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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1888

24 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2

Public v. Private Schools. To the Editor of the " Northern Star."

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 2

SIR,—The irrepressible " Fairplay ". is again to the front, fighting like the Parthians, while fleeing. He keeps as far from the point as ever and supplies the place of argument with…

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Coraki School of Arts

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of this institution was held at the hall, Adams-street, on Tuesday evening last. Present—Messrs. J. White (President, in the chair), E. W. Bentley, K…

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School of Arts

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 4

THE regular monthly committee meeting was held on Tuesday last. Present- Rev. F. C. Boyer in the chair, Rev. R. Inglis, Messrs. Collins, Brunker, Lockett, and Simpson,…

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Public v. Public Schools. "To the Editor of the " Northern Star."

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 3

SIR— I did not intend troubling you again but as you have admitted a letter from the other side, I crave for space to reply…

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Lismore School of Arts

Northern Star · Saturday 21 January 1888 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the subscribers to the above, was held at the Institution, on Tuesday evening last, when there, was a fair attendance…

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Coraki School of Arts

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 5

A MEETING of the members of the above institution was held at the hall, Adams-street, on Wednesday evening, January 25th. There were presont Messrs. John…

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Coraki School of Arts

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the all[?] was held at the hall of the institution[?] Tuesday evening last. Present—Me[?] White (President, in the chair), E.[?]…

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Sunday School Picnic

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 2

THE annual picnic to the scholars attending the Church of England Sunday School at Coraki took place on the ground adjoining the Church on Saturday last, 4th February…

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School of Arts

Northern Star · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 3

A MEETING was held on the evening of the 24th inst., when there were present the President in the chair, and Messrs. Backhouse (Treasurer), Lockett, Robinson, Brunker, Annand, Rev…

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Coraki School of Arts

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1888 · page 3

A MEETING of the Committee of the above was held on Tuesday evening last. Present—Messrs. K. Nolan (in the chair), R. Dolby, J. M'Kinnon, D. Livingstone, S…

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School of Arts

Northern Star · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of committee was held on Tuesday evening,when there were present— The President Mr.Simpson,in the chair,Rev Inglis,Messrs Brunker,Lockett…

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Caution to School Teachers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 5

EBENEZER BUTTSWORTH, the teacher of the Public school at the Forbes River, on the Upper Hastings, was charged at the Port Macquarrie Police Court, last…

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Canada as a School

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1888 · page 3

CANADA, says the Montreal Gazette, may boast of having been the training school of four distinguished contemporaneous Englishmen. Lord Wolseley first made…

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Blue Noses at School

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 3

As the children of the colony are being taught they ought to be kept warm, for very little attention can be given to the spelling-book if the pupil be engaged in…

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A Plucky Lady Teacher

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 4

ON the 30th April, while 120 children were at school at Oypress Creek, Nashville, receiving instructions from their teacher, Miss Green, who is only 18 years of ago, a…

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Religious Instruction in Schools

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 4

At Bathurst recently, Bishop Camidge preached on behalf of Sunday Schools. In the course of his sermon he showed…

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An Insulted Schoolmaster

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1888 · page 3

A PECULIAR case is reported from Murrumburrah, from which we gather that a school-teacher summoned two boys for calling him names. For some reason or…

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Dairy Schools

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1888 · page 6

WE have several times called attention to the different kinds of agricultural schools and schools of forestry which have been…

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The Northern Star. Wednesday, October 17, 1888 Matters in General. School Fees

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 October 1888 · page 2

WE have often been of opinion that the framers of the Education. Act in this Colony, did not go far enough in the preparation thereof, as the retention of the School,Fees…

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The Junior University examination and Lismore Public School. To the Editor of the " Northern Star"

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 2

SIR,—As no notice has yet been taken either editorial or otherwise, of the great success achieved by the Lismore Public School in the late University Examination, perhaps you…

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