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Schools, 1890

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New Public School for Rydalmere

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 February 1890 · page 6

MR. FRANK FARNELL, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Department of Public Instruction, stating that tenders have been called for tho erection of a new Public…

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Debating Institutes. School of Arts

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 February 1890 · page 7

For their weekly meeting the above club had on Monday night the largo hall attached to the institution, and, the public being invited to hear the oratorical display, the…

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Liverpool Public School. Formal Opening of an Addition to the Building

Evening News · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 2

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—The Hon. J. H. Carruthers formally opened the recent addition to the Public School Buildings, Liverpool, to-day, at 3 o'clock. The new wing is for the…

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East Maitland School of Arts

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.—The annual meeting of members of the East Maitland Mechanics' Institute was held on Tuesday night, Mr. G. T. Chambers presiding, when a…

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Burning of a State School at Echuca. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Moama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 6

The Echuca State School, a fine building, accommodating 1000 children, caught fire at 5 o'clock, and it was completely gutted. Only about a month since the Echuca East school was similarly destroyed…

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The Work of a Jesuit in Australia. a Grand Old Schoolmaster

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 18

A RECENT reference to the work of the Jesuit Fathers in Australia which appeared in the Dublin FREEMAN has suggested a brief review of the work of the Australian "grand old man" of the…

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The Education Question in England. the Endowment of Catholic Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 16

London, Feb. 24.—A debate has taken place in the House of Commons on the subject of free education. Mr. John Morley, acting in Mr. Gladstone's absence as leader of the Opposition,…

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Another Wife Deserter. He Goes Away with her Schoolmate

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 5

IN the Divorce Court this morning Ellen Jane Peisley made application for a rule nisi for dissolution of her marriage with John Ballantyne Peisley, on grounds of…

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A Schoolhouse Blown Down. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 12

A wooden schoolhouse at the junction of the Yackandandah and Clear Creeks was blown down during storm yesterday afternoon. Mr. Hocking, the head teacher, managed to get the children clear…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 12

The annual meeting of the School of Arts was held this evening. The report submitted showed that there were on the roll 134 adult members, 56 lady members, 35 life members, and six juveniles…

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The Grammar School Cadets. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 3

Sir,—I have waited, before 1 have my say, to see if any other parent of the Grammar School 400 would appear in your columns in denunciation of the cadet circular. Having a boy at the school I received that…

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R. C. School Church at Rydalmere

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon his Eminence Cardinal Moran, accompanied by Dr. O'Haran, visited Rydalmere for [?]he purpose of blessing the school church which has been recently erected in that locality. There were also…

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The Single Tax at the School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 5

The members of the Parliamentary Debating Club at the School of Arts have been debating the merits of a "judicious system of protection," coupled with a progressive land tax and the scheme of taxation…

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Victorian Technological Schools. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1890 · page 9

The Technological and Industrial Commission at their meeting to-day received a latter from the Minister for Public Instruction announcing that the grant in aid of their schools would cease at the…

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Bathurst School of Arts

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 March 1890 · page 5

BATHURST, Wednesday.--The monthly meeting of the Bathurst School of Arts was held on Monday evening. The president (Mr. James Rutherford) in the chair…

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Greta School of Arts

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 March 1890 · page 3

GRETA, Tuesday.--For some time past active work has been done in connection with the formation of a School of Arts in Greta, and the efforts of the promoters have…

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School of Arts

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 March 1890 · page 3

BOURKE, Tuesday.--The general annual meeting of the Bourke Mechanics' School of Arts was held in the reading room of the institution on Saturday last, under the…

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School of Arts Debating Club

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 March 1890 · page 7

Again on Monday night the above club had the large hall of the institute at their disposal, and both the body of the hall and the members platform were filled. A little…

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Government Grants to Private Schools. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A large deputation from the Bible Christian Conference to-day waited on the Premier to protest against the proposal of the Government to make a…

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Catholic School-church at Rydalmere

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 15

HIS Eminence Cardinal Moran, accompanied by Dr. O'Haran, visited Rydalmere, near Parramatta, on Sunday afternoon for the purpose of blessing the school-church which has been recently erected…

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