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Schools, 1883

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Payment of Teachers. (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 17 November 1883 · page 12

The present Ministry say " they believe in the greatest good for the greatest number." This is very admirable in many ways; but it is not always the right policy especially when the…

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Music in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 November 1883 · page 5

Sir,—May I crave a little of your valuable space to express my hearty appreciation of your recent leader upon the above subject. The tax-paying portion of the community are at present having their burdens largely…

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Public School, Uralla

Evening News · Wednesday 21 November 1883 · page 8

Mr. M'Elhone yesterday asked the Minister of Public Instruction:—1. Is he aware that the teacher of the public school at Uralla, on or about October 19 last, marched the whole of the public school…

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Opening of the Public School at East Maitland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1883 · page 10

The new Public school at East Mal[?] just completed at a cost of £4650, was officially opened to-day the Postmaster.General. The school children to the number of 300 assembled at the old school at 11 o'clock, and marched in…

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Regulations for Provisional Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1883 · page 7

The following regulations for provisional schools have been made by his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Excutive Council, in accordance with the 37th section of the Public Instruction Act of 1880, and in…

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Agricultural Institute and Training School for Destitute Boys

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1883 · page 978

For many years past the question of agricultural education has been widely advocated, both, by the press and the platform, with the unsatisfactory result that nothing has as yet been done…

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Public School Cadet Crops

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1883 · page 2

The prizes won at the thirteenth annual prize meeting of the Public Schools and Artillery Cadet Corps were presented at the Town Hall, Sydney, by the Mayoress on Saturday last…

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Juvenile Thieves. an Industrial School Wanted

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 November 1883 · page 4

John Lonergan, Michael King,Michael Flannery, and William Parnell, four small boys, were charged at the Central police Court yesterday with stealing four pieces of brass, value [?], the property of…

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Orphan School Creek

Evening News · Friday 30 November 1883 · page 2

The next deputation that waited on the Minister was introduced by the same member of Parliament (Mr. Garrard), and consisted of Alderman Markes and Walsh, of the Camper down Council. They asked…

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America. Panic in a Catholic School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 7

The New York SUN of the 20th Septem­ber says:— A paric occurred yesterday afternoon among the pupils of St. Mary's Catholic…

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Immorality in the State Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 18

WE have not (remarks the ADVOCATE) heard the last of the gross immorality charged against the State schools. True, the Castlemaine scandal has been hushed up, as was the graver one in…

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Orphan School Creek

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 6

Mr Garrard introduced to the same Minister a deputation from the Camperdown Council, consisting of Aldermen Sparks and Walsh. Their object was to ask for the construction of a culvert…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 December 1883 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held last evening, under the presidency of hi[?] Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer. A[?]gst the business transacted was the bringing up of a rep[?]by a sub-committ[?]…

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Catholic. Inspection of Roman Catholic Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 14

THE following correspondence has been printed by order of the Assembly:— "Goulburn, 23th February, 1883. "Hon. Sir,—At the class of last year…

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Government Inspection of Catholic Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 12

ALTHOUGH the Bishop of Goulburn has failed—as will be seen from the printed correspondence—to obtain Government inspection of the Catholic schools in his…

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EDUCATIONAL. The Sydney Grammar School

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 1063

There is only one school founded and endowed by the State, from which the University can look to derive any accession to its numbers, and that is the Sydney Grammar School, which was incorporated by…

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Orphan School Creek

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 23

The next deputation that waited on the Minister was introduced by the same member of Parliament (Mr. Garrard), and consisted of Alderman Markes and Walsh, of the Camperdown Council. They asked…

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Home and Training School for Nurses for the Sick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 December 1883 · page 8

The annual meeting of subscribers to the Home and Training School for Nurses for the Sick was held last evening. Sir Alfred Stephen occupied the chair. The following report was read and adopted:—…

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New Denominational School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 December 1883 · page 8

The foundation-stone of a new school in connection with the order of the Poor Clares was laid at Waverley on Sunday afternoon, by the Right Rev. Dr. Torregiani, Bishop of Armidale, in the presence of a large number of the Catholics…

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Intercolonial Schools Cricket Match

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 December 1883 · page 3

We are informed that steps are being taken to arrange during the first and last part of the Christmas school vacation two intercolonial school cricket matches--One to be played in Melbourne about the…

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