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Schools, 1839

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School Masters and School Mistresses. Downing-street, 14th July, 1838

The Sydney Herald · Monday 14 October 1839 · page 1

SIR,—With reference to my Despatch, No. 50, of the 19th December last, acquainting you that I had taken measures for obtaining the services of two well qualified persons, with their wives, to act as…

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Education.—school Masters and School Mistresses

The Australian · Thursday 17 October 1839 · page 2

Despatch from the Right Honorable Lord Glenelg Secretary of State for the Colonies, to His Excellency Governor Sir George Gipps, Knight, stating, that two well qualified Persons, with their Wires, would shortly…

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Domestic Intelligen[?] School of Arts

The Sydney Herald · Friday 18 October 1839 · page 2

On Wednesday, at twelve o'clock, [?] Bland attended at the Mechanics' [?] Arts, Pitt-street, to explain by experim[?] proposal which he had made for extinguishin[?]…

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Domestic Intelligence. School of Arts

The Sydney Herald · Monday 21 October 1839 · page 2

Mr. Saunders's third Lecture on Palmography was principally confined to a description of the different writing materials used by the ancients. The substances which have been used may be divided…

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Mechanics School of Arts

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 22 October 1839 · page 1

On Friday evening, Mr. Saunders delivered the last of a series of lectures on Paleography. The lecturer, comnmenced by describing the materials used in…

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EDUCATION. PETITION.—To His Excellency Sir George Gipps, Knight, Captain-General and Gonornor-in-Chief of the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies, &c., &c., &c., and to the Honorable the Legislative Council: praying that provision may be made for granding the accustomed Aid to Schools in the Rural Districts in connection with the several Religious Denominations, although the number of Scholars appertaining therete or attending, may be less than Forty or Thirty

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1839 · page 2

The Memorial of the Kirk Session of the Presbyterian Church at Goulburn. HUMBLY SHEWETH. That your Memorialists have seen a document, designed a Minute of His Excellency the…

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Mechanics School of Arts

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 1 November 1839 · page 1

On Friday evening a lecture on Botany was delivered at this institution, by Dr. Nicholson. The lecturer commenced his discourse by some general remarks on the classification of plants,…

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Despatch from the Right Honorable Lord Glenely, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to His excellency Governor Sir George Gipps. Knight, Starting, that two well qualified Persons, with their Wires, would shortly proceed to this Colony, to act as School Masters and Mistresses; dated Downing Street, 14th July, 1838. Duplicate[No 154.]

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1839 · page 2

With reference to my Despatch, No 30, of the 19th December last, acquainting you that I had taken measures for obtaining the services of two well qualified persons, with their wives, to act as…

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Mechanics School of Arts

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 5 November 1839 · page 1

On Friday last, Dr. Nicholson delivered his second lecture on the science of Botany, which closes the series for the present year. After…

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Pimlico and Westminster Catholic Charity Free Schools

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1839 · page 2

On Wednesday, 26th, a dejeune took place at Lovegrove's Tavern, Blackwall, in support of these schools, in which 170 boys and 80 girls receive a gratuitous education from the Voluntary…

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Public Meeting in the School of Arts

The Colonist · Saturday 23 November 1839 · page 2

PURSUANT to a notice advertised in the Newspapers, a Public Meeting of the Colonists was held in School of Arts, on Thursday last, at 3 p.m. The meeting was respectably attended;…

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School of Arts. To the Editor of the Sydney Gazette

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1839 · page 2

SIR, In the month of September last the Committee of the School of Arts advertised for Designs for a new building for…

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School of Arts

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 3 December 1839 · page 4

A Meeting was held yesterday evening. at the Theatre of the School of Arts, in Pitt-street, for the purpose of raising a subscription for a new building. We understand, that nearly £500…

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Mechanics' School of Arts

The Colonist · Wednesday 4 December 1839 · page 2

ON Monday evening the members and friends o, this Institution met, pursuant to advertisement at the Theatre of the Institution in Pitt-street. Major Barney, President of the Society, in the…

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Mechanics' School of Arts

The Australian · Thursday 5 December 1839 · page 2

On Monday evening, a general meeting of the members and friends of this institution was held in the Theatre of the Mechanics' School of Arts. Pitt-street, to take…

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Advance Australia Sydney Gazette. Saturday, December 7, 1839. School of Arts

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1839 · page 2

THE saying of the great philosopher, of whom Englishmen may well be proud, that "knowledge is power," has become so hacknied ever since Mind commenced…

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Original Correspondence. School of Arts. To the Editor of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Monday 9 December 1839 · page 2

SIR,—In the month of September last, the [?] mittee of the School of Arts advertised for [?] for a new Building for their Institution, offering [?] miums for the two best, and stating that the [?]…

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The School for Scandal, or Village Gossip. To the Editor of The Australian

The Australian · Tuesday 10 December 1839 · page 2

DEAR ANTIPODEAN—Talking of the state of society in Sydney—it is quite delightful when contrasted with the order, or rather disorder, of things in your country…

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The School of Arts

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 11 December 1839 · page 2

THIS Institution has hitherto not merely prospered, but it has flourished without internal schism. Lately, symptoms of a foud have appeared…

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Recollections of Our School Examinations

The Australian · Saturday 14 December 1839 · page 2

There is always some little occurrence or another, in the course of the twelve months, which, from the youthful recollections it suggests does not fail even in this…

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