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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1868

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An Appeal of the Catholics of the City of Wilmington, Del., to Their Protestant Fellow Citizens, on the Common School Question

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 August 1868 · page 12

Convinced that the best education for our Children is that which unites religious instruction with secular learning, and which impresses on the tender heart of the child a sense of its…

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Public Schools. I.—fort-street

Empire · Wednesday 19 August 1868 · page 2

If he is a benefactor to his country who succeeds in growing two blades of grass where only one grow before, what kind of benefactor must he be who accomplishes the task of eliciting from the "rough…

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The Public Schools at Shoalhaven

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 August 1868 · page 15

A correspondent of the "Illawarra Express" sends the following report of a meeting of the parents of children attending the Roman Catholic Denominational School, held in the…

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Leases on Church and School Lands, for Gold Mining Purposes

Empire · Saturday 22 August 1868 · page 5

The following regulations for leasing Church and School lands for gold mining purposes, are published for general information by authority of the Minister for Lands in last night's Gazette:—…

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Opening of the Cleveland-street Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 September 1868 · page 5

IN the progressive development of primary education will be found the grounds on which all far-seeing politicians patiently rest much of their hopes for the future, and venture to look forward to a gradual decrease of vice and crime,…

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Opening of the Public School, Cleveland-street. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 4 September 1868 · page 3

Sir,—The public having been informed, for nearly, a week, that the above school would be, opened (this day), at noon, I, in common with many others, determined to attend on the occasion. Having always taken an…

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Opening of the Clevelandstreet Schools, Redfern

Empire · Friday 4 September 1868 · page 2

The formal opening of these schools took place yesterday morning, at 12 o'clock. Punctual to the time a large number of ladies and gentlemen assembled, amongst whom were his Lordship the Bishop of…

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Opening of the Cleveland-street Public School

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 September 1868 · page 13

IN the progressive development of primary education will be found the grounds on which all far-seeing politicians patiently rest much of their hopes for the future, and venture to look forward to a gradual decrease of vice and crime…

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Sydney Jewish Sabbath Schools

Empire · Monday 14 September 1868 · page 3

The fifth annual examination of the children attending the Jewish Sabbath school, in connection with the York-street Synagogue, Was held yesterday forenoon, in the Masonic Hall, the chair being occupied…

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Gold Mining on Church and School Lands. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 17 September 1868 · page 3

Sir,—Having been a long resident on Church and School lands as a digger, by virtue of a miner's right, I feel particularly desirous of drawing your attention to the new regulations for leasing the same for mining…

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The Jewish Schoolboys' Song

Empire · Friday 18 September 1868 · page 3

The following stanzas were written " by desire " for the special use of English schoolboys of the Jewish religion, and wore first recited in public at the Stepney Jewish schools on the 28th June by Master Alfred…

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Mr. Gordon and the Public Schools. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 September 1868 · page 2

SIR,—I hope you will allow me to undeceive Mr. Alexander Gordon and such of your readers as he may have misled by his letter in last Friday's Herald. It appears that this respectable, but too credulous,…

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Poet's Corner. the Catholic Schoolboys' Song

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 September 1868 · page 11

We happy youths of Austral birth, Here trained in study and in prayer, Who even in our hours of mirth Are guarded by a pastor's care—…

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Mr. Gordon and Our Public Schools. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 September 1868 · page 3

SIR,—Since Mr. Gordon has thought at to re-open the Education question, and to cite new evidence against our Public Schools, I think your readers will hardly consider the subject overdone by a few more…

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Botany Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 October 1868 · page 5

THE foundation stone of a new public school at Botany was laid yesterday by Mrs. George W. Lord, in the presence of three or four hundred spectators, exclusive of the school children, of whom about 120 attended. In some…

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What Is Taught in the Public Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 October 1868 · page 13

After all that we have heard from noble Lords and honourable members of the Lower House about the paucity of the results of the teaching of Greek and Latin in the great public schools…

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Botany Public School

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 October 1868 · page 3
Also in Illustrated Sydney News

THE foundation stone of a new public school at Botany was laid on Wednesday by Mrs. George W. Lord, in the presence of three or four hundred spectators, exclusive of the school children, of whom about 120 attended. In some…

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The Reading-room of the School of Arts. Sydney. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 7 October 1868 · page 3

Sir,—I bog leave, through the medium of your valuable journal, to draw the attention of the committee of the School of Arts to the great need of proper ventilation in the reading room of that institution…

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St. John's Church and Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 October 1868 · page 9

On Sunday last, as previously arranged, the newly erected building which is to answer the purposes both of a church and school-room, [?] solemnly blessed and opened by his Grace the…

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