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Schools, 1890

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School of Arts

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 June 1890 · page 3

OUR Copeland correspondent writes:--The shareholders of the Temperance Hall have fully intended to donate all their shares to the School of Arts, the building to be given…

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School of Industry Ball

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 June 1890 · page 6

The School of Industry has been an institution in Sydney since somewhere about the time of Sir Charles Fitzroy, and the interest in its welfare has continued to increase with years…

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The Story of Grade Clayton. the Girls’ Industrial School. a Lax System

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1890 · page 2

IF eight years’ old Gracie Clayton has not exactly become suddenly famous, she has yet attracted an extraordinary amount of attention during the last few days, and her name has…

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The Industrial School for Girls. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1890 · page 8

Sir,—"Festina Lente" quite fails, in your issue to-day, to touch the two points contended for in my letter upon the Girls' Industrial School. One was that girls of tender age should not, as in the case of Grace…

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Sydney High School Concert

Evening News · Thursday 19 June 1890 · page 6

A musical and dramatic entertainment was given last evening at the New Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street, by the members of the Sydney High School Literary and Debating Society in…

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Memorial Tablets in Our Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 June 1890 · page 3

Sir,—A short time ago a longthy controv[?]r[?]y was waged in your columns over the action of our liberal Minister for Public Instruction with regard to State bursaries. If you would kindly allow me some space…

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School for St. John's Park

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 June 1890 · page 6

A DEPUTATION, introduced by Messrs. Nobbs aud Dale, M.'s.L.A., and representing the Canley Vale district, waited upon the Minister for Public Instruction this…

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The Parramatta Industrial School. Official Report on the Riot. Important Reforms

Evening News · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 3

Immediately after the recent outbreak among the girls at the Parramatta Industrial School, Mr. Carruthers, Minister for Public Instruction, directed Mr. Huffer to make a report on the…

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A School Wanted

Evening News · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 5

A deputation was introduced to the Minister for Public Instruction by Messrs. Nobbs, Ritchie, and Dale., Ms.P., yesterday morning with reference to the necessity of the establishment of a public…

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The Pu[?]lic High Schools at West Maitland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 3

A public meeting to receive and consider the reply of the Minister for Public Instruction with reference to the removal of the Public High Schools from West Maitland was held in the Town Hall this evening, the…

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Purlic School Requirements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 6

Yesterday Mesars. Dale, Nobbs, and Ritchie, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation to Mr. Carruthers, the Minister of Publie Instruction, consisting of Mesars. Donald, J. [?] Murray, [?]…

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The Girls' Industrial School, Parramatta. Important Reforms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 6

Regarding the recent occurrences of insubordination at the Girls' Industral School at Parramatia, Mr. Curruthers the Minister for Public Instruction. has received a report from Mr. Huffer, which shows [?] in…

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Pupil Teachers' Examination

The Australian Star · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 2

WAGGA WAGGA, Thursday. -- Applicants for appointments of pupil teachers will to-day undergo the usual course of examinations…

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COUNTRY. Wagga Wagga Public School

The Australian Star · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 2

WAGGA WAGGA, Thursday. -- The Minister for Education has adopted the recommendation submitted in the school board's report that the pl[?] A be adopted for the Newtown…

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West Maitland High School

The Australian Star · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Friday. -- A public meeting was held last night at the Town Hall, Mayor, R. A. Young, presiding, to protest against the removal of the high schools…

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Deputations. a School Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 3

Yesterday Messrs. Dale, Nobbs and Ritchie Ms.P., introduced a deputation of residents of St. John's township to the Minister for Education. The deputation urged that a public…

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The Industrial School Riot. Report of Mr. Huffer--proposed Changes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 3

A report has been received by the Minister for Public Instruction from Mr, Huffer with reference to the recent cases of insubordination at the Girl's Industrial Asylum at Parramatta. The…

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Maitland High School

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--A public meeting of the residents of West Maitland was held in the Town-hall this evening, the Mayor presiding, to consider the reply of the Minister for…

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The Public Schools and Crime. Strong Remarks by Judge Forbes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 June 1890 · page 15

JUDGE Forbes has for over three weeks been engaged in hearing cases at the Quarter Sessions, Darlinghuret. The number of young offenders who have appeared during the sessions have been…

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A Judge on the Public Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 June 1890 · page 14

SOME very outspoken remarks by Mr. District Judge Forbes in open court the other day present a view of some of the educational results of our Public School system which, though not altogether…

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