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Schools, 1891

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King’s School F.C. v. 2Nd University F.C.

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 7

This match was played at Parramatta on Saturday last, the 15th inst., and resulted in a victory for the University by 30 points to 5. The game was very even until half-time,…

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Parramatta Primitive Methodist Sunday School. Anniversary Celebration

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 6

One of the most successful anniversary celebrations in connection with the Sunday-school of the Primitive Methodist Church, Macquarie-street, took place on Sunday and…

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School Feast at Rockdale

The Australian Star · Monday 24 August 1891 · page 3

THE children of the Rockdale and Arncliffe public schools were entertained at Lady Robinson's Beach on Saturday, when Mr. Saywell kindly placed his spacious grounds…

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Intercolonial Football. New South Wales V. Brisbane Grammar School. (From Our Special Reporter)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 6

On Thursday the New South Wales representatives scored their first victory over a strong team of past and present Brisbane Grammar School, on the Northern Rugby Union ground, Bowen Bridge. The…

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Opening of a Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 3

The official opening of the girls' and infants' department of the Superior Public school, Burwood, took place yesterday afternoon, Mr.J.H. Carruthers, Minister for Public Instruction, performed the…

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Military. Public Schools Rifle Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 6

A rifle club has recently been formed in connection with the Public School Cadet Force, which is composed of teachers and officers of the Department of Public Instruction. It is expected that the knowledge…

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School of Arts Debating Club

The Australian Star · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 2

A DEBATE took place at the School of Arts on Friday evening last on the question :-- "That local option without compensation is unjust." Mr. Davison opened the debate,…

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New School at Burwood

Evening News · Wednesday 26 August 1891 · page 6

The Minister for Public Instruction, accompanied by Mr. E. Johnson (secretary of the department), and Mr. W. Dwyer (district inspector), was present on Monday afternoon at…

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Bobbery at a Sunday-school. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 August 1891 · page 8

During Sunday night the Baptist Sunday-school at Islington was entered by some thieves. The money boxes were broken open and their contents stolen. The robbery was not discovered until to-day…

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Athletics and Public Schools

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 August 1891 · page 2

"ARE we in danger of allowing athletics to occupy too prominent a position in our public schools?" Such is tho question which Canon Fowler, the head master of…

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Kemp's Creek Provisional School

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 7

The Arbor Day festivities in connection with the above school were carried out with great success. Mr. Harry Braithwaite in a neat and effective speech congratulated…

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Letters to the Editor. Country Teachers. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 17

SIR,—Many of the country teachers doubtless besides the late Mr. O'Brien, whose death was mentioned in last week's FREEMAN by one of your correspondents, have like him fallen victims to bad…

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New Schools in South Australia

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 18

ACCORDING to the Adelaide SOUTHERN CROSS an " epidemie" of Catholic school building has set in in South Australia. Archd[?]acon Russell a short time ago began by building a school and…

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Puseyism, of the Oxford Tractarian School. (Continued.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 4

3. Another signal characteristic of this School is its disposition to vilify and traduce reason. They do well to hate it: for, as Hobbes well said, "when reason is…

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King’s School 2Nd V. North Shore Grammar School 1St

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 6

The North Shore Grammar School First Team visited Parramatta to play the King’s School Second, and an exciting game resulted in a win for the latter by 13 points to 8: The…

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Windsor Grammar School Cadet Corps

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 7

Ox Saturday evening last the above corps held its quarterly night pstrade and attack. The attacking party, in charge of Sergeant-Major Newman, assisted by Sergeant P. Newman,…

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Hunter’s Hill Public School

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 7

At Hunter’s Hill no Arbor Day was necessary, for there trees were planted twenty years ago, by the teacher, Mr. Dobbie. Still Arbor Day was kept up. In the morning the…

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Gladesville Public School

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 7

Arbor day was celebrated at the Gladesville public school on Friday. The school grounds, which are very pretty, were tastefully decorated with flags, evergreens and mottoes, one of the…

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North Ryde Public School

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 7

THE extensive preparations made at the North Ryde Public School, justified the anticipation that there would be a large attendance and much interest shown in the affair. The…

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Blacktown Public School

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 7

Our usually quiet village was aroused to a little life on Friday and Saturday last over the celebration of Arbor Day. On Friday morning the teacher, Mr. J. W. Vick, gave Mr. Brown’s…

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