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206 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 11
MY DEAR BOYS,--As I'm walking at my leisure the corridors of my friend, the Governor-General of the Darlinghurst Palace, known by the vulgar as the Darlinghurst Gaol, I frequently think of my follies connected with the Campus Martius of our old High School. I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Council of Education fails In nothing it has told yer; So every boy in New South Wales, Must learn to be a soldier!…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have long been 10th to believe that the laity of the Roman Catholic Church would in the end acquiesce in the proscription of our Public schools. It is not difficult to see reasons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,âIn Dr. Badham's letter, which appeared in your issue of the 19th instant, having reference to the papers of the Wagga candidates at the late public examination, there are statements which seriously affect the status of the school…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Council of Education, acting in concert with the Council of the Agricultural Society, have Arranged mutters so as to enable all school children, even as far as Bathurst to Goulburn to visit the Exhibition—the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—An intimation, I believe, has lately been conveyed to the teachers under the "Council of Education," of a reposition to do away with the mid winter vacation. The June holidays have existed from time immemorial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THERE has been considerable excitement here of late through the efforts of a clique of Orangemen to get possession of our Public School as a Lodge, or failing that to get its certificate…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BOTH in Europe and America there is a growing impression that their colleges and schools give too much of their time to the classics, and to abstract knowledge, and too little to what is practical…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →LAST evening a meeting was held in the Council Chambers. Randwick, of some influential residents in the Borough, convened by the Mayor, in answer to a requisition—to consider the subject of the erection of a Public school,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting, at which Mr. Butchart, mayor of the municipality presided, and at which about sixty influential legal residents were present, was held on Wednesday evening, in the Randwick Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The competition in crochet work, plain needlework, embroidery and drawing, was very poor. In fact the only exhibitors were 16 scholars of the Bowenfels school, and a boy belonging to the Grafton school…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN this week's issue we present our readers with a view of the new Catholic Schools—the Sacred Heart High School, and St. John's Certified Denominational School—West Maitland. These schools are…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →BOTH in Europe and America there is a growing impression that their colleges and schools give too much of their time to the classics, and to abstract knowledge, and too little to what is practical…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE pupils of the above school, which in conducted by the Rev. M. Mathews and Mr. J. M. Canty, under the patronage of his Lordship the Bishop of Maitland, were treated by the rev…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →SIR,—An untimely accident prevented my attending Synod on Thursday. I find that Mr. Shepherd Smith, regretting my absence, said that had I been there to test the opinions of the laity I would have been in a miserable minority on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—If the Rev. Dr. Barry had not garbled the resolution passed by the Synod last Thursday, his letter in your issue of this morning correcting me must have plainly demonstrated how unconsciously or coolly he himself…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I shall feel obliged by your allowing me a little space in your journal to offer some few remarks on the above subject, I have not hitherto troubled you with any letters on it, or any part of the public with addresses or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last night an entertainment of a very amusing character took place in the [?] above named. The audience was meagre, but the undaunted performers carried out their programme with as much seat as if…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WHEN Mr. PARKES first gave notice of the resolutions which he submitted to the Legislative Assembly on April 20, there could be no doubt, as to what the decision of the House…
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