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Schools, 1884

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Amusements. School of Arts, Ashfield

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 October 1884 · page 8

Last night the pleasant hall at the Ashfield School of Arts was the scene of a musical and dramatic performance, given by the Sydney Amateur Comedy company in aid of the debt on…

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A Native Fijian School Festiva[?] (From Our Correspondent.) Levcka, Sept. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 October 1884 · page 4

A change is taking plica in the mental sceps of the Fijian which may enable him yet to account more in Professer Tyndall's style for the phenomens that occur to him, Education is widely carried on…

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A Catholic School Teacher Honoured

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 8

LAST Friday afternoon an address was presented to Mr. Dwyer on the occasion of his relinquishing his office as teacher of the boys Catholic Doseminational school, whose place is to be…

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The Contributor. Schools and Teachers on the Goldfields

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 669

If the excitement and bustle of a newly opened goldfield in the ever-to-be-remembered days of the "Fifties" afforded an almost unparalleled scene, and unique surrounding', the desolation and torpor of these Same Settlements when the…

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St Soseph's Convent School Picnic

Nepean Times · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 2

ON Thursday last, the pupils attending the Convent school, had their annual picnic, on the Hornseywood estate, the grounds being kindly placed at their disposa' for the day. by Mr. J. T. Tindale. The treat…

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Emu Wesleyan Sabbath School Treat

Nepean Times · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 2

MONDAY last being the day fixed by the teachers and friends of the Wesleyan Sabbath School Emu, for which to give the children a treat, they accordingly met at the church and were marched to Mr…

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Wore for the Teachers Union. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 9

SIR ,—The Teachers' Union projectedsome sir.weeks age is missing one of its sims-looking after the interests of the profession. Why has it not made its voice felt on the Civil Service Bill now…

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Catholic. the Arohbishop and St; Benedict's Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 17

THE visit on Friday last to the schools of St. Bene diet's was perhaps the most important of the long series the Archbishop has gone through since his arrival. The school attached to St. Bonedict's…

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Teachers' Grievances. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 17

SIR,-In your issue of the 13th inst. there appeared a gem of a letter, purporting to be a reply to mine of the 6th, in which your correspondent, "Fact," exhibited an…

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Laying Tee Foutdation-stone of a Catholic School at Muswell-brook

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 16

THE coremony of laying the foundation-stone of a Catholic school at Muswellbrook was performed on Sunday by his Lordahip the Bishop of Maitland, assisted by Father Dwyer, the diecesan…

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Religion in Public Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 13

ONE of the keenest points in the Education controversy has been, whether 'the instruction given under our Education Act has the offect of increasing our dsereasing…

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Visit of His Grace the Archbishop to the Convent and Schools at Balmain

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 15

ON Wednesday his Grace the Archbishop and the Very Rev. Dr. O'Haran visited the convent and schools attached to St. Augustine's Church, Balmain The Archbishop arrived at the church…

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Entertainment in the School of Arta

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 2

A negro and variety entertainment was given in the above hall on Monday evening in aid of St. Augustine's school fund. Messrs. Clark and De Lange performed…

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C. E. Grammar School Sports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 692

The distribution of the prizes von at the Church of England Grammar School sports took place in the schoolroom on Monday morning at 11 o'clock. There was a fair attendance of visitors, and the chair was taken by the…

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Secularists and State Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 9

The next deputation the Minister received was one from the Freethinkers of Australasia, who were represented by Messrs Joseph Symes, T. S. Robertson, and P. McIntyre (Melbourne) ;…

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School at Hamilton

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 9

A deputation also waited upon the Minister tor Education to ask that further school accommodation might be provided at Hamilton without delay…

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Freeethouht in State Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 9

A deputation from the Freethought Conference waited upon the Hon. the Minister for Public Instruction, to lay before him certain of their views as to religious teaching in the Public schools. It was…

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Church of England Grammar School

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 38

The prizes won at the Church of England Grammar School sports were distributed in the schoolroom Monday morning. The Rev. Dr. Corlette occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance of visitors. Mr. Edward…

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News by Telegraph. a Public School Teacher for Lord Howe's Island

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 October 1884 · page 5

BARRENJOEY, Saturday.--The steamer inflexible, from Sydney, bound for Lord Howe's Island, called here, en route, to take on board Mr W. G. Stephens and family, Mr Stevens having…

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Congregational Sunday School Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 October 1884 · page 5

A quarterly reunion of the New South. "Wales Congregational Sunday School Union was held at the Waverley School Church last evening. The visitors, who were not so numerous an they would have been…

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