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194 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 10
Sir,—From what was said in the Legislative Assembly last night, it appears that some members think the Grammar School is in need of Government inspection; and it is certainly high time that some inquiry were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following is the bill to make better provision for Public Education, as it has passed the Legislative Assembly:- "Preamble.—Whereas it is expedient to make better provisions for the administration of the Public Funds devoted to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Holden's contribution to the discussion on the Education Bill seems likely, to be dangerous chiefly to himself. As a Government officer he, of course, comes under, or…
Continued on Trove, page 728 →On Tuesday evening a meeting of the Catholics of Paddington and Woolhara, was held in the Catholic Church Paddington, in order to protest against the further progress of the Educational…
Continued on Trove, page 727 →Sir,—The pots of the National Board have been playing the truant, for once escaped the vigilaneo of their Head Centre, and have not failed to expose to the Public a pitiful spectacle of overweening presumption…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE girls' school is in the main building, and is conducted by two teachers, Miss Balmain and Miss Hare. The former young lady takes the advanced classes and the latter the juniors. The school hours are from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—It is with great reluctance that I ask you to publish some further remarks of mine on the Public Education Bill, I have nothing whatever to gain by thus setting myself up as a mark for political daws…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—In his speech on the second reading of the Public Schools Bill, I notice that Mr. Deas Thomson has once more given currency to the oft-refuted assertion that nonvested National schools are really Denominational [?]nder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—It is at least singular, that during the discussion on the Public Schools Bill we [?] had to witness the various statements and statistics [?]ced for the "case" by Mr. Parkes, contradicted, denied, and one by one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE have already stated that for many years after the foundation of the first Orphan School, in 1803, there was but one such establishment for tie orphan children of parents of all denominations. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE have already stated that for many years after the foundation of the first Orphan School, in 1803, there was but one such establishment for the orphan children of parents of all denominations. Thsi was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Although the weather was somewhat unpropitions on Saturday, the ceremony of laying the found stone of the Parramatta School of Arts was not unaccompanied by a lively interest in the proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a hall for the Parramatta Mechanics' Institute took place at noon on Saturday, on the ground granted as a site for the building, being the north-western corner of the Barrack-square, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Although your career in regard both to your religious and political opinions has been a chequered one, I was not, I confess, prepared for such an exhibition as your recent one in favour of Mr. Parkes…
Continued on Trove, page 778 →THE bill to make better provision for public education was yesterday reported to the Legislative Council, with numerous alterations. We print in full the clauses which have been altered, and give the side notes only of those which remain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE boys have a very good room to bathe and wash in; the girls have no place of this kind, but a wretched little cellar. Both seres, however, are able to bathe in a neighbouring creek, and this, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE ceremony of laying the foundation atone ef a hall for the Parramatta Mechanics' Institute took place on the 2nd instant, on the ground granted as a site for the building, being the north-western coiner of the Barrack-square, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE boys have a very good room to bathe and wash in; the girls have no place of this kind, but a wretched little cellar. Both seves, however, are able to bathe in n neighbouring creek, and this, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We published in July last a considerable portion of the evidence taken before the trastees of this institution, concerning its condition; Since that period Mr. Stephens has handed in his defence, and Mr. Pratt his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE annual distribution of prizes to pupils of the Sydney Grammar School took place in the schoolroom yesterday afternoon. The room was well filled in every part by parents and friends of the pupils, and others interested in the school. His Excellency…
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