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Schools, 1872

173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 9

The Teachers' Advertisement

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 17 February 1872 · page 5

In our issue before last an advertisement appeared from all the "Public School Teachers in the Sydney district." It deserves a passing notice as illustrating what…

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The Teachers' Advertisement. (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 17 February 1872 · page 2

SIR,--I have hitherto remained a, silent; though approving, spectator of your controversy with the Council of Education. The above document seems, however, to demand some…

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Our Old Schoolmaster

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 21

We used to think [?]was so queer To see him in his thin gray hair, Sticking our quills behind bis ear, And straight forgetting they were there…

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Kindergarten Schools

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 295

EDUCATION is the theme which at present occupies a great many of the prominent minds of all civilized nations. The few finishing touches and accomplishments in the female education, and the one-sided…

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Romish Method of Opposing the Rational Model Schools

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 3

A curious case came before the magistrates on December 13, at Waterford Petty Sessions, under the following circumstances:-- A Mrs. Mollowney, residing in this city, has two…

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Selected Poetry. the Old School Clock. by John Boyle O'reilly

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 9

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Resignations of Teachers. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 5

Sir.—The resignations or our Public School teachers are increasing monthly, vide Journal of Primary Education,' through which it may be seen that the month before last thirty were recorded, and this month the particulars of not…

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Musselbrook Roman School-House

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 16

THIS sohool building appears to be one of the handsom [?]t of its kind in the colony. The materials are of the best description. The bricks were procured from the same yards that supplied the builders of…

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The New School of Industry

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1872 · page 4
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THE corner stone of the now building for the School of Industry, was laid yesterday afternoon, by Mrs. Deas Thomson. The building in Macquarie-street, had long been found to be unsuited to the comfort…

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School of Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1872 · page 5

LAYING THE STONE OF THE NEW SCHOOL-HOUSE YESTERDAY afternoon. Mrs. Deas Thomson, at the request of the committee of the Female School of Industry, laid the corner stone of the new school-house of this institution…

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The English School System and the Dissenters

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 8

THE English Educational System of 1870 is becoming every day more obnoxious to the Dissenters and other Secularists. And it is the more obnoxious as its success is…

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Pacts About the Irish National School System

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 March 1872 · page 8

THE incoherency of opinion expressed regarding the nature, merits and results of the Irish National Education system is in the highest degree anomalous. The…

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The Council of Education and Its Teachers

Empire · Thursday 4 April 1872 · page 4

UNDER the heading of 'The Council of Education and its Teachers,' a communication from a 'Teacher' appears in the Maitland Meroury of the 28th March complaining of the…

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Public School, St. Leonards. to the Editor of the Heralad

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 April 1872 · page 3

SIR,—If your correspondent " East St. Leonards" would give, himself the trouble to call on me, I will explain to him with pleasure the present position of the movement for getting a Public school instituted at St. Leonards…

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Prussian Cadet Schools. (From the Pall Mall Gazette.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 April 1872 · page 6

THE French are becoming much more military than the Prussians; for it seems that the idea, lately promulgated, of teac[?]ing French schoolboys the use of arms has been adopted, and is…

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The Council of Education and the Teachers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 10

The Council of Education recently issued a circular in which the following laid is laid down:— "The Council of Education has resolved that…

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The School of Arts

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 7

Messrs. Martin, and Co. will exhibit in the School of Arts on Monday evening next their grand descriptive Panorama of the Franco-Prussian War. The views were painted in…

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Class Books and Grammar Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 5

The following letter from the Catholic Bishop of Auckland appears in this morning's Southern Cross. "For the cause that lacks assistance, for the wrong that needs…

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Public School North Shore. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 April 1872 · page 3

SIR,—On the 14th March, 1870, in conjunction with several residents, I convened, by advertisement in your paper, a public meeting of the inhabitants of the North Shore, to consider the expediency of taking action to…

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