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1904 · page 6

Bishop Dwyer, of Maitland, visited the Weston, Abermain, and Cessnock town-ships to inspect the new school built at the latter township, and to arrange for a…

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Waratah. Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 3

The anniversary services in connection with the Mayfield Methodist Sunday-school were continued on Tuesday evening, when there was a large attendance at the…

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Stockton St. Peter's School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 3

The scholars attending St. Peter's Roman Catholic School and their parents and friends enjoyed their annual picnic on Tuesday at Tomago. The day was…

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Cook's Hill Public School. the Annual Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 3

Cold, bleak weather was experienced yesterday morning for the annual picnic in connection with the Cook's Hill Superior Public School, and though the excursion…

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Stockton. the Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 6

A well-attended meeting of those interesting themselves in working up the annual school picnic, to be held at Tomago sat at the school last night. The ladies…

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Summons Division. School Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1904 · page 3

Sergeant Hickey sued George Bell, of Stockton, for not sending his child to school for 70 days during the half-year. Defendant pleaded guilty, and it was…

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