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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1908

211 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 11

Rural Camp School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 6

The various units of the rural camp school at Morpeth went to the following places yesterday:—Cook's Hill farms round Morpeth; Albion-street and Ashfield, Mr. Pryke's…

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St. Andrew's Sabbath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 5

Awards for diligence were tendered the scholars attending St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Sunday School, in the school-room, last evening. Rev. C…

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Rural Camp School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 5

Matters at the rural camp school are progressing excellently. On Saturday the units made excursions to the farms and factories by steamer and by read, not…

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District News West Wallsend. Public School Opening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 7

The new additions to the West Wallsend Public School were officially opened by Mr. M. Charlton, M.P., on Saturday. The weather was very bad, but,…

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Newcastle School District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 6

For a long time it has been a matter for surprise that some of the public schools in the district, whose interests are directly connected with Newcastle,…

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School Equipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 4

The school buildings, and the equipment of them, may be termed the mechanical appliances by the means of which the national education…

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Cook's Hill School Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 4

A sale of work and bazaar in aid of the piano and prize fund of the girls' department of the Cook's Hill Superior Public School will be opened in the school…

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Cook's Hill School Bazaar. Successful Opening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 6

Notwithstanding the adverse weather conditions, there was a large attendance yesterday afternoon at the official opening of the bazaar at Cook's Hill Superior…

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Rural Camp School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 4

The rural camp school which has been conducted at Morpeth during the past fortnight, was broken up yesterday. The school comprised 238 boys and 22…

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The High Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 6

Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., has received the following letter from the Under-secretary, Department of Public Instruction, relative to the delay in supplying books…

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Cook's Hill School Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 6

The bazaar and sale of work in aid of the piano and prize fund at the Cook's Hill Superior Public School was continued in the school ground last night. There…

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Maitland High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 6

There are now about five grades in the matriculation examination, ranging from engineering, science, and medicine entrance, to ants entrance. At the recent…

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Wallsend Public School. Buildings to Be Repaired. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 4

The attention of Mr. Hogue, the Minister for Public Instruction, was to-day drawn by a deputation consisting of Mr. J. Estell, M.P., and Aldermen Harris…

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Tea Gardens. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 3

Tea Gardens School of Arts was formally opened on Friday evening last by the president, Mr. J. W. Peterte, Speeches were made by Messrs, Sadler,…

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Corporal Punishment in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 11

"Subscriber" writes to ask if there is any clause in the Education Act of New South Wales, which permits a schoolmaster to cane a boy for being absent from…

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Killingworth School. Educational Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 5

An educational tournament in aid of the picnic and prize funds of the Killingworth public School was opened in the Killingworth Hall last night. Mr. T. W…

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School for Redhead. Promise by the Minister. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 4

Messrs. Edden, Charlton, and Graham Ms.P., and Messrs. P. Duncan and J. Doyle waited as a deputation up[?] Mr. Hogue, the Minister for Public…

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Tighe's Hill. Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 6

The anniversary of the Tighe's Hill Methodist Sunday School was celebrated throughout Sunday by special services. Mr. W. Marshall preached in the…

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Schools' Rifle Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Brisbane Grammar School won the Prince of Wales Cup in the Schools of the Empire Rifle Competition, with a score of…

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Baptist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 5

Services in connection with the anniversary of the Sunday school of the Baptist Tabernacle, Newcastle, were held yesterday. In the morning and…

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