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Schools, 1885

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New Guinea Natives Shot. Serious Affray Between Natives and Teachers. Brisbane

Evening News · Tuesday 14 April 1885 · page 5

News has been received from the Fly River, New Guinea, that a serious disturbance took place at Keewny, between some of the villagers and two native mission teachers. The cause of…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Tuesday 14 April 1885 · page 5

At the School of Arts Debating Society's meeting, on Monday night, Mr. Rose, for the Ministry, submitted a question—"That the Gladstone Government are justified in taking every means to avoid war with…

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Teachers' Appointments—breach of Regulations. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1885 · page 9

Sir,—An examination of the recently-published Civil Service List shows that up to the present time the Regulations have been very imperfectly carried out by the Department of Public Instruction…

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School of Arts Lecture

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 April 1885 · page 4

There was a very large attendance at the School of Arts on Saturday evening, on the occasion of a lecture by Mr John Henderson, the secretary, entitled "A Jaunt from Gibraltar to Genoa," which…

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School of Arts Debating Club

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1885 · page 2

To-morrow(Thursday) evening this club will have a debate upon the question, “Is a limited monarchy the preferable form of Government ?” The attendance of the public…

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Teachers' Appointments: Breach of Regulations. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 April 1885 · page 3

Sir,—Since writing my former letter to you on the above subject, my attention has been drawn to several other cases of the appointment of third-class teachers to important schools, contrary to the regulations…

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New School-church at Leichhardt

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 April 1885 · page 15

ON Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, his Grace the Archbishop will perform the ceremony of laying the first stone of the new school-church at Leichhardt, off Catherine-street. Pere Garavel and…

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Melbourne Grammar School

Evening News · Monday 20 April 1885 · page 4

LONDON, April 18.—The Rev. Ambrose J. Wilson, S.D., principal of the Carlisle Grammar School, will probably be appointed to succeed the late Mr. A. H. Pyne, M.A., as head master of the…

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Roman Catholic School, Leichhardt. Archbishop Moran on Education

Evening News · Monday 20 April 1885 · page 4

On Sunday afternoon Archbishop Moran performed the ceremony of blessing the corner stone of the new Roman Catholic school in Leichhardt in the presence of a large assemblage. In compliment to Pere…

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New Roman Catholic Church and SCHOOLHOUSE at LEICHHARDT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1885 · page 5

On Sunday afternoon his Grace Archbishop Moran performed the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a new church and schoolhouse at Leichhardt, off [?] street. The building, when finished, will be 76 feet by 27,…

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The Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne. London, April 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1885 · page 7

The Rev. Ambrose J. Wilson, B.D., principal of the Carlisle Grammar School, will probably be appointed to succeed the late Mr. J. H. Pyne, M.A., as principal of the Church of…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1885 · page 5

There was a very large attendance of the public at the meeting of the School of Arts Debating Club last night. The hall and gallery of the School of Arts were quite filled. The mover of the vote of censure…

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Correspondence. Archbishop Koran on Public School Teachers. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1885 · page 8

Sir,--When Archbishop Moran went out of his way his speech at Leichhardt to disparage a laborious, persevering, conscientious, and most meritorious body of men, viz. the Public School teachers of this…

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Professional Teachers and Non-professional

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1885 · page 4

In his latest public utterance condemnatory of State education, Archbishop Moran did not forget to include the teachers in his category of accessories inferior to those to be found in…

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Teachers' Salaries, To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 23 April 1885 · page 3

Sir,—Allow me to make public a defect which is now becoming apparent in the working of the Education Act. Under the late council teachers were paid according to their classifications, and promoted…

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Compulsory School Attendance. Parents Fined. Ulladulla

Evening News · Thursday 23 April 1885 · page 4

In Milton, on Wednesday, Inspecting-officer Turner prosecuted- twelve persons for alleged breaches of the Education Act. Fines were inflicted, with costs, in eleven cases. One case was…

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Melbourne Grammar School

Evening News · Friday 24 April 1885 · page 4

LONDON, April 23.—The Rev. Ambrose J. Wilson, B.D., who has been appointed head master of the Church of England Grammar School in Melbourne, will sail for Australia at the end of May…

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The School of Arts. a Disorganised Institution. Reform Wanted

Evening News · Friday 24 April 1885 · page 8

The Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts if the most popular, and at the same time one of the most [?] managed, institution in sydney. It is not intended here to seek to attach blame, but merely to point out…

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Melbourne Grammar School

Evening News · Friday 24 April 1885 · page 6

LONDON, April 22.—The Rev. Ambrose J. Wilson, B.D., Principal of the Carlisle Grammar School, has been appointed to succeed the late Mr. A. H. Pyne, M.A., as Head Master of the…

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Mount Victoria Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 April 1885 · page 4

The following correspondence between the Hon. W. R. Piddington, M.L.O. and the Hon. W. J. Tricke[?]t, Minister of Public Instruction, relating to the practice introduced by the teacher of the Public school at Mount Victoria of…

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