A School Boy's Experience
First Boy (with gold watch): "My watch runs either slow or fast—can yon give me the correct time?" Second Boy (with Waterbury): "Just ten minutes…
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Grafton School of Arts
GRAFTON, Saturday.—The annual meeting of the subscribers of the School of Arts was held on Friday night. The attendance was the largest on record, owing to the subscribers being divided…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fairfield Public School. Sir Henry Parkes on the Public Instruction Act
On Saturday afternoon Sir Henry and Lady Parkes and Mr. Frank Farnell, M.L.A., accompanied by a small party of ladies and gentlemen, visited Fairfield, and formally opened, the new…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Opening of the Fairfield Public School. Sir Henry Parkes on Educational Progress
The school which the Government have recently established at Fairfield was formally opened to the public by Sir Henry Parkes on Saturday afternoon. The ex-Premier, who was accompanied by Lady Parkes…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bathurst Technical School. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bathurst
The prizes won by the students of the Bathurst Technical School were distributed at the School of Arts by the Hon. W. H. Suttor this evening. Amongst those present were Messrs. W. H. Paul and James Tonkin,…
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BATHURST, This Day. -- A public meeting was held in the School of Arts on Saturday night, when the prizes and certificates gamed by students of the technical…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cobar School of Arts
COBAR, This Day. -- At the annual general meeting of members of the Cobar School of Arts to receive treasurer's and secretary's report, and for the election of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir Henry Parkes at Fairfield. Opening a New Public School
Sir Henry Parkes, accompanied by Lady Parkes, visited Fairfield, on Saturday afternoon and formally opened the new public school at that place. The ex-Premier was received at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Goulburn Technical School. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Goulburn
The annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Technical School took place this evening. Mr. Ellis, president of the Mechanics' Institute, was in the chair. The Mayor distributed the prizes. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →St. Leonards School of Arts
The annual meeting of members of the St. Leonards School of Arts was held last evening, the president, Mr. F. A. A. Wilson, in the chair. The report of the committee stated that the…
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At the St. Leonards P.C. on Tuesday two elderly men named William Hellier and James Montagu were summoned by William Deane, inspector of schools, for the sum of £1 13s and…
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GOULBURN, Tuesday.—The distribution of prizes in connection with the Goulburn Technical School took place on Monday night in the presence of about 100 persons. The Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →School Accommodation at Mount Costigan. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir, -- Would you kindly allow me space in your valuable journal for a few remarks upon, the above. That some alteration is needed in the existing state of affairs is very apparent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Public School Teachers. Some Grievances
About 120 of the head masters, mistresses, and Assistants of the public schools in and around Sydney met in the Temperance Hall on Saturday last to discuss matters relative to school-cleaning…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sydney School of Arts. Gubernatorial Visit
His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by the Hon. Rupert Carrington, visited the School of Arts yesterday at the invitation of the committee. His Excellency was received by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Carrington at the School of Arts
The Governor, who is patron of the School of Arts, paid an official visit to that institution yesterday afternoon, and inspected all the various buildings connected with it, including the newly-established smoking and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →State Subsidies to Schools of Arts. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--I have waited for some abler pen than mine to deal with the question of subsiding Schools of Arts from the public revenue raised by "Economy," in your issue of Thursday last…
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