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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1909

204 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 11

Public Schools' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of members of Newcastle District Public Schools' Association was held last night in the lecture room of the Newcastle School of Arts…

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District News. Lambton. Manual Training School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 7

An exhibition of work, done by the boys attending the Lambton manual training school, was held on Saturday evening. There was a large attendance, including…

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A Fatal Freak. Six Schoolgirls Drowned. Through Schoolboys' Action London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 5

Owing to a boyish freak, a sad accident has occurred at Offenbach-am-Main in Germany. A party of schoolgirls were on a…

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District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg Wallsend School Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 6

The bazaar in ald of the funds for the replenishment of the library and the equipment of the manual training room at the Wallsend Superior Public School,…

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Cook's Hill School Cadets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 6

Daring the Michaelmas vacation, next month, a, detachment of the Cook's Hill Superior Public School Cadets, numbering about 80, under the command of Lieutenant…

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Temperance Lessons. in British Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 16

The British Board of Education have issued to the general public the syllabus of lessons they have prepared on "temperance"— the quotation marks are, the…

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School Sport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1909 · page 6

In the junior grade school football competition, arranged the Maitland District Teachers'. Association, the West Maitland public School team have captured the premiership…

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District News. Hamilton. Sacred Heart School Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 6

The Sacred Heart Schoolroom at Hamliton; was crowded last night, when the seasons far was opened by the Mayoress of Newcastle, Mrs. J. C. Reid before an…

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Garrison Artillery. School of Instruction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 5

The average man in the street has very little idea of the constant application and hard work necessary to keep an artilleryman— whether officer, non-commissioned…

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Military Training in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 3

Lord Strathcona's munificent gift of £50,000 for the promotion of the physical and military training of schoolboys may be expected to give a great impetus…

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Schools' B Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 7

Cook's Hill and Collegiate fought out final honours in this competition on the cricket ground. Much interest was taken in the match. Cook's Hill won by 14…

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Hamilton School. Deputation to the Minister. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

Mr. Grahame, M.P., introduced a deputation comprising Alderman Rogers, the Mayor of Hamilton, and others to Mr. Hogue, the Minister for Public Instruction,…

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Maitland District Maitland High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 6

For many years the Maitland Boys' High School has occupied a foremost place among the secondary schools and colleges of New South Wales, in connection with university…

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Rural Camp Schools. in Hunter River Valley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 4

The Department of Public Instruction proposes that the next rural camp school should be held in the Hunter River Valley. There will be four sessions, and in…

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Summons Division. Insufficient School Attendance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 2

James C. Warner, of Merewether, was fined 5s, with 9s costs, in default seven days' imprisonment, for failing to send his child to school for the requisite number…

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High School Entertainment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 6

Despite very unfavourable weather conditions, there was a large attendance at the town hall last evening, for the operatic and dramatic entertainment…

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Maitland District Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1909 · page 6

In accordance with a promise recently made to Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., by the Minister for Public instruction, the papers concerning the additions asked for at…

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Cook's Hill School Continental

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 6

A continental will be held in the grounds of Cook's Hill Superior Public School this evening. The grounds will be illuminated by electricity, and the…

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Cook's Hill School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 5

The grounds of the Cook's Hill Superior Public School were occupied by a large gathering last evening at the continental promoted by the members of the Parents…

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Schools' Match. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 September 1909 · page 7

Melbourne and Sydney combined schools played a match on the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon, the home team winning by 3 goals 6 behinds…

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