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1891-02-07 |
The retirement of Thomas Coulson, teacher at Wark for over 18 years. |
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1891-12-26 |
The old Border custom of presenting a goose to the schoolmaster at Christmas was still alive in Bellingham but in Redesdale Mr. Ferguson received a purse of money. |
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1893-12-16 |
The suicide of Richard Armstrong Shaw, schoolmaster at Sinderhope School, on Friday 8th December 1893. |
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1904-07-02 |
Article on the Plenmeller Industrial School for Girls. |
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1907-09-28 |
Building work costing ?410 was approved for remodelled school premises and teacher?s house at Kirkwhelpington. |
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1910-01-15 |
The Northumberland Education Committee outlawed the appointment of married women at elementary schools unless there were special circumstances to justify their employment. In addition, female teachers who married after December 1st 1909 would lose their jobs. |
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1913-08-01 |
The Northumberland Education Committee decided on 31st July 1913 to discontinue maintenance of the Roman Catholic School at Bellingham as there were only seven pupils, two of whom were children of the headmistress. |
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1913-09-13 |
Thomas Waitt, headmaster of the Lord Redesdale School at Rochester for three years, was appointed head of Elsdon senior school. |
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1913-10-04 |
Promotion of Miss Elsie Reay from Lord Redesdale?s C. E. School at Rochester to head teacher of Byrness School. |
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1914-05-02 |
Mr. John Holmes Wood of St. Helens, Lancashire, was appointed the new headmaster of the Lady Murray Church of England School at Otterburn. |
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1921-07-02 |
George Stanley, headmaster of the Hott Council School, brought an action for slander and damages against Dixon P. Thompson, a farmer of Knoppingholme, Tarset, for bad language and assault on female pupils. Found for defendants. |
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1928-06-02 |
Miss Atkinson of Hepple School was leaving for Simonburn. |
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1931-05-26 |
Following the closure of Halton Shields School, it was estimated that the cost of transferring pupils to Corbridge would be ?322 10s 0d per annum. |
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1931-12-05 |
It had been decided to close Plashetts School on 18th December as there were only three pupils on the register and one of them was about to leave the district. Plashetts Colliery closed down about four years ago. Compare article in November 1931. |
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1932-09-10 |
The death of Miss Jane Dinning, aged 80, on Saturday 3rd September 1932. She was schoolmistress of Simonburn school for some 40 years and was at one time a regular contributor to the columns of the Hexham Courant. |
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1932-12-10 |
Article on The Hott School, a famous North Tyne seat of learning. |
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1933-01-25 |
Northumberland Education Committee decided not to press ahead with the closure of 12 small schools, including those in Healey, Corsenside, Ridsdale, Melkridge and Byrness. |
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1934-01-02 |
Tynehead Council School near Alston, the highest educational premises above sea level in England, was earmarked for closure. Its nine pupils were likely to be transferred to Garrigill. |
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1936-08-19 |
The conditions of rural schools in Tynedale were condemned for the inadequate heating systems affecting the children?s learning. |
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1951-02-09 |
It was decided to build a new primary school at Wark on 2.58 acres of land. |
