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We have received a copy of the annual report of the School of Mines, Ballarat, submitted to the last meeting of the governors of that institution held in January of the present year. It is a document of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The committee of the Glebe School of Arts met on Monday evening when the treasurer reported that he had received the sum of £100 from Sir G. Wigram Allen towards the library fund. It was also reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The usual weekly session of the above body vires held on Monday, when there was a full attendance of the public. Mr Lang occupied the chair. The premier (Mr E. W. O'Sullivan) introduced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Assembly last night, Mr. Abbott stated, in answer to Mr. Burdekin, that the conference of school inspectors held last year in Sydney recommended—1, That in the event of the Public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. ABIGAIL moved—"That there be laid upon the table of the House a return showing the names of all classified teachera at present employed by the Department of Public Instruction, with the following…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →For a very long time the school accommodation for the lower part of Woolloomooloo has bean woefully deficient, although there is a very good public school in William-street, opposite the blind school…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On St. Patrick's Day, the corner-stone of the building to be erected for the Raymond Terrace School of Arts was placed in position by Mr. R. H. D. White, member for Gloucester, in which electorate Raymond Terrace is the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—In your leader this morning you ask a question which I trust you will afford me space to answer; and perhaps you will allow me also to make a few brief remarks. on several topics of interest touched by you in noticing my…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—It would be well to inquire on what principle the Government justify the establishment of these schools. The principals of private schools are able to give a first-class education for a moderate payment; why should the High…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Thursday evening Mr John Plummer delivered, in the hall of the above institute, to a fairly large, but very appreciative audience, a popular lecture entitled "The Poetry of Labour."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A general meeting of the children and sub-subscribers of the Sydney Jewish Sabbath School, was held yesterday morning in the Protestant Hall, under the presidency of Mr M. Gotthelf, for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—In view of the present discussion in reference to High schools, I venture to suggest the following considerations. 1. In Sydney itself there can be no need for a High…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The February number of the " North American Review" contains a very thoughtful article on "The Defects of the Public School System of the United States." The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Sydney Jewish Sabbath School was held at the Protestant Hall, Castlereagh-street, on Sunday last, and was presided over by the president, M. Gotthey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Parliamentary papers are not always very lively reading; as a general rule, they are decidedly heavy. Occasionally, however, the industrious reader is well…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir.—In October, 1882, a letter of mine in your columns drew attention, after the matter had been in abeyance for nearly two years, to the failure to establish High schools. A popular clause in the Education Act, only opposed by a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The 15th annual meeting of the subscribers to the Sydney Jewish Sabbath School was held last Sunday, in, the Protestant Hall, Castlereagh-street, when the president, Mr. M. Gotthelf, presided. The annual report, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In consequence of the action of the Assembly, in reducing the vote for sewing mistresses in the Public Schools to £7000, it has become necessary to make arrangements for lessening the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The item "High schools, £7000," on the Estimates, for the Department of Public Instruction, formed the subject of a discussion in the Legislative Assembly last night, lasting from tea-time till…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →By a large majority, the House at an early hour this morning rejected the proposal to omit from the Estimates the item for the support of High Schools. But it did so, not…
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