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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1908

211 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 11

Roberts Trophy. for Imperial Schoolboys. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 5

The Educational and Defence authorities of each colony are entitled conjointly to enter one team of eight schoolboys to compete annually for…

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Pupils' Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 6

The pupils of Mrs. J. A. Hannell, L.A.B., assisted by Misses Elsie and Mary Kingwell, gave a very successful concert in the new Masonic Hall,…

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The School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the school of arts was held at the chamber of commerce yesterday afternoon, after an inspection had been made of the…

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St. Philip's Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 4

The annual picnic in connection with St. Philip's Presbyterian Sunday School was held in Happy Valley, Merewether. About 60 children in charge of the…

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St. Andrew's Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 4

The annual picnic given to the children of the Sunday school of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Newcastle was held at Tomago. The steamers Guthrey and…

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Stockton Congregational School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 4

Tomago was a favourite resort of picnickers yesterday, and amongst the Sunday Schools which held their annual gathering there was the Stockton…

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School of Arts Library

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 7

Sir,—In connection with the recent fire it was noticeable that the business houses lost no time in making provision for a continuance of their Trade. The…

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Newcastle School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 6

The annual meeting of members of the Newcastle School of Arts was held in the new Masonic Hall, Wolfe-street, last night. Mr. H. V. Harris, president, was…

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Cathedral Sunday School. Distribution of Prizes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 3

The prizes gained, by the children attending Christ Church Cathedral Sunday School, Newcastle, during the past year, were distributed by the vice-dean, Rev. J…

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School Classification. the New Arrangement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 3

Under the new regulations recently drawn up in connection with the Department of Public instruction, it is necessary to reclassify the public schools in…

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Sunday School Union. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Church of England Sunday School Union was held in the Parish Hall, Church-street, last evening, preceded by a special service…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 7

Sir,—If the gentleman who is reported to have made the following statements in his evidence before the creep commission will not shelter himself behind…

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Summons Division. School Attendance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 7

For failing to send his son to school for the requisite number of days during the half-year ended 31st December, William Gibson was fined 5s, with 6s costs,…

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Cardiff School of Arts. Competitive Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 6

The first session of the competitive concert promoted under the auspices, and in aid of the Cardiff School of Arts, took place successfully last evening. The…

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Tighe's Hill. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 3

A special meeting of subscribers to the Tighe's Hill School of Arts was held in the lodge-room last night. Mr. T. Fitton, president, was in the chair. The…

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Cardiff School of Arts. Competitive Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 4

The competitive tournament promoted in aid of the Cardiff School of Arts was brought to a conclusion on Saturday evening in Phillipson's Hall, Cardiff. Mr…

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School Agriculture. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 5

The following memorandum to school teachers has been issued by Mr. Peter Board, Under-Secretary for Public Instructions:—…

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Fire in a School. Many Children Killed. Teachers Share Their Fate. Agonising Scenes. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 5

The Lake View Common School in Cleveland, Ohio, has been destroyed by fire. There hundred and sixty chidren…

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Rural Camp School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 6

A hundred and sixty-eight boys and fourteen teachers, with Mr. G. E. Longmuir as organising officer and Mr. W. Roberts as adjutant, entered on the second…

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Fire in a School. the Death Roll. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 5

The death roll of the children who perished in the terrible fire at the Lake View Common School, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, reaches a…

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