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Schools, 1881

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School of Arts

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 May 1881 · page 3

Professor Anderson had a large audience on Saturday, who were highly gratified with the legerdemain they came to witness. Several of the tricks performed were remarkably clever, and drew…

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The Teachers' Institute at the University

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1881 · page 6

Professor Gurney delivered on last Saturday afternoon the second of his course of lectures, that on Colours, to the members of the Teachers Institute. Thirty-five ladies and gentlemen were present on the occasion. The analysis of…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1881 · page 5

Professor Anderson's season at the School of Arts is at last drawing to a close, and as the last night approaches, the entertainment—always a good one—appears to improve…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 May 1881 · page 3

The last nights of Professor Anderson's magical and musical scances are attended by good audience, and the performances of the talented prestidigitateur, seldom fail to evoke loud marks of…

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School at Wallsend

Evening News · Friday 27 May 1881 · page 2

A deputation waited on the Minister for Public instruction, this morning, consisting of Mr. Melville, M.P., Mr. Turner, M.P., and Aldermen Shaw and Cain, to point out the desirability of erecting a school…

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The Education Report from a Teacher's Point of View

Evening News · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 3
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

THE report recently issued from the Education Department can have no other effect than to force the general public to the belief that, through the incompetency of the members of the teaching staff, the…

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The Governor of Queensland on the Sisters of Mercy and Their Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 17

HIS Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy, whilst on his recent official tour through the northern districts of Queensland, visited St. Joseph's, the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, at Townsville…

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Public School at Wallsend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 3

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Melville, M.L.A., and Turner, M.L.A., with Aldermen Shaw and Abel, had an interview yesterday with the Hon. Minister for Public Instruction. The object of the deputation…

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Wallsend Public School

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 6

Messrs. Turner, M.P.: Melville, M.P.: and [?]men Shaw and Abel waited upon the Minister of[?]instruction yesterday morning to represent to him the necessity of making provision for…

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Double Bay Public School. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 7

Sir, -- For some years we have been expecting the blessing of a first-class. Public School in this favoured spot, but as yet no action has been taken to supply this much pressing [?]t, except that it is now…

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Sydney Grammar School Athletic Club

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 36

President: A. B. Weigall, Erq. Committee: J. Cruickshank, G. Halliday. F. Russell. A. H. Thomas, P.Payton, R. Thompson, C. H. Francis, Esqrs, Referee: C. J. D. Goldie, Esq. Judges: J. Skinner, Esq.; A. K. Farrar,…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1881 · page 3

Professor Anderson, who for several weeks past has been enlightening and entertaining the people with the mysteries of legerdemain at the School of Arts and distributing amongst his patrons…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Tuesday 31 May 1881 · page 3

The members of this club held their usual weekly meeting in the college hall of the institution last evening. Mr. J. Banning occupied the chair, and, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather a…

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Presentation at St. Mary's School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 15

ST. Mary's Girls' School was, on Friday afternoon, 27th ult., the scene of an unusually interesting and impressive ceremony. It was Miss A. Daly's last day in the school, that young lady…

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The School of Agriculture. Christchurch, Canterbury, N. Z. (From a Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 20

PASSING in my travels through Canterbury recently, I had an opportunity through the kindneas of a friend to go over the institution named in the heading of this article, and as, so…

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The London School Board

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 32

THE death of Sir Charles Reed, chairman of the London School Board, induces us to publish an illustration of the headquarters and board offices of that body. The position of the board itself is…

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Death of the Aged Teacher

Evening News · Thursday 9 June 1881 · page 2

The SHOALHAVEN NEWS records the death of Mr. Hugh M'Phee public school teacher at Kangaroo Valley, and for many years of the school at Tomerong whose death took place on Friday, the 27th…

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School Presentation

Evening News · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 3

On the occasion of the departure of Mr. P. Downey from Petersham, where for the part eight years he has had charge of St. Thomas's R. C. School, the pupils presented him with a testimonial of their…

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Teachers' Grievances. (To the Editor of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 19

sir,— In a previous correspondence I intimated my intention to complain, through your widely circulated journal, of a few grievances to which country teachers especially are subjected by the…

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