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A deputation confuting of Mr. Moses, Mayor of Windsor, and some members of the school board in that district, were introduced by Mr. M'Quade, M.L.A., to the Hon. the Minister for Public Instruction on 22nd nit., with a view to…
Continued on Trove, page 426 →SIR,--In connection with your remarks in this day's P. S., in re the Darlinghurst Public School, I beg to notify a few facts in the history of another teacher…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Minister for Education has dealt, with a number of the recommendations made by the conference of State school inspectors held recently. The most important…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—While reading your issue of the 16th instant I was very much surprised to find a letter headed “Prospect School Site,” and signed ”Ro- derigo.” As the writer has put…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Public School Sanitary Board has commenced inspecting the public schools,' the city buildings being first visited. Plunkett-street school, Woolloomooloo, an unfinished building, was inspected, and the board…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The report of Dr. C. D. Clark on the sanitary condition of public schools, was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night. The report deals with state schools in Sydney and its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A remarkable skin disease, called acabies has broken out among the children attending the State school in Omeo. Thirty-seven out of 700 children have been attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rev. James Jefferis, LL.B., last night delivered an address on the life and work of the late Dr Badham. The church was crowded in every part. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The first picnic in connection with the William street: Public school took place at Clontarf on Saturday, and passed off very successfully. There were about 600 of visitors…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—Mr. Abigail thinks that Dr. White is well acquainted with this subject. If this be the case with the doctor, it certainly cannot be said of Mr. Abigail himself, Proof of this fact may be seen in the assertion that "the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An American lady who recently visited London thus moralises on Charles Dickens:—All grimy old London town was brightened, softened, yet mellowed and made altogether lovely by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A correspondent supolies as with the following.—" The adjourned annual meeting of the above institution was held in the council-chambers on Tuesday. The attendance was not large, few more than a quorum being present. Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir, -- For a long time I have expected some of our legislators in the House would take some useful notice of the enormous expenditure on the public schools, and which is placed entirely on the public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ONE of the most pleasing features in the Parramatta Exhibition was the number of excellent drawings and maps that decorated the walls and met the view on all sides.The Marist…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →SIR,-I believe you were the first, who exposed the Godless character of the now series of books in use in the Primary schools. Some Secularists are, I observe, talcing credit to them…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,—In your news column of March 6, you say that certain explanations have been given by the Department as to the use of the Australian series and Irish National books for reading in the Public schools…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →As it is the opinion of many competent authorities that fever and other diseases are growing in Sydney and in the colony generally, the subject of the ventilation and general sanitary state of our public schools is…
Continued on Trove, page 475 →I was boy o' seventeen, ungainly, dull, an tall, Ez green ez any goslin', but I tho't I know'd it all! I went to school at Piano. I chopped np wood an' chored Far Zephaniah Wilkinson to pay him fur my board…
Continued on Trove, page 443 →At the monthly meeting of the Committee held on Thursday last it was announced that, owing to his contemplated departure for Europe, Mr Norman Selfe, M.I.C.E. was compelled to resign the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →IT has been often said with fine sarcasm that there is nothing more misleading than figures unless it be facts. There is truth, no doubt, in the…
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