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Schools, 1880

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The School Holidays. Sydney Grammar School Prize Day

Evening News · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon, his Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Lady Loftus and suite, attended at the Sydney Grammar School to deliver the prizes to the successful students. The large hall, which was…

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St. Joseph's High School

Evening News · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 5

The annual Christmas exhibition and distribution of prizes in connection with St. Joseph's select Ladies' School, which took place at that conventual establishment, yesterday morning, in the presence of…

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St. Scholastica's High School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 15

On Wednesday afternoon the annual exhibition of drawings, paintings, and fancy work in connection with St. Scholastica's High School was hold in one of the fine class rooms attached…

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Educational Establishments. Marist Brothers' Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 14

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with the schools in Harrington-street, conducted by the Marist Brothers, took place on Tuesday last. The pleasing ceremony was performed by…

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Regulations for High Schools and Superior Schools

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 1166

A supplement to the Government Gazette, published on Wednesday, contains the regulations framed by the Department of Public Instruction for the establishment of High schools, Superior Public Schools, and for the appointment…

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Sydney Grammar School

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 6

The annual presentation of prizes to the scholars of the Sydney Grammar School was made yesterday, the proceedings being marked with unusual eclat. Shortly before the hour fixed for the…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 5

An advertisement in the [?]ment column of this issue announces that the sisters Murray--Ida and Florence--are to be tendere[?] a complimentary benefit at the School of Arts this evening. The…

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School Exhibitions. Sydney Grammar School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 3

The distribution of prizes in connection with the Sydney Grammar School took place yesterday afternoon. The large hall which was used for the occasion was prettily decorated with dowers, evergreens, flags, and shields. It was lilled…

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Sacred Heart New Schools, Darlinghurst Road

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 32

A FEW days ago we paid a visit to the new schools lately erected alongside the Sacred Heart Church, in Darlinghurst-road. We were tauch struck with their size and imposing…

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Latest Telegrams. The Windsor Grammar School. Windsor

Evening News · Monday 20 December 1880 · page 2

At the breaking up of the Windsor Grammar School for the midsummer vacation, the captain (Master James A. Dick) and boarders of the school presented the headmaster, the Rev…

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School Exhibitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 December 1880 · page 3

A concert in connection with the Balmain West Public school was held on Friday evening last, at the Temperance Hall, Montngue-street. The children, who were ably conducted by their schoolmaster, Mr. J. C. Waterman, sang a…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 December 1880 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The first of two special performances tendered to Florence and Ida Murray, two clevet children, whose acting has amused and touched many theatre-goers of late years, was given at the School ot Arts on Saturday night and was…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1880 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

There was a fair attendance at this place of amusement last night, when the two Miss Murrays again appeared as "Helen's Babies." The performance was most amusing throughout, and the escapdes of the mischief-loving, but…

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School Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1880 · page 3

On the evening of the 19th the annual distribution of prizes took place at the college of St. Ignatius, Riverview, which is conducted by the Jesuit Fathers. The report, which the Very Rev. Father Dalton, Superior of the college,…

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William-street Public School

Evening News · Wednesday 22 December 1880 · page 2

The annual presentation of prises and exhibition of needle work and drawing at the William-street public school, girls' department, took place yesterday afternoon. The boys' school was decorated with vernal…

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Merriwa Public School. MERRIWA

Evening News · Thursday 23 December 1880 · page 2

About 50 suitable books were presented as prizes to the children attending the public school at Merriwa, yesterday, prior to the breaking-up for the Christmas vacation…

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Girls' Schools and Colleges. Iii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 December 1880 · page 3

The North London Collegiate School for Girls was one of the first public schools for girls established in London, and its early progress was much retarded by the prejudice which the then novel idea of such schools…

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School Exhibitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 December 1880 · page 3

The close of the session at the Crown-street Public School was celebrated yesterday by the young ladies of the school giving a dramatic and musical performance before a large number of their parents…

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