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Schools, 1888

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The Sunday-school Union

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 6

In the evening the annual meeting of the Congregatienal Sunday-school Union was held in the Pitt-street Church under the presidency of the chairman of the union who delivered a…

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The Suspicious Death of a School Girl. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 5

ORANGE, Friday.--The further inquiry into the death of the child Annie Crawford, reported yesterday, was continued to-day, but the result tended to still more mystify the…

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Congregational Sunday School Union. Annual Flower Service

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 November 1888 · page 4

The annual flower service in connection with the Congregational Sunday School Union, was held in the Pitt-street Congregational Church on Saturday afternoon, and was as successful as such a gathering could be…

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Rifle-shooting. All Schools' Match with Carbines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 7

The last match of the annual meeting of the New South Wales Rifle Association took place at the Paddington range on Thursday morning, at 9 o'clock. Major Strong was the officer in charge. The match was open to all cadets not…

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The Suspicious Death of a Schoolgirl. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 5

ORANGE, Tuesday.--The adjourned inquiry into the, suspicious death of the child Annie Crawford, which took place on Thursday night, was resumed to-day before the coroner, Mr…

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Pupil Teachers' Grievances. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 7

Sir,--Permit me to call attention in your columns to a hardship, if not a gross injustice, to which the pupil teachers in our public, schools are subjected. Since the allowance for…

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The Intercolonial Schools Race. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Intercolonial Schools Boatrace was decided yesterday on the Barwon regatta course in the presence of a very large number of spectators, who followed the race in vehicles of…

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Australian. Victoria. State School Teachers

The Australian Star · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 5

Melbourne, This Day.--A State School teacher, named H. W. Mills, brought an action against the Government to recover a retiring allowance after fifteen years…

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State School Teachers' Pensions

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The Full Court today decided, in the case of Mills against the Education Department, that a State school teacher could not claim a pension after 15…

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Bathurst School of Arts

The Australian Star · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 5

BATHURST, This Day.--At a committee meeting of the School of Arts, a letter was read from the trustees, declining any further responsibility as to guarantee in…

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Intercolonial Four-oared Schools' Race

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 18

MELOOURNE, Monday.-The intercolonial four-oared schools' boatcace was roved to-day over the Barwou regatta course afc Geelong. Tin weather was fine and the water smooth. There were only…

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Catholic Schools and the Univer­sity Examinations

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 14

THE results of the recent Junior Examinations at the Sydney University, while highly creditable to the Catholic schools whose pupils figure in the long list of Catholic passes, cannot fail to bo…

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Congregational Sunday School

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 6

A public meeting in connection with the anniversary of the above school was held in the schoolroom, on Wednesday evening last. The Sunday services were held on…

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Smith Street Public School

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 5

The new public school opened by Mr. Inglis, Minister for Education, in July last year, and placed by him under the charge of Mr. Nelligaa has made remarkable…

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Teachers' Picnic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 8

The annual teachers' picnic in connection with the William-street Wesleyan Sunday School was held at Middle Harbour yesterday, when a very enjoyable day was passed by teachers and friends…

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Australian Schoolmasters. No. XXII.—MR. A.L. Halkett-dawson, M A. Rector of Timaru High School (N Z.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 24

The subject of our sketch was born on Aberdeenshire (Scotland), on September 10, 1849. Having received the rudiments of his education in one of the famous Scottish parochial schools, he proceeded to…

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A Public Schools Floral Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 41

The yearly show of the South Australian Public Schools' Floral and Industrial Society was opened for the uinth time in the Adelaide Town Hall on the afternoon of the 2nd instant. The show ftom year to year has attracted…

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Public Schools and Cadet Corps. Annual Prize Meeting

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 41

Considerable iuterost was taken in this meeting which Was held on tho Paddington Bille Bange and lasted from November 1 until November 3. Tho following schools, in addition to all tho Sydney ones, were represented:…

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Intercolonial Schools Race

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 40

The Intercolonial Schools Boat Race was decided on Monday on tho Barwon regatta courso in the presence of a largo number of spectators, who followed tho race in vehicles of ovory description. The water was perfectly…

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Nowra School of Arts

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 6

NOWRA, This Day.--The Nowra School of Arts Committee at their next meeting are to consider a proposition to accept the offer made by Mr. R. T. Thorburn for the…

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