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Schools, 1888

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Teachers' Amateur Athletic Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1888 · page 5

The fourth annual meeting of the Teachers' Amateur Athletic Club was held on Saturday last at Fort-street. Mr. H. C. L. Anderson, M.A., occupied the chair. The meeting received the committee's report and balance-sheet,…

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Three Little Maids From School. Sweet Seventeen and Desperate

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 6

IN the Magistrate's room at Redfern this morning, Martha Lee, Annie Norris, and Jessie Giffin, each 17 years of age, were charged with [?]conding from the Wat[?]'s…

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A Schoolbreaker Abroad

The Australian Star · Friday 24 February 1888 · page 6

In the Newtown Police Court yesterday, John Pender, a young man of 30 years of age, was charged with having broken into the Croydon park school, and making off…

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Grafton School of Arts. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 14

The annual meeting of the members of the Grafton School of Arts was held to-night, Mr. T. Bawd[?]n being chairman. Upwards of 50 members were present. The committee's report and the treasurer's balance-sheet were…

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New R.c. School at North Shore. Cardinal Moran on State Endowment of Religion. a Reply to Mr. Abigail

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1888 · page 5

The corner stone of a new Roman Catholic school adjoining St, Mary's Star of the Sea, North Shore, was laid yesterday afternoon by Cardinal Moran. The proceedings began at…

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Grafton School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1888 · page 5

GRAFTON. Saturday.--The annual meeting of the members of the Grafton School of Arts was held last evening. The election of officers resulted as follows:-- President, Mr. Barden,…

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Baptist Sunday School, Parramatta

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 29 February 1888 · page 3

ANNIVERSARY services and meetings have been held this week in connection with the Baptist Sunday School, Parramatta. At three services on Sunday large congregations assembled to…

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Girls' Departments in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 10

Sir,—At present the condition of the gals' departments in our Public schools is most unsatisfactory. In every school in the colony the salaries and classifications of the mistresses in the girls' mid infant departments are the…

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The Centenary Shillings for the School Children. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 12

Sir,—Can you inform me when the Public school children are to have their jubilee shillings presented to thern, not that I care for the value attached or any honours connected with it, but I do care for childron being…

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The Public School, Leichhardt. to the Editor of " the Australian Star."

The Australian Star · Friday 2 March 1888 · page 2

Sir,--While apologising for trespassing on your time and space, I beg to direct your attention to a circular addressed to the parents of children attending the…

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A Plea for Our Catholic Schools. the Question of Rates and Taxes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 17

THE Very Rev. P. Dunne, V.G., of Albury, contributes an important letter to the education controversy. Father Dunne writes:— I would feel thankful…

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New School at North Shore

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 17

FATHER William Kelly, S.J., in a characteristically happy speech on Sunday last at North Shore, pleasantly remarked that while Sunday was commonly observed as a day of rest, and as…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 15

Sir,—In his letter published in yesterday's Herald Mr. Abigail, though writing about the Roman Catholics, seems to " let out" all round. He mentions what is in some degree correct, that when the Denominational schools were…

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The Whistling School

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 466

A professor of whistling started a whistling-school out in one of the Western States of America a few years ago. He collected a great number of the young farmers from the district around, and received from each, in advance, 5…

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The Emasculate School on Fasting

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 3

We have given to our readers,the stuff which the bishops of the Papal Church are not ashamed to publish as an " indult" for "Lent on the subject of fasting…

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Public Schools for Girls. (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 6

SIR,--To a Protestant nothing is more annoying than to see the children of Protestant parents attending a Convent School and passing by the Public School. To me this is…

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School-attendance Officers and Retrenchment. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1888 · page 6

Sir,--In your issue of the 21st last. you mention having received a letter signed "Member of a School Board," pointing out how further Retrenchment can be effected by dispensing…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1888 · page 7

Sir,—In your issue of 3rd March appears a letter from your correspondent,' "G. A. D. S.," stating, in reply to Mr. Abigail, that " so far as the Church of England is concerned, her clergy and accredited agents have made large…

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A School-girl Mother. Alleged Concealment of Birth

The Australian Star · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 6

AT the Central Police Court to-day, Sta[?] De Frazer, 15, described as a schoolgirl, was charged with having concealed the birth of her male child. Senior Sergeant…

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A Test Act at the Auburn Public School

The Australian Star · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 5

THE correspondence which we print below expresses a peculiar attempt to deprive of the benefits of the Public Instruction Act the children of such parents as object to…

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