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Schools, 1879

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Belgium. Catholic Schools in Belgium

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 7

The secularization of the communal schools by the new law of education has had the effect of proving the sincerity of the desire of the Belgian Catholics to secure the…

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The Herald and Catholic Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 13

THERE is nothing that cannot be plausibly misrepresented. There are plenty of men who have the skill, if they only had the dishonesty, to produce without…

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Religious Instruction in DENOMINATIONAL and in Public Schools. Viii.—st. Barnabas' School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 7

Anybody who is acquainted with the locality in which St. Barnabas' schoool is to be found would imagine that tho school children were a rough, unkempt, ill-taught, indifferent class of small humanity,…

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St. James's Roman Catholic School

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 647

The foundation-stone of St James's Roman Catholic School, Forest Lodge, was laid on Sunday afternoon, by his Grace Archbishop Vaughan, in the presence of about 2500 spectators. The new building, which is 110 feet long by…

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Religious Instruction in State Schools in Victoria

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 9

The Secretary of Education, by the direction of Major Smith, has forwarded to the Right Rev. the Bishop of Melbourne the following official letter in reply to Dr. Moorhouse's…

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Archbishop Vaughan and the American State Schools. (To the Editors of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 7

SIRS,--Archbishop Vaughan, of Sydney, in one of his pastorals on the Education question is reported to have said in speaking of the United States of America, "that the training received…

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The Rev. Robert Taylor and Sunday Schools

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 7

SIRS,--At the meeting held in the Oddfellows Hall, Enmore Road, on the 23rd ultimo, under the presidency of the Bishop of Sydney, the Rev. Robert Taylor and Mr. Forster complained…

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The Sydney Morning Herald and St. Francis School

Sydney Punch · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 2

The S. M. Herald professes to report fairly and honestly upon all public questions, and, as the presumedly leading daily journal, to give the public a fair and unbiassed statement of all matters of public interest. From the letters from teachers in St. Francis School, to the…

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Religious Instruction in DENOMINATIONAL and in Public Schools. Ix.—william-street Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 October 1879 · page 3

The Public school in William-street is one of the largest under the Council of Education, having an enrolment of about 1000 pupils—boys, girls, and infants— who are accommodated in large school and class rooms,…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 October 1879 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

There is no diminution in the attendance at Professor Pepper's scientific festivals, and the same manifestations of satisfaction and delight are apparent every evening. In addition to the metempsychosis and the farce "The Artist's…

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Religious Instruction in DENOMINATIONAL and in Public Schools. X.—cleveland-street School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 October 1879 · page 3

There happened not to be any religious instruction given in either the boys' or girls' department of the Cleveland-street school on themorning of our visit, but we were informed that the various classes in both departments,…

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Deputation. Schools of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 October 1879 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of Mr. John Macintosh, M.L.A. Mr. E. Dowling, Mr. J. Dalgarno, Mr. A. Kethel, Mr. M. Levey, and Mr. Dixon, representing the committee of the Sydney School of Arts, waited upon the Minister…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 October 1879 · page 5

Professor Pepper's entertainment, at the School of Arts, was witnessed last night by another very large audience The Professor has added to his marvels, one more marvellous than its predecessors, viz., "Fisher's Ghost," in which is…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 October 1879 · page 5

Professor Pepper continues to draw good houses to the School of Arts, and it is by no means surprising. The entertainment is one that supplies at once enjoyment and food for reflection, and the professor, even in his most…

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Religious Instruction in DENOMINATIONAL and in Public Schools. Xi.—crown-street Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 October 1879 · page 7

The Crown-street Public school is, in point of numbers, one of the largest Public schools in Sydney. As in other institutions of the kind, there is an hour each day available for religious instruction, if any…

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Sunday School Assault Case

Evening News · Thursday 23 October 1879 · page 3

The investigation of the charge laid against John James Allen, Sabbath school teacher, for having unlawfully and maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm upon one William Crockford, a lad of the age…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 October 1879 · page 6

Sir,—In to-day's issue of the Herald, Mr. Smithurst, in referring to some stories related by the mistress of the infants' department to some of the children, states that he did not communicate the fact to me, as I do not happen to…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 October 1879 · page 5

Professor Pepper gave another of his enjoyable and instructive performances at the School of Arts last night, and was rewarded with quite as much applause as on former occasions…

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The Alleged Assault on a Sunday School Pupil

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 October 1879 · page 3

The charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm upon the lad William Crockford, preferred against James Alien, Sunday-school teacher, was heard at the Water Police Court yesterday, The prosecutor,…

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