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Schools, 1864

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Common School Education

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 3

The Rt. Rev. Bishop Spaulding of Louisville, recently lectured in Cincinnati, on the all important subject of education. We find the lecture reported in the Catholic Telegraph. We divide…

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School of Arts—christy's Minstrels

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 2

This popular company commenced their second season it the above Hall on Boxing night to a crowded audience, who gave them a most enthusiastic reception. The only alteration that has taken place in the corps…

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Common School Education

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 6 January 1864 · page 2

A Lecture by the Right Rev. Bishop Spolding of Louisville. (Continued from our last). Part II…

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Common School Education. a Lecture by the Right Rev. Bishop Spaulding of Louisville. (Continued from our last). Part II

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 2

"7. Many of these dame schools are as wretchedly managed, as to do the children a very great deal more harm than good,—by uniting miserable associations with the Sacred Writings,…

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School of Arts.—the Christy's Minstrels

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 2

The Christy's continue to give satisfaction to their audiences, and maintain that high reputation which they have so deservedly acquired. The eccentricities of Norton and Leslie are sustained with unflagging energy,…

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School of Arts—the Christy's Minstrels

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 16 January 1864 · page 2

Novelties with this highly talented troupe, are some thing liku Macbeth's fores "the cry is still, they come." During the past week a briliant string of vocal and intrumental gems have been submitted to public approval…

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St. Leonards School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1864 · page 5

THE annual general meeting of the St. Leonards Mechanics' School of Arts was held last evening in the hall of the institution. Mr. R. D. Ward presided. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and…

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Waverley Wesleyan Sabbath School

Empire · Wednesday 20 January 1864 · page 2

THE anniversary services in connection with this institution were held on Sundey and Monday, the 17th and 18th instant. On the former day sermons were preached to large and attentive audiences, by the Revs. J. N…

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St. Leonards School of Arts

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 January 1864 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the St. Leonards Mechanies' School of Arts was held on Monday in the hall of the institution. Mr. R. D. Ward presided. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and…

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School of Arts—the Christy's Minstrels

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1864 · page 2

Unceasing novelty and unvarying success still continue to be the "order of the night" with these popular entertainments. The ballads of Stewart, Melvyu, and Rainford, the choral harmonies and exquisite part singing,…

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Church and School Lands Bill. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1864 · page 5

SIR,—Perhaps you will allow me to direct attention to an error in your report of the proceedings of the Legislative Council on Thursday last. That report states that "Mr. Kemp presented a petition from Pitt Town inhabitants…

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School of Arts—the Christy's Minstrels

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 30 January 1864 · page 2

Crowded audiences nightly testify to the excellence of the entertainments presented by these far-famed delineators of Negro Life and Character, and their popularity seems to increase with each representation. The…

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The Sydney Grammar School. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1864 · page 3

SIR,—I with some hon. member in the Assembly or Council would espouse the interests of this important but sadly neglected institution, by calling for a return of the names of the trustees, the dates of their appointment, and…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1864 · page 5

THE annual general meeting of the members of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was held yesterday evening in the reading-room of that institution. About a hundred members were present. The chair was taken by the Rev. Dr. Woolley, one of…

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Sydney Mechancs' School of Arts

Empire · Wednesday 3 February 1864 · page 5

THE annual general meeting of the members of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was held last evening in the reading-room of the institution. Dr. WOOLLEY in the chair…

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National School Teachers. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 4 February 1864 · page 2

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me to call attention to, and express a few thoughts respecting, a circular which, in common, I presume, with all the National school teachers of the colony, I have received. It is as follows:…

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School of Arts

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 February 1864 · page 10

THE annual general meeting of the members of the Sydney Mechanies School of Arts was held on Tuesday evening in the reading-room of that institution about a hundred members were present The chair was taken by the Rev. Dr. Woolley one of…

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School of Arts—the Christy's Minstrels

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1864 · page 2

Continued changes in the programmes unceasingly impart all the charm of freshness to these delightful entertainments. The company seem to possess an inexhaustible budget of novelties, both musical and comical,…

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National School Teachers. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 11 February 1864 · page 2

SIR —"Audi alteram partem" is a maxim on which you cannot possibly have any objections to act, either on the above or any other subject, and as no other "p[?] contra[?] has been put in, perhaps you will allow this to appear…

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Gaol Schoolmasters 8Alabies, to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 13 February 1864 · page 3

SIR.—I trust, in accordance with your evide[?]t desire to do justice to the public on all occasions, you will be pleaed to insert the following remarks on gaol schoolmasters salaries which came under discussion last sight,…

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