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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1914

217 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 11

Rifle Shooting. Schools' Competition. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 5

The following are the results of the Schools' Empire shooting competition:— Seniors: Charterhouse School,…

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Merewether. Lay-methodist School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 7

The anniversary services of the Lay-Methodist Sunday-school were held on Sunday. Mr. T. Dear conducted the morning session, and Mr. Marjoribank the…

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Adamstown. Methodist Sunday-school

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 7

The anniversary of the Adamstown Methodist Sunday-school was celebrated on Sunday, and Monday night the tea and public meeting were held. There…

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Schools and School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 2

Quite a stir has been caused here by a report of Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, who has been recently appointed by the Government as an inspector of schools and…

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Mrs. J. Pritchard's Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1914 · page 6

One of the outstanding features of the recital given by Mrs. James Pritchard's students of piano and singing, at the Masonic Hall last night was the fine playing…

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Publications Received. Teachers and Teaching

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1914 · page 3

Mr. Donald E. Fraser, Inspector of Schools for the Newcastle district, aid better known to readers of newspapers and magazines as "Jimmie Pannikin," has…

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More School Howlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 3

"The people of India are divided into caste and outcasts." "The seven great powers of Europe are gravity, electricity, steam, gas, flywheels,…

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Continuation Schools. Attendance Improving. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 4

The first term of the year for evening continuation schools ended on 21st May last and the Under-secretary for Publ[?] Instruction has now made available [?]…

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Village Revolt. Boycott of Churches and School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 12

Writing from Burton (Norfolk). "The News" correspondent says, on April 11:— This is the most interesting village in the kingdom at the present moment. Just…

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Merewether. Sunday School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 3

The anniversary services of the Church of Christ Sabbath School were hold on Sunday, and largely attended. Mr. T. Fretwell officiated at each service, and…

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High School Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 6

The West Maitland High School Old Girls' Union has been engaged for some years in the very laudable work of keeping the ex-students in touch with their…

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Secondary School Training. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 5

It was notified a few weeks ago th[?] the League of Empire and Bedford College, London had offered a post graduate scholarship of £60, open to New…

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Maitland District. a Popular Schoolmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 6

Among the schoolmasters in the north there were none more popular, until his retirement a little over twelve months ago, than Mr. F. W. Bloore, who was…

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Priests and Schools of Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 7

Gerald O'Donovan, author of "Father Ralph," has put forward another story of Ireland, under the title of "Waiting." The story surrounds priest…

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Waratah. Mayfield Girls' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 3

The annual distribution of prizes and entertainment in connection with the Mayfield Girls' School took place in the parish-hall, Mayfield, on Wednesday…

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Increasing the Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 13

The City Temple Sydney, is determined to have a large school. Mr. H. G. Harward the evangelist, has organised a canvass of the district. Some 16 young men…

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Scripture in Schools. Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1914 · page 5

The proposed by the Government to submit to a referendum the question as to whether Bible reading should be allowed in State schools is creating a tremendous…

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Our Public Schools. Cook's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 5

The Cook's Hill Day Continuation School Is one of the finest scholastic institutions in the State, and the most extensive, and well equipped public school…

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A Teacher's Suicide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 2

The very sad and tragic death of a public school teacher, Miss Rubina Leckie M'Gill, 42 years of age, during the past week, has engaged more than…

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Our Public Schools Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 5

The Wickham Superior Public Day Continuation School, to give it its full designation, is another of the State's admirable, scholastic institutions. It…

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