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Schools, 1889

1,037 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 52

Departmental Restrictions on Public School Teachers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 October 1889 · page 9

Sir,—The first amendment of the additional and amended regulations, substituted for those gazetted in 1886 and 1888, relating to Public school teachers, just issued, and which you have published to-day, is, in…

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Suicide of Two Schoolboys

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 October 1889 · page 8

THERE recently occurred, at Baden a sensational suicide of two German schoolboys. Rothschild and Sammet were fifth form (untersekundaner) hoys in the Baden…

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School Picnic

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 October 1889 · page 6

ST. MARY'S, Thursday. -- The annual feast and picnic, in connection with the St. Mary's Sunday-school, took place on the racecourse on Saturday, and was indeed a…

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Sydney Grammar School. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 October 1889 · page 7

Sir,--In these days of pounds, shillings and pence it is quite refreshing to hear of the movement mentioned in your issue of Saturday last for establishing scholarships by public…

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AQUATICS. Intercolonial Schools Race. (To the Sporting Editor of the Star.)

The Australian Star · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 7

Sir,-- Our club Has hitherto abstained from giving their views on tho late race; as the members had full confidence that the sense of manliness would impel the Geelong…

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Strike of Dunedin Schoolboys. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Thursday,--Fifty of the upper standard boys at The Dunedin public school struck this morning against home lessons but resumed their class this afternoon…

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Intercolonial Schools Race. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 6

Sir,--Our club has [?]itherte abstained from giving their views on the late race, as the members had full confidence that their sense of manriness would impel the Geelong Grammar school crew to contradict any…

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The Intercolonial Schools' Race. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 8

Sir,—In reply to a contrary statement made in your columns on Wednesday, in a letter signed "T. Parkin." allow me to state emphatically that Geelong Grammer School rowed on October 5 against a New South Wales…

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Sydney Grammer School Scholarships. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 5

Sir.—The movement to establish scholarships at the Sydney Grammar School for French and German is one that should commend itself not only to old Grammar School boys but to all who take an interest in the…

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New Regulations for Public School-teachers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 18

IN a supplement to the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of Saturday are published additional and amended regulations, relating to teachers in the Public schools. The first amendment reads thus:—…

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Religions of Public School Teachers. Debate in the Legislative Assembly. Continued

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 7

Mr. Torpy came here under the impression that there was a large amount of important public business to be transacted. He found the House in a proper frame of mind for the…

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Sporting. the Geelong Crew and the All Schools Rowing Contest. Taking a Defeat Badly

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 19

A TELEGRAM from a Melbourne correspondent appealed in one of the Sydney papers last Friday to the effect that the Geelong crew returning to Melbourne after their race with the representatives of…

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The Silly Season "Strtke." School Children in Rebellion

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 16

London, Oct. 10.—The agitation of school children has spread to London. A dozen of Board and other schools have been the scene of a recurrence of similar affairs to those already reported in Scotland…

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Congrogational Sunday School

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 3

The thirty-first anniversary of the above was celebrated on Sunday last by special services. That in the morning was taken by the Rev. J. D. Hennessy…

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Attempted Strike of Schoolboys in Wellington

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 875

The boys at one of the large Wellington (N. Z.) schools resolved to strike for the abolition of home work and longer play hours. All but two joined in the movement, but at the last moment the…

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School of Arts Chess Club

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 876

The winners in the sectional portion of the club's tournament are us follows:— A, Messrs. Ridley and Crane; B, Messrs. Cay and Andrews; C, Messrs. Stormoat Biggs and Harland; D, Messrs. Barber and…

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The School Strikes. London, Oct. 9

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 862

The strikes of schoolboys against chastisement, the imposition of home lessons, and other alleged grievances in connection with the Board Schools, which originated…

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Mrs. Warskitt's Pupils

Evening News · Monday 21 October 1889 · page 8

"The Poetry of Motion."—No other words could so aptly describe the exhibition of graceful­ness and elegance which was presented on Saturday afternoon by the pupils of Mrs…

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Public School Teachers and the Department. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 October 1889 · page 5

Sir,—I cordially endor[?]e the views expressed by your correspondent in yesterday's issue re the restrictions placed by the Department of Public Instruction upon the teachers in the Public schools of the colony…

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School Strikes. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 October 1889 · page 3

Sir,—The above novel variation from the dull routine of strikes in general recalls to my mind the fearful abuse of a teacher's power, which to my knowledge exists in too many of our Public schools. I refer to…

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