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12 stories in Illawarra's papers
SIR—On Thursday, the 21st of January, the annual meeting of the Sabbath school children of Shellharbor and Terry's Meadow, was held at Shellharbor at the Manse. Upwards of 50 of the children were present;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the request of P. J. Murray, Esq., P.M., a meeting was held last evening at S. Mead's, Travellers' Rest Inn, for the purpose of appointing a Treasurer, hearing a statement from the Secretary of the progress already…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Board of Commissioners for National Education have presented their Annual Report, and in it they do full justice to their late chairman, without needlessly entering into any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday Government proposed in Committee £20,000 for each of the two systems of Education. This means that for the present the claim of the late Denominational petitioners is to he disregarded, as it ought to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WONOONA — This school is under the care of Mr and Mrs Jeston. On Thursday last it was examined by Rev. T. C. Ewing and Thomas Hale, Esq. The appearance of the children was very pleasing and their progress in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One day Parr was seen sitting on the churchyard gate at Harrow, with great gravity, whilst his schoolfellows were all at play. "Sam, why don't you play with the others?" cried a friend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir,—'I he influence which education has exercised in humanizing the world, is universally acknowledged. Its importance has been recognised by philosophers and legislators in every age. Those nations which have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DEAR SIR—Having a great horror of anything mysterious in public matters, I am about to institute enquiries calculated to throw light upon some obscurity banging over National School affairs in this locality. That there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Sunday, the 5th instant, a school was opened in connexion with the Church at Numba, of which the Rev. J. H. Garven, A. M., is Pastor. The attendance, we understand,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public meeting of the inhabitants of Shellharbor and neighborhood, was held in the schoolhouse, on Friday, the 17th instant, at 7 o'clock in the evening, for the election of local Patrons for the above school. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the events of the week has been, the examination of the pupils at the Illawarra House Academy. A great number of the clite of Kiama were present, among whom we were pleased to see that the ladies were in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Commissioners of the National Board of Education have done well in publishing a statement of their system. We conceive, that with a large proportion of the public of New South…
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