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Introduced by Mr. Tarrant, M.L.A., a deputation waited on the Acting-Minister for Public Instruction with a request that he would either have the present Public school at Fox Ground, in the district of Kiama, repaired, or a new one…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A deputation, amongst the members of which were Mr. S. Cook, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. J. Graham J.P., Mr. Moyse, and the Rev. Robert Dey, interviewed the Hon. J. P. Abbott, Acting Minister for Public Instruction, yesterday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THAT portion of the Education Report for 1883 which comes under the heading of "Standards of Proficiency" deals with what has been a glaring defect in our public school system, and…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →ATTENTION was directed some time ago to a defect in the Public Instruction Act, consequent upon which sehool attendance inspectors could only prosecute defaulting parents once every six months, thus…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →An important question was raised last evening in the House of Lords, and, although only four peers took part in the discussion, enough was said to place the public in possession of the alleg[?]tions and arguments on both sides…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The origin of these schools was as follows:—About 11 or 12 years ago a meeting was held in the apartments of the Princess Louise, the object of which was to provide for the growing female population of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A correspondent informs na that scarlet fever is very prevalent just now in the Tamworth district. Some of the public schools in the bash have more than half of the scholars away with it. But the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As a visitor to Norwich, and being in forested in the great educational movements of the day, specially as they regard girls, I availed myself last Wednesday of the privilege, which Norwich itself scarcely seems to recognise, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Introduced by Mr. Tarrant, M.L.A., a deputation last week waited on the Acting Minister for Public instruction with a request that he would either have the present Public school at Fox Ground, in the district of Kiama, repaired, or…
Continued on Trove, page 809 →A deputation, amongst the members of which were Mr. S. Cook, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. J. Graham, J.P., Mr. Moyse and the Rev. Robert Dey, interviewed the Hon. J. P. Abbott, Acting Minister for Public Instruction, last week, with…
Continued on Trove, page 809 →If any justification were required in defence of Dr. Paul Bert's effort to improve the condition of teachers in France, says, a contemporary, a mere glance at the following figures…
Continued on Trove, page 785 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The Chief Secretary was interviewed this morning with regard to the proposed Sunday Sacred Dramatic Recitals at the Theatre Royal. Mr Berry remarked that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The necessity for the erection of a school in a more central position at Seven Hills, was represented to the Minister for Education, yesterday morning by a deputation introduced by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AN important question was raised last evening in the House of Lords, Mad although only four peers took part in the direction, enough was said to place the public in possession of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Friday Mr. Moses, M.L.A., introduced a deputation of Marrickville residents to Mr. Abbott, Acting Minister of Public Instruction, to bring under his notice the deficiency in Public school…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →"Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring of unto Christ"—GALATIANS iii, 24. This is one of those sentences often to be met with in St. Paul, into which he compresses an entire world…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A vocal und instrumental concert in aid of the singing class in connection wiht the Glebe School of Arts was given in the Glebe Town Hall last night. Unfortunately the inclemency of the weather interfered somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—I am of opinion that the importance of needlework in our Public schools has been greatly undervalued by those who desire to reduce the salaries of those employed to teach it. Every woman must feal convinced that a thorough…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →This late addition to our Public school buildings, like others in the city and suburbs, is an ornament to the locality in which it is situated. The chief facade, fronting Nicholson-street, is Italian in style, and the judicious…
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