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Schools, 1883

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Pastime Page. Hidden Towns in New South Wales. 383. By Schoolboy (Barragoon)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 29

1. The boy denied having done so. 2. Young Ren felled the tree yesterday. 3. Has the car gone, Jane? 4. I want three more eggs for the custard. 5. Did Mr. Wall Bend the horse home? 6. How long…

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Alleged Immorality in Victorian State Schools. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 October 1883 · page 8

Some damaging statements having been publicly made as to alleged immorality in certain State schools at Castlemaine, the local board of advice have asked permission of the Minister of Public Instruction to…

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Sunday School Picnics. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 October 1883 · page 5

Sir,—I thank you much for the words of truth and soberness which you utter on this subject. Nothing can be more innocent, and s[?]re[?]ly anything more encouraging to the cheerful intercourse of teachers and children, than the…

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Sunday School Picnics

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1883 · page 2

ANYTHING that concerns the upbringing of children closely affects the welfare of the community at large. These children comprise the material…

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Entertainment by Convene Pupils at Tamworth

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 18

LATELY (says the Observer) Tamworth has been favoured with several very good amateur entertainments; but of them all, we think it must be conceded that the one under the management of…

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Letters to the Editor. Schools and Churches in the Archdiocese in 1873 and 1883. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 17

DEAR SIR,— Under the above heading a letter appeared in the last issue but one of your valuable journal. It was addressed to you by the Venerable Archpriest Sheehy…

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Immorality in Public Schools. (Melbourne Argus.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 19

SOME damaging statements having been publicly made regarding the immorality said to exist in Stats schools in the Castlemaine district, the local board of advice asked the Minister of Education…

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Alleged Immorality in Victorian State Schools. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 831

Some damaging statements having been publicly made as to alleged immorality in certain State schools at Castlemaine, the local board of advice have asked permission of the Minister of Public Instruction to…

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The Mittagong School Returns

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 3

The Parliamentary returns on the Mittagong public school bungle have been printed, and serve to give formal testimony to what has appeared from time to…

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The Church of England Sunday School Institute

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 4

One might fairly ask the question respecting some of the sectarian institutes what they are intended specially, to do, and in what manner they are specially…

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School at Nyngan

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 27

A deputation, consisting of Mr; Cass, M.L.A., and several of the residents of Nyngan, was introduced on Friday morning to the Ministor of Public Instruction by Sir Patrick Jennings. They…

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Grnville School of Arts and Working Men's College

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 November 1883 · page 7

O Saturday afternoon the foundation-stone of the Graille School of Arts and Working Men's College was laidly the Hon. J. S. Farnell, M.W.G.M. of the Grand Lod of Masons, New South Wales. The ceremony marks…

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Granville School of Arts

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1883 · page 2

THE foundation stone of the School of Arts and Working Men’s College. Granville, was laid by the Hon. J. S. Farnell, G. M. of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons N.S.W…

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New Content School at Dubbo

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 November 1883 · page 19

THE foundation-stone of the girls' Denominational School in connection with the now Convent at Dubbo was laid on Sunday last by the Very Rev. Dr. Byrne, Administrator of the Bathurst…

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Granville School of Arts and Working Men's College

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1883 · page 888

On Saturday afternoon the foundation-stone of the Granville School of Arts and Working Men's College was laid by the Hon. J. S. Farnell, M.W.G.M. of the Grand Lodge of Masons, New South Wales. The ceremony marks…

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The Mittagong School Affair

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 10 November 1883 · page 4

The S. M. Herald of Wednesday mentions that no less than three papers have been printed by order of the Legislative Assembly with relation to the Mittagong…

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School Accommodation at Casino. [By Telegraph.] Casino

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 November 1883 · page 2

An important impromptu public meeting, which was largely attended, took place in the School of Arts, Casino, the Mayor, Mr. Crouch, in the chair, to protest against the health of children being…

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The Schoolmaster Abroad

Evening News · Wednesday 14 November 1883 · page 7

From Wolverhampton we leant that lately there has been a considerable amount of gossip in that town in reference to the non-appearance of the head master and misters of St. John's National Schools…

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Pianoforte-playing in High Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 November 1883 · page 5

Sir,—I read with much satisfaction your sub-leader this morning upon the above question. It appears to me that we have in this community a class of persons who would, if possible, have their children taught everything at the…

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Teachers' Picnic

Nepean Times · Saturday 17 November 1883 · page 3

THe annual picnic of the teachers of St. Stephen's Sunday School, and their friends, took place on Friday 9th November, at the usual place, Windmill Hill, Regentville…

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