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Schools, 1874

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Church of England Schools

Evening News · Tuesday 15 September 1874 · page 4
Also in Empire

A SECOND PUBLIC MEETING of "persons favorable to the maintenance of Church of England schools, and opposed to the proposal for a Secular, Compulsory, and Free system of Primary…

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Public Schools in the Country. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 September 1874 · page 3

SIR,—You may possibly in Sydney be quite unaware of the very unjust way our Public schools are conducted in the country townships. They are monopolized by the children of the well-to-do—in fact, rich—such as…

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Shoeless Scholars. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 September 1874 · page 3

SIR,—If your correspondent "Commune Bonum" really has the public welfare at heart, why does he not bring under the notice of the Council of Education one case at [?] in which a Public School Board and a Public School…

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Church of England Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 6

A SECOND public meeting of persons who desiro to see the Church of England schools maintained, was held on Monday evening in St. James's schoolroom. The Right Rev. Dr. Barker…

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French Schools of Agriculture

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 358

THE Statistician of the United States Department of Agriculture has obtained at the office of the Minister of Apiculture and Commerce in Paris the following information relative to the French system of agricultural…

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Football. Matches to Come. To-day, Waratah v. King's School

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 32

WALLAROO v. KINGS'S SCHOOL, (PAST AND PRESENT) 1ST 15.—Notwithstanding the counter attractions of Randwick, and all the excitement of the last day of the races, the devotees of football pursued the even tenor of their way, and…

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Public School League

Evening News · Tuesday 22 September 1874 · page 4
Also in Empire

A PUBLIC MEETING of citizens of Sydney was held last evening, in the Masonic Hall, to inagurate the New South Wales Public School League for making primary education national, secular…

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Public School League

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 6

This League was formally inaugurated at a public meeting held on Monday night in the Masonic-hall, which was filled. The chair was taken by Mr. J. E. Salomons. Among those on the…

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Section Ix.—schools

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 16

Prizes will be awarded to Public Sohools, and children attending schools under the Council of Education, under the following regulations:—1. Certificates of merit will be offered for competition among the children of euch school, the objects…

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Shoeless Scholars. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 September 1874 · page 3

SIR,—"Commune Bonum," in your issue of the 17th instant. makes a very sweeping assertion as to the way in which "Public schools are conducted in country townships." But one hardly knows whether to consider that writer a zealous…

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St. Benedict's New School. Laying the Foundation-stone

Evening News · Monday 28 September 1874 · page 4

SATURDAY was a complete gala day in Parramatta-street, in consequence of it being announced that the Archbishop-Coadjutor, the Host Rev Dr. Vaughan, would lay the foundation-stone of the…

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Newtown Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 September 1874 · page 5

A MEETING to advocate the claims of the "new Public School building" at Newtown, was held last night, in the Town Hall. The chair was occupied by Mr. W. Bailey, J. P., and about two-thirds of the seats in the room were…

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Section Ix.—schools

Empire · Tuesday 29 September 1874 · page 4

Prizes will be awarded to Public Schools, and children attending schools under the counicl of Education, under the following regulations:—1. Certificates of merit will be offered for competition among the children of each school, the objects…

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Training School for Cookery. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 September 1874 · page 3

SIR,—The father of a family, who very frequently returns home from his business in the city to an ill-cooked and badly served dinner, thinks that the establishment of a School for Cookery in Sydney, on something of a similar…

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National Primary School Education. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 September 1874 · page 3

SIR,—The consideration of this subjeot is occupying the public attention to a considerable extent at the present time. It may therefore be profitable to direct that attention to the history of the question at issue. This, done from an…

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Padin[?]ton C. E. School. the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 October 1874 · page 2

SIR,—In the eat o[?]recent controversy about the schools. the Rev. Mr. ode o[?]k occasion to select Paddington C. K. School as having, an[?]xceptionally low mark among donominational schos, vlich he attributed apparently to the…

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Newtown Public School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 6

A MEETING was held in the Town-hall, Newtown, on Monday night, to consider the erection of a new public school at Newtown—Mr. W. Bailey, J.P., in the chair…

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"St. Benedict's New Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 11

THE ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of St. Benedict's Schools, Parramatta-street, took place on Saturday afternoon. As it was announced that the Most Rev. Dr. Vaughan…

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