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Captain Ferris's Maori entertainment was repeated at the School of Arts last night, in the presence of a large audience. The dances of the Maoris were much applauded, and Mr. D. L. Mundy's beautiful views of New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The entertainment which Captain Ferris has organized at the School of Arts is not only of a novel character, but is likely to prove exceedingly interesting to ethnologists. One of its features is the presentation of a series of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The foundation-stone of a new Roman Catholic school was laid by His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney at Balmain West yesterday afternoon. The erection of a new school has been found necessary, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The interesting entertainment given by the Maoris at the School of Arts was patronized only to a moderate extent last night. All the dancers and singers were in good form and their efforts were much applauded, both for their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—The question of the Church and School Lands ought, according to the advice of the legal gentlemen at home, to have been settled by the Legislature here long since, including as it does a large estate, being in the face of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Only for the views, into the proper management of which it seems a matter of some difficulty to get the operator, the entertainment now being given at the School ot Arts by Captain Ferris's Maories would form one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,-Any effort on the part of the Government to make our Publie schools of the future other than purely secular institutions is likely to meet with strong opposition from Mr. Buchaman, and certain other members of the Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The School of Arts was not very largely patronised last, night, but all who were present evinced the deepest interest in the. exhibition arranged for their entertainment. The views of Now Zealand sceneny, illustrative of a tour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The School of Arts was well patronised last night, and the performance of the Maories as well as the exhibition of New Zealand views were successfully given. The views can now be seen to good advantage and are well worth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The entertainment, entitled a "Royal Tour through Maori Land," with Captain Ferris's warriors, was repeated last night to an attendance which was rather limited, doubtless owing to the threatening aspect of the weather…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir;--How can the propositi to build rooms in our Public schools for religious teaching by professed religions instructors be reconciled with the Act abolishing State-aid to religion. If State-aid may…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—Dr. Vaughan has very poetically likened the teaching of English History in our Public schools (as it is proposed in the bill before Parliament) to "Scavenger's Daughter," though he has, or seems to have forgotten the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Counter attractions had the effect of causing the attendance at the School of Arts, on Saturday evening, to be rather limited. The entertainment was similar to that of preceding evening. Some of the pictures ar[?]ery cleverly executed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Wednesday evening last a large number of the members of the above institute, with their friends, assembled in St. James's schoolroom Elizabeth street to hear the inaugural address of the President…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--it is somewhat significant that while Archbishop Vaughan has been hurling his anathemas at our Public schools and threatening with excommunication in this life, and with something…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An event of considerable importance to the city of Newcastle has just been consummated in the completion and opening of the handsome edifice, built under the authority of the Council of Education, intended…
Continued on Trove, page 889 →Sir,--An ordinary observer would think from many late utterances that the church and school lands were almost exclusively for the benefit of the Roman Catholic Church. It should be borne in mind that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE spacious schoolroom of St. Patrick’s Church was well filled on Wednesday evening by an attentive and appreciative audience, comprising members of various denominations…
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—You will oblige by allowing me a corner in your paper to correct a mistake into which the public generally have fallen, in regard to the late agitation for rent allowances to those teachers of certilled Denominational schools…
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