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Schools, 1890

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State School Monopoly

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 13

IT was a French Minister of Education who once said, watch in hand, "At this moment every child in France is studying geograph." That, of course, was only another (and very…

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Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 13

On Thursday night the monthly committee meeting of the Sydney School of Arts was held, and, being the last meeting in connection with the business: of the year 1889, several important matters were brought forward…

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Presentation to a Teacher

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 6

COOTAMUNDRA, Friday. -- Mr. J. K. Meyrick, who for the past 10 years has been in charge of the local public school, was last night presented with an…

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School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 10

On Thursday night last the usual monthly meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held. The progress of the institution was shown to be very rapid by a comparison of…

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Fatal Fire at an Industrial School Eighty Boys Rescued

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 11

LONDON, January l.—The Industrial Schools at Forest Gate, London, have been destroyed by fire. Twenty-six children were burned to…

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School of Arts

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1890 · page 3

Mr. HARRY RICKARDS will have no cause to complain of his season at the School of Arts if he can always secure such crowded audiences as assembled on Saturday night last. The opening…

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The Imperial Institute. a School of Modern Languages

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1890 · page 4

LONDON, January 12.—At a meeting of the Council of the Imperial Institute yesterday, it was decided to establish a school of modern languages. H.R.H. the Prince…

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The Imperial Institute. Establishment of a School of Modern Languages. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1890 · page 7

At a meeting of the Council of the Imperial Institute yesterday, it was decided to establish & school of modern languages. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales presided…

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A Schoolgirl of the Period

The Australian Star · Monday 13 January 1890 · page 2

Geography? Yes, there' a lesson each day, But it's awfully hard to remember. We've been in South Africa nearly a month; Perhaps we'll go north by November…

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Ashfield Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

An addition to the Public school of Ashfield was formally opened yesterday by the Minister for Education (the Hon. J. H. Carruthers). The additions are designed for the benefit of the younger classes, and…

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School and Post-office

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--The people of Keiraville intend to apply to the authorities for the establishment of a Public school and improved postal facilities…

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Free Meals. Poor School Children

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 6

A DEPUTATION from the committee (of which Mr. Arthur Cohen, Q.C., is president, Mr, G. R. Sims vice president, and Mr. R. K. Causton, M.P., chairman) for providing free…

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Ashfield Superior Public School

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1890 · page 7

On Monday afternoon the Minister for Education, Mr. Carrothers, performed the ceremony of officially opening the new infants' school, at the Ashfield public school. The addition is…

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Public School Cadets

Evening News · Thursday 16 January 1890 · page 6

After very considerable trouble, Lieut.-Colonel Paul has succeeded in drawing up the necessary new regulations for the conduct of the public school cadets. These embrace the following…

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The School History

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 January 1890 · page 2
Also in The Daily Telegraph

THAT we have historians, or at least wouldbe historians, in the colony is proved by the fact that the Department for Public Instruction has received no less than 10…

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Clerks and School Inspectors. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 January 1890 · page 7

Sir,--I trust that, though a feeble defender, tho greatness of my cause will be a sufficient plea for presuming to trespass on your space. Much has been written of late…

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Workshops for Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1890 · page 4

The Minister [?] Public Instruction is, about to accept a tender for the construction of a workshop for the Fort-Street Public School. This is the first that will be erected in the…

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BIOLOGY Hf SCHOOLS. To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1890 · page 7

Sir,-The lively banter in which you indulge about the congress of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science will hurt no I true Scientist, and is perhaps well deserved by…

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