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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1906

294 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 15

History of the School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 2

Application was made for the establishment of a Public School at Wickham on 21st December 1875. Messrs. Thomas W. Hogue, John Dixon, and Charles…

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Wickham School. Opening by the Premier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 2

Yesterday, Mr. J. H. Carruthers, the Premier, who was accompanied by Messrs. W. T. Dick, J. L. Fegan, and J. Nobbs, Ms.P., and by Mr. G. H. Knibbs, Director…

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The State Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 4

The residents of Wickham are to be congratulated, not merely upon the opening of a new school building, with sufficient accommodation for the…

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New Lambton. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 5

The inclemency of the weather on Saturday caused general disappointment to all those who had been looking forward for the annual picnic of the New Lambton…

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Tighe's Hill. School of Arts' Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 5

The bazaar and sale of work in aid of the Tighe's Hill school of Arts drew a large attendance to the Rosedale Hall on Saturday evening, Mr. J. L. Fegan, M. P.,…

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District News. Islington. Sunday-school Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 3

A meeting was held in St. Mark's Church of England, Islington, on Monday night, for the purpose of settling-up affairs in connection With the Sunday…

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Cardiff. School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 6

The annual picnic in connection with the Methodist Sunday-school was on Saturday. The day was unfortunately very wet and windy, and the children had to be…

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Waratah. School of Arts Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 7

The concert in the Waratah School of Arts Hall on Wednesday evening, in aid of the funds of the institution, arranged and carried out under the management of…

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Merewether. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Merewether School of Arts, was held on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance, and the president, Mr…

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Schools' Savings Banks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 4

The disposal of the interest earned by the deposits made in the public schools' savings banks has excited a warm controversy between the…

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District News. New Lambton. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the New Lambton Public School picnic committee was held at the schoolroom on Friday evening, the Mayor, Alderman Errington, being in the chair…

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St. Andrew's Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1906 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon, a children's service was held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, when there was a good attendance of the Sunday School scholars,…

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Methodist Conference. Sunday School Work. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 5

The Methodist Conference sat again to-day, the President, Rev. J. G. M. Taylor, being in the chair. A letter was received from Tonga,…

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Stockton. School of Arts Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held last night. There were present Messrs. J. P. Rees, vice-president, T. Affleck, D. Lund, H. Frost,…

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St. Mary's Schools. Prize Distribution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 6

The annual concert and distribution of prizes in connection with St. Mary's school, Newcastle, conducted by the Marist Brothers and Dominican Nuns,…

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Plattsburg. School Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 3

In connection with the recent Newcastle Show, and the creditable exhibit shown by the pupils of the Technical College and the public schools of the district, it…

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School Gardens. Instruction in Agriculture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Public School Teachers' Association of the Newcastle District, a paper was read by Mr. James Haydon, head master of Tighe's Hill…

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Islington. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 6

The annual picnic takes place at Toronto on Saturday next. A meeting of the committee was held in the schoolroom last night. Mr. A. Watt was in the chair, and…

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Meals for School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—In reply to a question in the House of Commons, Mr. A. Birrell, President of the Board of Education, said that to…

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Wallsend. Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 6

The anniversary services of the Wallsend Methodist Sunday School were held on Sunday, the preacher in the morning being the superintendent of the school, Mr…

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