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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1905

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

A Schoolboy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 16

There is a public school in Philadelphia, the Hollingsworth Primary, in which the effort to train boys how to govern one another is having an…

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Merewether. Glebe Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1905 · page 6

At the Globe Methodist Sunday School yesterday afternoon. Rev. G. H. Hewitt distributed about 20 presentation volumes to those who had assisted in the…

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Junction. Lay Methodist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1905 · page 3

The anniversary services of the Lay-Methodist Sabbath-school were continued on Sunday, and again attracted good congregations. On the preceding Sabbath the…

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Bible in State Schools. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1905 · page 5

A largely attended meeting called by the Bible in State Schools' League, was held to-night. Dr. Lowther Clarke, Bishop of Melbourne, presided, and a number…

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Wallsend. St. Luke's School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 6

A May fair, in aid of the piano fund, will be opened this afternoon by Mrs. Fuller. A quantity of fancy goods, sweets, refreshments, etc., will be on sale. A programme…

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At the Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 6

The Mayor, Alderman M'Lauchlin, presided at the West Maitland Superior Public School yesterday morning, when spirited addresses were delivered by the…

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Wallsend. St. Luke's Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 7

For some weeks past the teachers and elder scholars of St. Luke's Church have been assiduously working, in their efforts towards paying off the debt upon the…

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School Demonstrations. Newcastle Superior

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 5

A large number of parents and friends assembled yesterday afternoon at the Newcastle Superior Public School to witness the Empire Day demonstration. The…

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Bolton-street School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 5

Bolton-street school joined in the general celebration. The morning, until eleven o'clock was spent in giving lessons to the pupils in accordance with the…

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Wickham Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 5

The children attending the schools in the Wickham Municipality celebrated Empire Day with much enthusiasm, and the spirit of patriotism was deeply impressed upon…

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Jesmond. School Boards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 3

The members of the Wallsend School Board, comprising Mr. A. Drummond, chairman Mr. T. Abel, secretary, and Messrs T. M'Care and M. Steel, paid an…

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Primary Schools in France

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 11

The first step in education in France, says Mr. Thomas Hannan in an interesting article in "The Scotsman," is the infant school, or…

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District News. Plattsburg. School Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1905 · page 3

The members of the local School Board. comprising Mr. A. Drummond, chairman, Mr. T. Abel, secretary, and Messrs. T. M'Crae and M. Steel, paid an official visit…

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Sunday School Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 5

A meeting of the Newcastle District Church of England Sunday-school Union was held in St. Peter's schoolroom, Hamilton, on Wednesday night. Rev. T. W…

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Merewether. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the committee or the Merewether School of Arts was held on Wednesday evening. There was a full attendance. The president, Mr. D. Fisher,…

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Stockton School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 6

At the last meeting of the School of Arts Debating Society, Mr. W. Ross, head master of the Public School at Fullerton Cove, and Mr. R. Reid, gave a lecture,…

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Homeville. Public School Wanted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 6

The parents in this rapidly rising village have been asking the Department of Public Instruction to build a schoolhouse. Their chief argument, and one that…

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A Sydney Letter. and Now We Have Satan!—a Retrograde Movement Which Should Be Stopped.—should We Have Farm Schools?—australian Manufactures and Their Buyers.—is There Any Real Prejudice?—a Starling Note to Make People Think. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 7

Religion and politics have been bracketed together by a number of people lately, to the misfortune of the first, and the injury of the…

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CHRISTIE V. Gillett. Shorthand Teacher's Troubles Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 5

In the Equity Court to-day, Colin Chris[?] formerly of Sydney, and now of Newcastle, sought a perpetual injunction to restrain Charles Elvin Gillett from the…

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District News. Wallsend. School Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 6

The members of the local school board paid an official visit to the Wallsend superior Public School on Tuesday, where they were in met by Mr. E. Henry, the…

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