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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1913

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State Schools. Complaint From Kensington. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 5

Mrs. Carmichael, the Minister for Public Instruction, stated to-day that he had noticed what were referred to in the press as "Startling disclosures regarding…

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Schoolboy Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 3

A novel scheme is being tried with great success at one of the biggest secondary schools in New Zealand. All the pupils at Wanganui College about four…

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Catholic Schools' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1913 · page 5

The annual picnic of the Hamilton, Tighe's Hill, and Broadmeadow Roman Catholic Schools took place yesterday at Speers' point under the happiest of…

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School Examinations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1913 · page 4

Examination tests have for so many years been prominent in nearly all systems of education that many people have become imbued with the belief…

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St. John's School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 6

The annual picnic of the scholars attending St. John's Church of England Sunday School at Cook's Hill was held on Wednesday at Speers' Point…

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Sunday-school Picnics. the Cathedral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 6

The annual picnic of the Newcastle Cathedral Sunday School took place at Toronto on Wednesday, and was thoroughly successful…

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Value of Trade Schools. Address by Mr. Carmichael. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 5

Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Public Instruction, in opening an exhibition at the Oxford Hall to-night of work done by members of the Sydney Society of…

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Sunday School Visiting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 11

On last Sunday afternoon Mr. A. W. Jinks began Sunday school visiting by visiting the Lambton Baptist Sunday School, and spoke briefly on Matthew ii. He found…

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School Picnics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1913 · page 5

The annual picnic of the Brown-street (Newcastle) Congregational Sunday School eventuated at Tomago, whither over 300 scholars, with their parents and friends,…

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The Schoolboy's Friend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 11

Spelling always seems to me a matter of providence…

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Yanco Farm School. Raising the Status. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 5

Mr. Trefic, the Minister for Agriculcure, has decided to raise the status of the educational establishment at the Yanco Experiment Farm, hitherto known…

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Merewether. Junction Methodist School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1913 · page 3

The celebration of the anniversary of the Junction Methodist Sabbath School was continued on Tuesday evening. Mr. S. O. Burgess, superintendent of…

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Salaries of Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 6

In recent years there has been a serious falling off in the number of recruits for the teaching profession in elementary schools and the president of the…

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Religion in the Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 13

If the churches obstruct educational progress in the alleged Interests of religious teaching in the schools, then they must not be surprised if, from sheer…

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The School of Pain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 13

It is not in the school alone that the medical man acquires his education. It is in the wards of the hospital that he develops that sympathy with the…

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To Sunday-school Secretaries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 11

I want the Sunday-school secretaries at Cessnock, Greta, Kurri Kurri, and Dudley to send me information within a few days concerning their respective…

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District News. Hamilton. Convent School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 6

A particularly good programme was rendered by the pupils of the Sacred Heart Convent School, Hamilton, at their annual entertainment, in the school hall,…

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Toronto. School of Arts Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 6

A bazaar, promoted for the purpose of raising funds for the extension of the building of the Toronto School of Arts, and also to replenish the library of the institution,…

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St. Mary's School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 5

The annual picnic in connection with St. Mary's Catholic Schools, Newcastle, took place on Wednesday, and passed off most successfully. Picturesque Toronto…

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West Wallsend School. Opening of Additions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 December 1913 · page 5

West Wallsend was en fete on Saturday last, the occasion being the official opening of the new infants' school and additions to the West Wallsend Junior…

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