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Schools, 1884

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 1117

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. Tricket), and the…

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School Books. To the Editor of the Protestant Standard

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 8

SIR,--A good deal of discussion has been going on for some time on the above subject, and I noticed lately that one of you correspondents suggested the introduction of the new illustrated…

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Religion in State Schools

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 17

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

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Tee Sydney High Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 June 1884 · page 5

When the proprietors of drapery establishments announce that they have re-marked their goods, and are going to dispose of them at an alarming sacrifice, sharp-witted persons know…

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University Medical School

Evening News · Tuesday 17 June 1884 · page 3

This morning a deputation consisting of Sir William Manning, Chancellor of the University; Professor Anderson Stuart, and Mr. Barff, waited upon the Colonial Secretary (Hon. A. Stuart), and…

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Deputation. the University Medical School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 7

A deputation, consisting of Sir William Manning (Chancellor of the University), Professor Anderson Stuart, and Mr. H. E. Ba[?]ff (Registrar of the University). waited upon the Colonial Secretary (Hon. Alexander Stuart) and…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools. Important Recommendations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of clergymen a d laymen for considering the religious instruct on is public schools, was held in the Church Society's room yesterday afternoon, a large number of…

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Religion in Public Schools. Proposals by the Churches

Evening News · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 3

The Minister of Public Instruction, Hon. W. J. Trickett, yesterday received a letter from the Bishop of Sydney asking him if he would appoint a day for receiving a deputation on the subject of religious…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools. the Committee's Recommendations

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 8

The following are the recommendations adopted by the committee of clergymen and laymen with regard to religious instruction in public schools and sent to the Minister for Education : -- 1. That…

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Bishop Barry on the Education Question. Address at Christ Church School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon the Primate Dr Bary held a confirmation service at Christ Church, [?] Prior to the ceremony, his Lordship addressed the children in the school attached to the…

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The Sydney University the Medical School Buildings

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 7

The Hon. the Premier and the Minister of Public Instruction were waited upon on Tuesday morning, at the Colonial Secretary's office, by a deputation from the Sydney University…

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Catholic Teachers in Public Schools. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 8

SIR,—"P.M." cannot be congratulated on his apologist and defender, " An Irishman," who shirks the point at issue, and reminds one of the countrymen immortalized in Gil Blas who wore…

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The Kindergarten School

Evening News · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 6

The breaking-up of this school for midwinter holidays took place on Friday. At 2 p.m. the children assembled in the outer court, and went through, several exercises, singing, and keeping time very…

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School Presecutions

Evening News · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 6

What appears to be an absurd piece of red tapism in connection with the prosecutions under the Public Instruction Act is now of frequent occurrence. On Tuesday, for instance, a number of cases brought…

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Penrith Public School Concert

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 2

PRIOR to the "breaking up" of the Penrith Public School for the midwinter holidays, two concerts were held at the Temperance Hall Penrith, for the purpose of raising funds for pupils prizes and…

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On the Side of the Teachers. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 8

SIR,—The Public schools of the colony must bo very corrupting if they have in the course of eighteen months changed the Into Catholic teachers into decoy birds for the destrauction of…

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A Schoolmaster Honoured

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 18

MR. J. Knopp was (says the Bowral FREE PRESS) entertained at a farewell dinner at Mittagong on the occasion of his leaving the Public school there from which ho had been promoted to the North…

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The High School Fiasco

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 13

THE head master of the Sydney High School has announced that it is not necessary to conform to the standard of qualification originally demanded in order to be admitted to the High Schools…

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Religion in Public Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 12

As was anticipated from the beginning, the movement to introduce religious teaching into the Public schools has turned into a movement to convert the…

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The University Medical School

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 1167

A deputation, consisting of Sir William Manning (Chancellor of the University), Professor Anderson Stuart, and Mr. H. E. Barff (Registrar of the University), waited upon the Colonial Secretary (Hon. Alexander Stuart) and…

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