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Schools, 1888

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Public School for Lewis Ponds

The Australian Star · Monday 3 September 1888 · page 5

ORANGE, This Day.--An intimation has been received from the Education Department that a new public school is to be erected at Lewis Ponds immediately…

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A State School Burnt

The Australian Star · Monday 3 September 1888 · page 6

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The Yarraville State school was destroyed by fire this morning. The fire is believed to be the work of an incendiary, as the school was…

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Meetings. School of Arts Debating Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 September 1888 · page 4

A special meeting of the School of Arts Debating Society was held last night. Mr. D. J. Davies (a vice-president) occupied the chair. There were about a, dozen members present at the time of assembling, and several objections…

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Bathurst School of Arts

Evening News · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 6

BATHURST, Tuesday.—At the committee meeting of the School of Arts last night, a long discussion took place on a motion of Mr. C V. Naylor—"That a general meeting of the…

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Sydney Grammar School Sports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 11

We have been desired to call attention to these sports, which were postponed last Saturday owing to the rain, and to state that they will be held upon the Association Cricket Ground next Saturday. A large gathering of the pupils…

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The Girls High School at Bathurst. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 10

This morning a deputation waited on Mr. Johnson, Under-Secretary for the Department of Public Instruction, for the purpose of bringing under his notice several suggestions in reference to the "Elms" School, from which…

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School Excursion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 September 1888 · page 5

The third annual excursion and picnic of the Free Church of England Sunday-school, Kogarsh, was held on Wednesday last, a special train, well filled with children and visitors, being the medium of transit from Kogarah to Ryde…

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Pure Water in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 September 1888 · page 7

Sir,--The question has often been asked, "How is it that so many young children die ?" I think our public schools are a little to blame for it. Why do they not supply pure water for…

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Schoolhouse for Aboriginals. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 12

The schoolhouse for aboriginals at Brungle, near Gundagai, has bean completed. It is a very comfortabls structure. It is understood that the teacher of the Brungle school has been appointed teacher to the aborig[?] two…

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Australian Schoolmasters. No. Xiv—mr. R. S. Bradley, Principal of the Queen's College, St. Kilda, Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 33

Robert Silby Bradley, head master and proprietor of the Queen's College, St. Kilda, Holbourne, was born in Stanwiok, Northamptonshire (England), on September 16, 1841. Before he was 2 years of age…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Monday 10 September 1888 · page 6

Mr. P. J. Gandon, who has so well carried out his duties as president of this club for many years, has addressed a circular to the members, putting his side of the case in regard to the…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Tuesday 11 September 1888 · page 5

A special meeting of the School of Arts Debating Club was held yesterday evening. The object of the meeting was to elect a president in the place of Mr. P. J. Gandon, and to consider the…

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School of Arts Debating Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 September 1888 · page 11

A special meeting of the School of Arts Debating Club was held on Monday evening to elect a president, and further consider the report of proceedings at the recent conference. Mr. D. J. Davis presided, and shortly after the…

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A Sunday School Anniversary

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 September 1888 · page 8

IN spite of the gloomy aspect of the district at the present time, the Baptist Sabbath school, Lambton, held their anniversary during the past two days…

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School of Arts Library

Evening News · Thursday 13 September 1888 · page 8

Considerable uneasiness has for some months past prevailed amongst the officials connected with the School of Arts Library, in consequence of the disappearance of several books valued at…

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COUNTRY. School Holiday

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 September 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.-- The Minister for Education has granted a holiday to all the schools in this district for the 21st, to enable teachers and pupils to visit the…

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Stealing From the School of Arts

The Australian Star · Friday 14 September 1888 · page 5

HERBERT SHARP a respectably-dressed young man, stood charged at the Central Police Court to-day with stealing a number of books, to the value of £2 5s, from the…

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A School Teacher Whopped by a Woman

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 18

THE Melbourne ARGUS reports that William Arnold, assistant teacher at the North Fitzroy State School, summoned Mrs. Cecelia Gresham to the Fitzroy Court on Thursday to answer to a…

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Sunday School Picnic

Evening News · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 6

FORBES, Friday.—The annual picnic to the children of St. John's Anglican Sunday school was held yesterday on the cricket ground. The day was beautifully fine, and the attendance of…

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A School of Journalism

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 8

L. David Anderson, an Englishman, offers to teach journalism outside of a newspaper office. A year of so ago he began what he called a school of…

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