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339 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 17
Sir,--I observe, in the columns of your Saturday's issue, a letter upon the subject of special railway hires for public school teachers during the approaching midwinter vacation. Permit me to add my…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May the shadow of that man never grow less who first initiated that happy Queensland custom of gathering the Sunday school children to a fete on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Though not a teacher myself, I have lately been acquiring information regarding the mysterious method of working public schools under the new act. Firstly. Let me state that about six months ago a general…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Sir,—Perhaps you will permit an ex-teacher of 30 years' standing to call public attention to the anomalous position held by teachers in our State schools. By the regulations, which have the force of law, the cane is allowed to be used;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Among the many branches of primary education the art of cookery, though too often neglected, ought undoubtedly to occupy one of the most prominent positions, Mr. Perker, it will be remembered, the genial attorney of the genial Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Included in the Estimates passed by Parliament last session for public instruction was an item of £1000, for the establishment of cookery classes for children attending public schools. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--As your valuable paper has at all times come to the fore in exposing any grievous wrong, permit me to ask for a small space for the insertion of the following attempt to support a letter which appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--Your subleader commenting upon reading in our public schools is, I hope, the keynote of a long cantata to be loudly and pertinaciously sung until Legislative attention is aroused to the subjects taught,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TWO lads named Henry Cousens, aged 18, and Ernest Law, aged 10, appeared before the Bench at the Water Police Court yesterday to answer a charge preferred by the Minister for Edacation of not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The London School Board has as large a population to deal with as is contained in the whole of Ireland, and it is not therefore wonderful that publishers in London should have been stimulated to supply the local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--Will you [?] DAILY TELEGRAPH . your valuable journey, through the columns of which obtain, to draw attention to a practice of this to a great extent in the public schools…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--Several letters have appeared in your columns lately from school-teachers advocating cheap railway fares for themselves and fatg[?]es during vacations, but it cannot be said, that the grounds upon which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—The proceedings of the Sydney Criminal Courts during the past few days should bring very vividly before the Government the necessity of providing a reformatory for boys with the least possible delay. No less than eight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The department of Public Instruction, through their officer, Mr. George Turner, prosecuted at the Water Police Court yesterday Thomas Kidstone, the father of a lad named Robert Kidstone, 13 years of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--I am not anxious to run into any newspaper controversy on the above subject, especially at the expense of your space, but you will pardon me if I say that I have read the letter of your correspondent,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Department of Public Instruction, through their inspector, Mr. John Kealy, yesterday prosecuted Mr. James Pearce, of Mount-street, St. Leonards, for not sending his son, Arthur Pearce, to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—The equanimity of the thinking portion of your subscribers must have been disturbed on Thursday last after having read a letter in your issue of that day by "Jno. W. Knowles" on "Punishment in State Schools."…
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →SIR,—Will you permit me a small space in your journal to make a few remarks on the situation of the public school, Tallewang. The temporary school stands near the junction of the Redbank and Dennison Town…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →SIR,—Your insertion of my letter last week on the subject of "teachers' grievances" was kind, and I shall be doubly gratified if you will again insert a few lines, as I am sure you will, knowing your desire to further the interests…
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