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Schools, 1885

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St. Mary's New Girls' School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 16

ON Thursday morning his Grace the Archbishop blessed the new girls' school. The ceremony was purely a religious one, and was performed in the presence of a number of people, Dr. O'Haran…

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Rumoured Closing of the West Maitland Sigh Schools. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 12

A public meeting of p[?] and others interested in the continuance of the Maitland High School for Girls was held in the Masonic [?]all last night. Mr. Jacob C[?]ch was voted to the chair, and he called upon Mr. Robert Ross…

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Public School Teachers. a Grievance

Evening News · Monday 2 February 1885 · page 6

A largely attended and important meeting of Public school teachers was held on Saturday in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street, for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken to protest…

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Serious Clerical Scandal. a Parson Deposed. Immorality, Drunkenness, and Profanity. a Sunday School Teacher Introuble

Evening News · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 3

The Bishop of Worcester held an inquiry i Coventry (says a London paper) info certaf charges against the Rev. George Tabberer, vica af St. Peters. Coventry; the assessors appointe…

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Germany in the Pacific. School of Arts Debating Club. an Interesting Discussion

Evening News · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 3

Last night this club assembled in the hall of the School of Arts, Pitt-street, for the purpose of transacting business, and of continuing the adjourned debate on the question "That Germany is justified…

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The School of Arts Library

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1885 · page 4

The annual meeting of the members of the School of Arts is to be held this evening, when the committee's report for the past year will be presented. We shall be rather curious to notice…

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Sydney School of Arts. Annual Meeting of Members

Evening News · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was held in the large hall on Tuesday night. Judge Windeyer, the president of the institution, occupied the chair. There…

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Sydney Mechanics School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 7

The annual general meeting of the members of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was held last evening in the hall of the institution. His Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer (president) occupied the chair, but there was not a…

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School of Arts Debating Club

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 5

At the meeting of the above club on Monday evening, Mr L. F. Heydon, M.L.A., president, occupied the chair. The preliminary business having been disposed of, Mr Heydon thanked the…

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Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 5

The annual meeting of subscribers to the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was held last evening in the large hall of the School of Arts. The attendance was somewhat small. The chair…

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Teachers and the Civil Service Act. To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1885 · page 6

Sir,—According to the interpretation section of the C.S. Act, an officer is described as "any person holding office in the Civil Service other than those mentioned in sections 7 and 8, and teachers under the…

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(Maitland High School. MAITLAND

Evening News · Friday 6 February 1885 · page 6

Respecting the Maitland girls' high school it is ! now announced that Mr. Trickett has no intention of closing it. A change will be made in the staff, and the Minister hopes that the public will cooperate and make it a success. This decision will…

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Lock-out of the Teachers' Union

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 14

THE Hon. the Minister for Public Instruction has "locked-out" the Teachers' Union, established some months ago, on grounds, we believe, that will not be sustained by public opinion…

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Our School Examinations

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 13

ON more than one occasion we have been compelled, in noticing the results of the yearly examinations in our Catholic schools, to draw attention to the circumstance that…

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The Archbishop at St. Mary's Boys' School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 19

ADDRESSING the assembled visitors at the prize distribution the Most Reverend the Archbishop said:—It is for me a double source of pleasure to distribute these prizes to-day. It is a pleasure to…

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Wesleyan Sunday School Anniversary, Darling-street

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 2

These of our readers who, like ourselves, had the good fortune to be present at the Darling-street Wesleyan Sunday School Services which were held on Sunday last will,…

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School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 6

The regular monthly meeting of the committee of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was held on Thursday evening, Mr V. P. Teces being in the chair. The members present were Vice-Presidents…

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Teachers Grievances. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 17

I trust you will allow me space in your valuable columns ta give vent to my opinion on the Civil Service Act asit concers teachers. As a teacher I can assort without four of being accused of egotism, that the teachers are the…

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Scientific and Useful. Queries to Scientists of the Present School

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 25

If the law of gravity is greatest at the poles, and the centrifugal motion of the earth greatest and swiftest at the equator, how do scientists account for the fact that there are no great tides at the equator,…

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An Agricultural School

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 21

Sir,—Having read in your JOURNAL some weeks ago that the Government were about to establish, a country reformatory for boys, the observations I offer, if you will allow me, through your widely ciiculated…

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