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The first conference meeting in celebration of the centenary of Robert Raikes, the founder of Sunday schools, was held on Tuesday in the Protestant Hall, Castlereagh-street. There was a very good attendance, and Mr. J. H. Goodlet…
Continued on Trove, page 1156 →The celebration in honour of Robert Raikes, who a century ago founded Sunday-school teaching, took place on Saturday afternoon. The centenary festival took the form of a procession of schools and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday the celebration of the Sunday-school centenary was brought to a close by an imposing demonstration which will doubtless be long remembered by the thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An exhibition of needlework, drawing, &c., was held in the Redfern public school last Thursday afternoon. The girls were marched into the boys school room (which was crowded with parents and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Arthur Sketchley, the talented and popular author of " Mrs. Brown at Margate," and other humorous works, made his farewell appearance at the School of Arts last evening, and as might have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A well-merited and graceful compliment was paid to the widely-known and widely-famed Arthur Sketchley in the special farewell night, promoted by a committee of gentlemen, whose names are a guarantee that his talents have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following teachers of the principal Public and Certified schools under the new Act, were gazetted on Tuesday last:— PARRAMATTA.—Mr. Charles H. Spier, teacher; Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, June 28.—Sunday school centenary services have been inaugurated in the Guild Hall, and have been largely attended and very successful…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ordinary funeral pace at which our social and [?]merical matters are generally transacted, has in slightly varied during the past week by [?] most abortive attempt to celebrate the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It having been considered that the fees charged to apprentices for attendance at the evening classes held in connection with the School of Arts were too high, a committee was appointed by the Engineering Association for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sunday School Centenary celebration in London occupies the whole of this week, 300 churches will take part. The dissenters sent delegates from America, New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation appointed by the Church of England Synod, and composed of the Bishop of Sydney, the Dean of Sydney, Canon King, Rev. Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Alexander Stuart, and Mr. Alex[?] Gordon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Will you allow me, through your valuable paper, to remove the false impression created in the public mind by Sir Henry Parkes's replies to Captain Onslow in the House on the 23rd instant when he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Midwinter examinations of this school were held on Thursday, the 24th ultimo. The school consists of two departments, the boarders' or…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A series of excellent entertainments in the shape of conversaziones and concerts have been in progress since Monday last at the Wesleyan schoolroom, Chippendale. They have been given to aid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The deputation, consisting of the Bishop of Sydney, the Very Rev. the Dean, the Rev. E.G. Hodgson, the Rev. Canon King, and Messrs. Alexander Stuart and Alexander Gordon, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As everybody knows, Mr. PUNCH yields to no man in the enthusiasm of his regard for youth and innocence, and seldom have his feelings, as a man, a parent, and a philanthropist been more agreeably excited than they were on Saturday afternoon last, when he beheld a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday morning a deputation, consisting of the Bishop of Sydney, the Dean of Sydney, the Rev. E. G. Hodgson, Messrs. Alexander Gorden, Alexander Stuart, and the Rev. Canon King, waited upon the Hon. Minister of Public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A special service for Sunday school teachers and superintendents was held in St. Andrew's Cathedral last evening. The usual evening service of the Church of England was celebrated, the hymns being 249 (Massah) and 109…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE celebration in honour of Robert Raikes, who a century ago founded Sunday-school teaching, took place on Saturday afternoon. The centenary festival took the form of a procession of schools and a…
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