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Schools, 1857

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Maitland. We copy the following from the Mercury of Saturday:— Formation of a Primary School

Empire · Monday 17 August 1857 · page 2

A meeting of those favourable to the formation of a primary school for the parish of St. Paul's, West Maitland, was convened by advertisement, and held on Thursday evening, at the Waterloo Hotel. Mr. B. Lee…

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Maitland School of Arts [Communicated.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 August 1857 · page 8

A COMMITTEE meeting was held on Wednesday evening to take into considering the pr[?]riety of adopting some means for the establishment of classes in connection with the institution. After some conservation…

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Life of a Denominational Teacher. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 18 August 1857 · page 6

SRI—Having seen an advertisement from the Denominational Board in the EMPIRE last month, I, as one of the unfortunate teachers who had grievances to talk of, and who had previously been long left to struggle with…

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Kent Street Primitive Methodist Sabbath School Anniversary

Empire · Tuesday 18 August 1857 · page 4

A Public Tea Meeting, in connection with the Primitive Methodis Sabbath School Anniversary, was held in the Church, Kent-street, last evening. Addresses were delivered by several friends, and the following report was…

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School of Arts

Empire · Wednesday 19 August 1857 · page 4

The, lecture that was announced to be delivered last evening by Christopher Rolleston, Esq., on Savings Bank,s was postponed on account of the very threatening appearance of the weather,…

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National School, Kingston. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 21 August 1857 · page 5

DEAR SIR—I attended the meeting for a National school, held at Kingston Lodge Hotel, (in a room about 10 x 12 feet), and fool confident Mr. Dunlop's statement is correct. As regards the paragraph in Mr. John Lucas'…

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Religious Education.—a Visit to the Mudgee National School. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 29 August 1857 · page 3

SIR—Taking a stroll the other morning I was tempted to pay a visit to the above school, for the purpose of witnessing the working, and learning from personal observation the kind of instruction imparted by what is…

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Parramatta Mechanics' School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 September 1857 · page 8

ON the 14th August, a circular was addressed to the influential inhabitants of Parramatta, inviting them to meet at Mr. Williams' Hotel, on the 18th August, for the purpose of making arrangements for the…

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Parramatta School of Arts

Empire · Wednesday 2 September 1857 · page 3

A public meeting, which was very fully attended, was held on Monday evening, at the Court-house, Parramatta, for the purpose of advocating the claims of a society just formed, under the title of the Parramatta School of…

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Land Surveying. on Tuesday night, as briefly noticed in yesterday's Herald, his Excellency Sir Wiliam Denison read the following paper at the School of Arts, illustrating his subject by appropriate drawings:—

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 September 1857 · page 8

Before I commence the special business of the evening, allow me to read as a sort of preface a few parahaphs from a work of the late Hugh Miller, a man to whom both science and religion owe much, and who…

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Maitland School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1857 · page 2

A MEETING was held at the School of Arts, West Maitland, on Thursday last, for the purpose of debating the leading points contained in the Municipal Corporations Bill, and for the transaction of such other business as…

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Parramatta Mechanics' School of Arts

Empire · Friday 18 September 1857 · page 2

The inaugural address to the members of this institution was delivered on Tuesday evening, (15th,) by Rev. W F. Gore, B.A., in the society's reading-room. George Oakes, Esq., M.P. President, introduced the lecturer…

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Common Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 September 1857 · page 2

Somebody signing himself a Colonist has gone to the trouble of printing a " Circular," addressed in the form of a Petition to the Legislative Assembly on the subject of Education. We have…

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Opening of the Parramatta Mechanics' School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 September 1857 · page 4

ACCORDING to previous arrangement, the active operations of this newly-formed association were entered upon pro tem., in the long room of Williams' Family Hotel, Parramatta, on the evening of Tuesday last, when an exceedingly appropriate address was…

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Parramatta Mechanics' School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 September 1857 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening last, the following lecture was delivered by Mr. E. H. Statham, Vice-president. Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlomen,—The Library Committee of this Society having come to the…

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The School and the Cupboard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 October 1857 · page 3

UNDER this heading Sir S. G. Osborne has addressed the following remarks to the Times, in which journal they appeared as adetter on the 2nd of July:— In a late leading article on the Education Conference…

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London Ragged Schools. (From the Family Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 October 1857 · page 2

EVERY one has heard of Ragged Schools. The name has sometimes been objected to but [?] is sbundantly expressive, and indicates the general object of there institutions. The children belong to the lowest…

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Catholic Poor Schools—england

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 October 1857 · page 2

The Education question is with us as it is in England, the great political problem of the day. In England Parliamentary enquiries have been held on the subject, and reports adopted setting forth schemes,…

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Mew South Wales Alliance. School of Arts

Australian Band of Hope Journal · Saturday 10 October 1857 · page 15

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Maitland School of Arts. (From the Maitland Mercury of Yesterday.)

Empire · Wednesday 14 October 1857 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the School of Arts waa held on Friday evening, for the Surpose of receiving the report of the committee for the half-year, for the election of officers, and the…

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