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Schools, 1883

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All Hallows Convent School, Brisbane

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 July 1883 · page 15

REFERRING to the bazzaar and art upon shortly to be held the AUSTRALIAN of July 7 says:— The object of this bazaar is to raise funds for the payment of the debt on the All Hallows School…

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Letters to the Editor, Schools of Art. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 July 1883 · page 17

SIR,— The so-called Mechanics' Schools of Artare largely subsidized by the State What does it receive for the outlay on them ? No adequato return, meet people will admit. Neither science…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Saturday 14 July 1883 · page 5

The question under consideration at the meeting of the club on Monday evening was—"That the right to affirm be allowed to any representative of the people in our Legislative Assembly" Mr. P.J…

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Private Schools in Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 July 1883 · page 7

Since the abolition of State aid to Denominational schools in Victoria they have been classed as private schools. This arrangement leads to some confusion when comparisons are made between them and the…

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Industrial School

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 July 1883 · page 13

A large deputation, consisting of Messrs. Pigott, Butcher, Merriman, and Abigail, Ms.LA., the Rev. Mr. King, and a number of others, waited upon the Hon. Alexander Stuart (Colonial Secretary), and the…

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Darlinghurst Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1883 · page 8

Among the Public schools now being erected in Sydney there is none so interesting on account of its site as the Darlinghurst school at the end of Liverpool-street, in the well-known shady gully with the crystal spring, near the…

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Australian Knowledge in British Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1883 · page 8

Sir,—We were lately informed by a telegram from London that the more active members of the Royal Colonial Institute are endeavouring to secure for the children in British National Board schools an enlarged geographical…

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Temora Public School. TEMORA

Evening News · Friday 20 July 1883 · page 2

Mr. Kemp, of the Education Office, has inspected the public school, and is thoroughly satisfied with the contractor's work. The only fault which he found with it, was that it is too large…

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Concert at Trinity Schoolroom

Evening News · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 4

A concert was circa ia the Trinity Church school-room, Lower Fort-street, on Thursday evening last by the St. Mark's hand-bollringers in aid of the funds of the Trinity Young Men's Institute. The…

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Private Schools and Compulsory Education

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 8

THERE is more of expediency than of abstract right in the scheme of National Education taken up by one state after another in the various divisions of Christendom. The policy is…

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Catholic v. Protestant Teachers

Evening News · Tuesday 24 July 1883 · page 3

It may be remembered that a few days ago a deputation waited upon the Minister of Public Instruction to ask him to remove Mr. Knapp from his position as head master of the Mittagong public school, on the…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Tuesday 24 July 1883 · page 3

The adjourned debate upon the question submitted by the responsible committee was again brought under consideration last night, and caused a very animated discussion. Great interest was manifested…

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High School Admission

Evening News · Wednesday 25 July 1883 · page 2

The standard of examination to be passed by applicants for admission to the High schools as pupils was determined by the Executive Council yesterday. The fee to be paid in these schools has been fixed at…

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Deputation. Mittagong Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1883 · page 5

A deputation from Mittagong, consisting of Messrs. Wright, Snowden, and Runne, were introduced by Mr. Gorrett, M.L.A., to the Minister for Education yesterday, to bring cortain mets under his notice with reference to the…

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Anatomy in Public Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1883 · page 5

The following is the report of the sub-committee appointed to inquire into the advisableness or otherwise of teaching anatomy and physiology in the Public schools of the colony, read before the New South Wales branch of…

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High School

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 July 1883 · page 3

At a meeting of the Executive Council held yesterday, a code of regulations fixing the standard of examination for pupils who intended to apply for admission to the benefit of the High School…

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New Regulation for High Schools

Evening News · Thursday 26 July 1883 · page 3

A number of new regulations have just been issued by the Minister for Public Instruction under the Act of 1880, in substitution for the regulations which were published in the "Government Gazette" of…

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Department of Public Insu[?]ruction, Sydney, 25th July, 1883. Public High Schools-regulations For

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 July 1883 · page 2

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to approve of the following regulations for High Schools under the Public Distinction Act of 1880, in substitution for the regulations for schools of that class, which were…

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Industrial Schools v. Reformatory. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 July 1883 · page 4

Sir,—In your sub-leader of this morning you make some remarks in reference to a recent official visit to the Industrial Schools at Biloela, but you call it the Reformatory all through the article. The only Government Reformatory at…

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Temperance Teaching in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 July 1883 · page 4

Sir,—It was intended last week to hold a meeting in this city with a view to appointing a deputation to wait on the Hon. the Minister for Education with reference to the use of " Temperance Lesson Books" in the Public Schools of…

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