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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1916

192 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 10

Adamstown. the Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 8

A meeting of the Parents and Citizens’ Association was held in the technical classroom of the public school on Monday night. There were present the Mayor,…

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District News. Stockton. St. Peters' School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 6

A concert was given in the school hall of St. Peters' Catholic Church, Stockton, last evening, in the presence of a crowded audience. The programme was…

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Broadmgadow School Fair

Northern Times · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 2

A Christmas fair in connection with the Convent School at Broadmeadow, which was opened by the Mayotess of Hamilton (Mrs. T. Torpey)…

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Schools' Cricket Competition

Northern Times · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 5

The match, Newcastle Collegiate School v Cook's Hill, resulted in a win for Colleglate by an Innings and one run. For the winners, Greaves…

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Merewether School of Arts

Northern Times · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the Merewerher School of Arts committee was held in the School of Arts building un Wednesday night. The president,…

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Carrington School of Arts

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 December 1916 · page 6

At the meeting of the committee of the Carrington School of Arts, an election took place for the position of vice-president, Mr. A. Thornton and…

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Marist Brothers' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1916 · page 8

At the recent examinations, conducted in the schools of the Maitland diocese, the pupils of the Marist Brothers at St. John's school were singularly successful,…

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Merewether School of Arts

Northern Times · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 4

A special general meeting of the Merewether School of Arts was held on Wednesday. Mr. J. Dixon, vice-president, who was in the chair…

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The Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 7

Attention needs to be paid by the Department of Educations to the condition of the Tighe's Hill Public School Mr. Morgan, who is the principal, has a…

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Newcastle Collegiate School, Roll of Honour Unveiled

Northern Times · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 5

The first of the school "breaking-up" ceremonies of the district took place this morning, under the auspices of the Newcastle Collegiate School…

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School Cricket

Northern Times · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 2

The match between Collegiate and Wickham resulted in a win for Collegiate by one innings and 22 runs. The highest, scores for Collegiate were…

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Maitland District. a Veteran Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 6

Mr. Phillip J. Nelligan, the doyen of the State school service of New South Wales, retires to-day, after an association of 48 years with the profession. He is a…

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A Popular Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 6

The Rev. V. F. Peters, Adm., presided at a gathering of parents and pupils in St. John's School, yesterday morning, when Mrs. A. H. Nicholls, on behalf of the…

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Maitland High Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 6

The two Maitland, Public High Schools, the Girls and Boys', combined yesterday, and held their speech day in the Town Hall, West Maitland, under the presidency…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg. the School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 7

At the meeting of the school of arts committee on Wednesday evening, a deputation frolm the Wallsend Council, consisting of the Mayor (Alderman D…

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Marist Brothers' School. Highly Successful Year

Northern Times · Saturday 16 December 1916 · page 6

During the past year the Marist Brothers School. West Maitland, has had great success. The examination results for the year are as follows:…

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Newcastle South Public School

Northern Times · Saturday 16 December 1916 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon the ladies of the Parents and Citizens Association invited the teacher of the Newcastle South Public School to afternoon tea…

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District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg. Wallsend Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1916 · page 2

Before the Wallsend Public School dispersed yesterday for the holidays a memorial portrait of the late Sergeant R. H. Kllpatrick (who at the time of his…

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Maitland District. Marist Brothers School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1916 · page 6

There was a large gathering of parents and friends of the boys of St. John's School in the West Maitland School of Arts on Thursday evening for the annual concert…

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Cathedral Hill School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1916 · page 2

The annual break-up ceremony and distribution of prizes in connection with the Cathedral Hill Boarding and Day Grammar School, attracted a large…

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