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Schools, 1884

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Granville School of Arts and Working Men's College

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 8

The School of Arts and Working Men's College at Granville was formally opened on Wednesday afternoon by the Hon. W. J. Trickett, Minister of Education. The foundation stone of the building, which is well adapted for the…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 6

The following minute of the Chief Inspector of Public Schools on the subject of religious instruction in public schools has been submitted to the Minister for Public Instruction (Hon. W. J…

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School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 5

The regular monthly meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance, apologies being received for unavoidable absence from Rev. Robert…

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Granville School of Arts

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 4

THE ceremony of formally declaring the School of Arts, Granville, open for the use of its members and all interested was performed by the Hon. W. J. Trickett, Minister for Public…

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Pitt Street Sabbath School Jubilee

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 14

HALF a century ago the few members of the Congregational denomination erected a small church where the School of Arts now stands, and a few months later established a Sabbath school in connection with it…

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Sydney Grammar School Athletic Club Annual Sports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 40

The 11th annual meeting of the ahove club took place on Saturday afternoon at the Association Cricket Ground, in the preseuce of a large concourse of people. As usual the entries for each of the events were numerous, and the…

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Madame Charbonnet-kkllermann's Annual Audit of Pupils

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon Madame: Charbonnet Kellermann, held what might be called a drawing-room at the Protestant Hall, and many of her pupils exhibited their skill as pianoforte artistes…

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Religious Instruction in State Schools

Evening News · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 8

A report has been submitted to the Hon. W. J. Trickett, Minister of Public Instructions, by Mr. Johnson, the chief inspector of public schools. The report deals with the question of religious teaching in State…

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Sydney School of Arts

Evening News · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 8

The regular monthly meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held on Thursday evening, at which there was a good attendance; apologies being received for unavoidable absence from Rev. Robert…

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Granville School of Arts. Ministerial Opening

Evening News · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 5

On Wednesday afternoon the Hon. W. J. Trictett Minister of Public Instruction, opened the School of Arts and Working Men's College at Granville. The building is a two-story brick structure, with…

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Emoluments of Teachers

Evening News · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 5

The following amended regulation has been approved by the Executive Council in reference to the emoluments of public school teachers:—In schools ranking below the fourth class, the…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 6

In St. Stephens' church, Phillip-street, last night, the Rev. Dr, Steel addressed a small congregation on the subject of religion teaching in the public schools. The text was " Train up a child…

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Scripture Reading Lessons in Our Public Schools. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 June 1884 · page 5

Sir,--Allow me to congratulate Mr Johnson, Chief Inspector of the Public Instruction Department, on the two recommendations made in his report upon the question I brought before the public by letter in…

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Scripture Reading Lessons in Our Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 June 1884 · page 7

Sir,—Allow me to congratulate Mr. Johnson, Chief Inspector of the Public Instruction Department, on the two recommendations made in his report upon the question I brought before the public by letter in the press and speech…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 June 1884 · page 5

The sub-committee appointed by the conference of clergymen and others to prepare a report on the best method of promoting religions education in the public schools, met in the Church House,…

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The School of Arts Library. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 June 1884 · page 5

Sir,--On looking over the catalogue of the books of this institution, I am horrified to notice the prominence attached to the works of the late Charles Dickens. In some respects, these works are to be…

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New Roman:Uatholic School

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 2

A MEETING was held in St. Joseph's Schoolroom on the 8th inst, for the purpose of making arrangements for the building of a new school in connection with the Roman Catholic Church at Penrith, as owing…

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Religion in Public Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 13

WHEN Mr. Heydon assumed to speak in the name of the Catholic body, and regetted that "a small section of Catholics resent the change of attitude of our neighbours upon this School…

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Dr. Murray's Pastoral on Public Schools. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 18

SIR,— Under the above heading a letter appears in your issue of 24th May, signed P. M., which is anything but complimentary to the people up Merriwa way, in advising the Minister for…

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The Teaching of Religion ia State Schools

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 1136

From two sources we get recommendations for the better teaching of religion in our State schools. There is, first of all, a movement which, has been started at the instance of the…

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