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Schools, 1882

339 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 17

Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 8

THE annual meeting of the members of the School of Arts was held on Tuesday evening in the large hall of the institution. The attendance of members numbered about 150. The Hon. John…

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Superior School at Mittagong

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 14

A deputation consisting of Messrs. Fremlin, Kidd, and Garrett, Ms. L.A., and Messrs. Smalley, Hugh Child, and Gibson, waited upon the Hon. F. B. Suttor, Minister for Education, and asked that a suporior…

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St. Paul's School, Redfern

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 14

Last Tuesday the Hon. F. B. Suttor, Minister for Education, received a deputation from Redfern, introduced by Messrs. Fromlin and Wright, M's.L.A., cotisisting of the Rev. G. Campbell and G. Renwick,…

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Rosebank Convent Primary School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1882 · page 8

The blessing and opening of the Rosebank Convent Primary School, Five Dock took place yesterday, afternoon, the ceremony being performed by the Most Rev. Dr. Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney. Besides the Archbishop…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1882 · page 3

The question "That the forcible suppression of Mormonism would be contrary to the liberty upon which legislation in free countries is based, and a violation of the right of private judgment, was…

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Opening of Rosebank Convent School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 February 1882 · page 17

ON Sunday afternoon his Grace his Archbishop visited Five Dock for the purpose of blessing and opening the now building erected at the Rosebank Convent for the children attending the…

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The Fort Wine School

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1882 · page 253

"I feel somewhat out of sorts," said Mr. Speckerton taking a glass of old port off at a draught. "In point of fact I am in a confounded fix. Poor old Reed, who was appointed vicar of this parish by my grandfather, has gone…

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School Accommodation at Cooma

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 February 1882 · page 15

Last Friday the Hon. F. B. Suttor, Minister for Public Instruction, received a deputation consisting of Messrs. Purves, Peel, Murray, Withers, and Fulford, Ms. L.A., and Messrs. Thomas, Kessel, Ryall,…

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Suburban Public School

Evening News · Monday 20 February 1882 · page 3

It is hardly credible that in those days of compulsory education that three or four of the most populous suburbs have not proper school accommodation. For instance, Camperdown, Leichhardt and…

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Fees in Superior Schools

Evening News · Wednesday 22 February 1882 · page 4

The meetings that have been held in several of the thickly populated townships to petition the Minister for Public Instruction to abolish the regulation which requires that special feee shall…

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The Glasgow Industrial School Scandal

Evening News · Wednesday 22 February 1882 · page 6

Proof was laid in the Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday in the fiction at the instance of Archibald Park on behalf of his daughter, Mary Jane Park, against Jessie H. Wallace, matron of…

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Charge Against a Schoolmaster

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1882 · page 3

Yesterday at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Clarke, the head-master of the Cleveland-stree Public School, John Rooney, attended to answer a summons charging him with having on the 18th…

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Deputation. Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of residents of the Shoalhaven district, introduced by Mr. Roseby, M.L.A., and Mr. R. L. Murray, M.L.A., waited on the hon. Minister for Public Instruction yesterday, to urge the necessity for the…

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Suburban Public Schools

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1882 · page 42

IT is hardly erodible that in these days of compulsory education three or four of the most populous suburbs have not propor school accommodation. For instance, Campordown, Leichhardt and…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 6

A very spirited discussion took place on Monday evening, at the College Hall, upon the question— "That the principle of local option was inconsistent with the spirit of our representative institutions."…

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The Penrith Public School

Nepean Times · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 6

[?] to the increased attendance at this [?] under the able superintendance of Mr. [?] Wiley, it is now entitled to be reck[?]as a third-class school, provided for…

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Attainments of Superior School Teachers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 13

A CONTEMPORARY who although having strongly and we must admit consistently advocated the claims of our system of public instruction hay sounded the alarm…

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State Schools for the Upper Classes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 12

AN agitation has been already begun about the costliness of what the Education Department is almost facetiously disposed to call superior education, or…

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St. Mary's Girls' School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 10

ST. Mary's Girls' School was the scene of an affecting leave-taking on Tuesday afternoon, when Miss M. Bruton, the able and efficient head teacher, relinquished her duties preparatory to…

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The Roman Catholic Orphan Schools[?] Parramatta. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 9

Sir,—On visiting the abovenamed institution a few days ago, I noticed, with much pain, that many of the boys were without socks, and that their boots were, in some instances, in a very bad state of repair. On making inquiries I was…

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