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Schools, 1873

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Catholic School, Armidale

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1873 · page 7

The Christmas Exhibition in connection with the Catholic School took place in the Armidale Catholic School Room, on Thursday, the 19th. December. There were present his Lordship…

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Catholic School, Vale Road

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1873 · page 7

On Friday, December 20, his Lordship Bishop Quinn, Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathurst, proceeded to the Convent School of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Vale Road, for the Christmas…

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Burrowa School Examination

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1873 · page 7

The Advocate reports:—The Christmas examination of the pupils of the Burrowa Catholic School was made on the 19th and 20th ultimo, with a view of ascertaining their general…

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School Examination

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1873 · page 2

As announced in our last issue, an examination of the children attending the Certified Catholic ?School, Bega, was held on Monday, and occupied the greater part of that day…

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The Mudgee Catholic School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1873 · page 7

The breaking tip for the Christmas Holidays so took place at the above school yesterday morning, there being present the Mayor (G. D. Lane, Esq.), the Rev. J. O'Donovan, Miss…

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The School Question Discussed by Rt. Rev. B. J. M'quaid, D. D., Bishop of Rochester, N. Y. 4

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1873 · page 4

Mr. Donahoe now furnishes copies of the pamphlet containing the lectures delivered at Rochester, December 18th, 1871, and March 15th, 1872, by the Rev. Bishop M'Quaid, "on…

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The Public Schools Act

Empire · Friday 10 January 1873 · page 4

IF difficulties are still found to surround the administration of the Public Schools Act in this colony, it is no more than the result of experience in other cases of analogous…

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Petersham Church of Eng[?] School. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1873 · page 7

SIR,[?]At the meeting of the friends of secular education held at the Temperance Hall on Tuesday last, Mr. W. Pratt, of Petersham, is reported to have made the following observations:—…

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Catholic Inspectors of Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 January 1873 · page 5

At Elbing, the civil authorities have published a sharp reprimand to the school-in-spector and assistant parish priest, because to has not inducted the newly-appointed…

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Public Schools and Wrong Inferences

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 18 January 1873 · page 4

IN his speech at Queanbeyan, on the occasion of his recent trip, Mr. Parkes entered upon a general defence and justification of his Government. He touched upon the…

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Petersham Church of England School. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1873 · page 6

SIR,—I really cannot see what object the Rev. H. A. Palmer had in view in writing the letter which app[?] to-day's Herald. He makes a quotation from my speech, but does not deny the accuracy of the statement [?]…

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Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1873 · page 8

SIR,—Certain henorable gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly are constantly speaking of the "Public Schools Act," and of what they call secular education as being un[?]tarian, Perhaps you will kindly allow…

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Nuns in School

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 25 January 1873 · page 4

The Protestant public, and especially the friends of the Public Schools, were scarcely prepared to hear from Mr. Arnold, in his speech, that the " Sisters of Charity,"…

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Grenfell and Petersham Schools Debate

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 25 January 1873 · page 2

MR. ARNOLD'S speech: It was surprising to him that there was a single dissentient to the lion, gentleman's proposition. It was a wonder to him that there was a single dissentient to the motion,…

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Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Conference. Sunday Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1873 · page 5

THE following reply to memorialists who petitioned the Conference to suspend the operation of the rales in relation to Sunday schools was adopted by the Conference in yesterday's session…

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The Sydney School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1873 · page 3

YESTERDAY the annual meeting of the members of the Sydney School of Arts was held in the large hall of the building. Proceedings were formally opened at 4 o'clock by Mr. W. C. Windeyer (one of the vice-presidents), and…

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Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts

Empire · Wednesday 5 February 1873 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the members of this institution took place last night, in the hall of the building. The first business was the, balloting for the officers for the ensuing year; and this occupied the meeting from 4…

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School of Mines. Letter Ii. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1873 · page 6

SIR,—With your permission, I should like to supplement my short account of the London Government School of Mines with a like b[?]ef sketch of some of the other similar schools…

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Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Conference. Sunday Schools

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1873 · page 167

THE following reply to memorialists who petitioned the Conference to suspend the operation of the rules in relation to Sunday schools was adopted by the Conference. REPLY TO MEMORIALISTS…

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Speech of D. Buchanan, Esq., M.l.a., on the Public School Debate, January 24, 1873

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 15 February 1873 · page 3

I DARE say the House and country will understand, however much they may have been surprised at, the Premier's sympathy with the Papists--an alliance with the present…

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