The Mittagong School Affair
The Goulburn Herald remarks "Deputations have recently waited upon the Minister for Public Instruction in reference to the Mittagong public school. The…
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The Goulburn Herald remarks "Deputations have recently waited upon the Minister for Public Instruction in reference to the Mittagong public school. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SIR,--We desire to point out to you an error in your issue of the 28th July, which we beg you will kindly correct in your next. You state that the petition from Mittagong for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →VERy short notice indeed was given for the plain and fancy [?] hall held in the machina[?] gallery of Hu[?] Brothers’ Works on Wednesday evening [?], In Ald of the building[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. John Sutherland, M.L.A., introduced a deputation, consisting of the mayor and aldermen of Waterloo, to the Minister of Instruction, their object being to urge upon the Government the necessity of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Parents and guardians ought to make themselves thoroughly acquainted with their responsibilities in regard to the attendance of children at school. Under the compulsory system of education in operation in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—As a Public school teacher I have followed with much interest the discussions in your columns of the above subject. Would you allow me now to suggest something practical. At present no teacher, unless sitting for a 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SIR, -- Being one of many that took a stand against the recent appointment of a Roman Catholic teacher to the Mittagong Public school, I cannot allow the opportunity to pass without…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In our last issue we printed a letter from the three persons who formed the deputation, and presented the petition to the Minister of Public Instruction, which Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →P. Is real wealth measured by money or money’s worth as we have it is statistical reports? T. I must refer you to the definition already…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir,—An three appears to be some doubt as to the liability of churches in respect of the present demand made by the Corporation for the cost of paying the footpaths in front of churches, I would like to draw your attention to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The attention of the Minister of Public Instruction haring been directed to the existence of certain remarkable circumstances and seeming failures in connection with the working of the public school system,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A very interesting contest under the Association's rules took place on Saturday afternoon between the above teams on the Our Boys' ground. It will be remembered that the result of a previous match…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The consideration of the question, of libel, and the practice in collection with "contempts of court," as affecting the Press, occupied the attention of the club for the past two meetings, and was brought to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The inaugural lecture at the opening of the Glebe School of Arts, which was to have been delivered on Monday evening at the Town Hall, Glebe, by Dr. Badham, was, in consequence of the sadden illness…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The following is the fourth annual report of the committe of the Church Of England on religious instruction in the Public schools:— " Since the adjournment of the eynod on June 28th, 1882,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The 23rd annual meeting of the Sydney Ragged Schools was held at the Temperance Hall last evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. Joseph Thompson. There was but a thin attendance of the public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation from Maroo and Jasper's Brush, consisting of Messrs Henry Wilson and Stedman, was introduced to the Minister for Education yesterday morning by Mr Humphery, M.L.A., with a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After hours of strife together Trots to school in muddy weather, After warnings and commands, After slaps on idle hands,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A conference of public school district inspectors, who have been Bitting for the last fews days on subjects of importance affecting the welfare of the department, will conclude their labours this…
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