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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1913

246 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 13

Belmont School Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 6

Sir,—I would like to call attention to the deplorable condition of the Belmont Public School ground. Some months ago a now school was erected, end various…

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Higher Education. a New High School. Orange

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 4

Mr. Carmichacl, the Minister for Public Instruction, visited Orange yesterday for the purpose of unvelling the foundstion stone of a now high school…

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Tighe's Hill. Methodist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 6

The anniversary celebrations in connection with the Tighe's Hill Methodist Sunday-school were begun on Sunday. The services throughout the day were…

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Islington. Baptist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 11

Services were held on Sunday in celebration of the anniversary of the Islington Baptist Church Sunday School. The Rev. Clough Black, of Sydney, conducted…

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Letters to the Editor. Stockton School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 6

Sir,—The committee of the Stockton School of Arts having purchased a commodious and centrally situated building in Mitchell street, are throughly…

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Letters to the Editor. Public School Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

Sir,—I think that our public school children labour under a serious disability, particularly during the winter season. For the past couple of weeks there has been,…

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The School of Life

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 16

We are here, I believe, to learn rather than to teach, to endure rather than to act, to be slain rather than to slay: we are tolerated in our errors and our…

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Stockton School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 7

Sir,—I see "Vincent" has read the council report, and "Vincent" has spoken. But there is very little to be gathered from what he has said, beyond his…

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Continuation Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 4

The organisation of continuation schools is a natural corollary to the organisation of high schools. It is recognised that the number of…

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Notes on News. Our Secondary Schools. London, April 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 7

Fortunately every parent is not like the man in the North of England who told the magistrates the other day that he had removed his fourteen-year-old son…

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Tighe's Hill. Methodist School Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 6

An Empire Fair and Model Exhibition in conection with the Tighe's Hill Methodist Sunday School was commenced in the Rosedale Hall, yesterday. The…

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Adamstown. Methodist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 6

The anniversary of the Methodist Sunday School was further celebrated on Monday night by a tea and public meeting. The tea was attended by a very…

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School Teachers' Residences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3

Sir,—I wish to call attention to our local public school. The tenchers, of whom there are a good many, nearly all live in Maitland, and I, as well as a good many…

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Letters to the Editor. Stockton School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6

Sir,—I have followed with a good deal of interest the controversy occurring in your columns agent the wisdom of the Stockton School of Arts committee in…

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Superior Schools. Preparations for Extending System. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 5

The Education Department at the beginning of the year instituted two classes of superior schools—one for boys whose probable future occupation had a commercial…

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Waratah School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

At Waratah Superior Commercial Public School a good number of parents and citizens attended the celebrations. The children assembled in the playground,…

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Mayfield School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

At Mayfield Public School there was a large attendance of parents, and the play-ground was decorated with flags. Alderman Griffiths, who presided, explained…

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Wickham School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

The need of a large assembly room at the Wickham Superior Public School was emphasised yesterday at the Empire Day celebrations, when, owing to there being…

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Hamilton School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

The pupils of the Hamilton Superior Public School, under the supervision of Mr., Bennett, the acting head master, were massed in the playground of the…

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Islington School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

The celebration at the Islington Public School took place in the forenoon. The Rev. W. F. James delivered an instructive address to the upper classes, followed by…

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