King’s School 3Rd v. Moore College
The King’s School Third visited Liverpool on August 22nd, to play Moore College, and won a good game by 6 points to nil, the tries being obtained by Waugh and Smith…
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A Public School Burned Down. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Albury
The district coroner, Mr. T. Browne, held an inquest at Moorwartha yesterday touching the cause of a fire whereby the old Public school building was, on Friday last, completely destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Subscriptions for Arbor Day. Penrith Public School. Balance Sheet
Expenditure:—Agricultural Implements for boys and girls £2 14 10; Fencing and enclosing land (Mr. A. Willis) also mounting botanical diagrams £5 19 9; Carriage of trees from the Department 5s 8d;…
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Five boys named Henry Brown, John Maher, Ernest Smith, George Bowling, and William Meeve, the eldest of whom was 12 years of age, and the youngest 9, pleaded guilty at the Quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I see the attention of the Government has been drawn (in Parliament) to the action of the committee of the School of Arts in entering into competition with the lessees of theatres for public amusement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Music of the Schools
"Sonate, que veux tu?" said the witty Frenchman who declined to tuke his classics upon trust, and the entire musical world of to-day seems to be echoing his query in variedkeys.Taking the sonata as the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The School of Arts Debating Society
A MEETING in connection with this newly established Society, called by advertisement in Wednesday’s MERCURY, was held at the Parramatta School of Arts on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arbor Day. Prospect Public School
ARBOR DAY was celebrated at Prospect Public School on Friday, 21st August. The children, numbering about 100, assembled at the usual time, and a lecture prepared by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Football. Ryde S. Public School V. Burwood Excelsiors
These teams met on the Ryde ground on Saturday last, the match resulting in a decisive win for the Ryde lads by 14 points to nil. On behalf of the winning team, Mathews,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miss F. E. Hunt, Graduate Op Sydney University, Just Appointed Head Mistress Ipswich (Q.) Grammar School. (See portrait on this page.)
Miss P. E. Hunt, whose portrait appears in this issuse has just been selected, out of 30 applicants, for the post of head ministres of the Ipswich (Q.) Girls' Grammar School. The grammar school…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Wollongong R.c. School
WOLLONGONG, Sunday.--Cardinal Moran, accompanied by Dr. O'Haran Archpriest Sheehy and Dr. O'Brien, Rector of St. John's College, arrived ill Wollongong yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Harrow School. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—If you have space will you permit me to call attention through your columns to an object which, though not of public interest, cannot be attained without your kind co-operation? It is proposed to edit a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Surry Hills Wesleyan Sunday School
The 54th anniversary of the Surry Hills Wesleyan Sunday School was celebrated last evening by a tea and a public meeting in the Bourke-street Wesleyan Church. A large number of persons was present at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Duke Op Argyle and Catholic Schools. a Tribute to the Catholics of Victoria
" A VICTORIAN " writing to the Melbourne Advocate , September 5,from London, says :- The eulogiums on the Roman Catholics of Victoria pronounced the other evening in the House…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Schoolboys' Pranks
Five boys, the eldest of whom was 12 years of age and the youngest 9, pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions last Friday to a charge of having, on June 13, stolen a quantity of chalk and other stationery,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Sydney Grammar School Sports
The Sydney Grammar School Sports will be hold on the Association Cricket Ground this afternoon. A good programme of sports has been drawn up, the first race being timed for 2 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Private Schools Bill. Speech delivered in the House of Representatives of N. Z. by the Mr. Saunders, M.H.R., on the 16th July, 1891
Mr. Saunders.--At this late hour I shall not go into this great subject as fully as I intended to do ; but it is far too important a subject to be left in any way without…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ATHLETICS. Grammar School Sports
The Sydney Grammar School sports meeting will take place this afternoon in the Association Cricket Ground. Nominations close to-night for the events…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →School of Arts Debating Society
THE following “ constitution and rules” of this newly established society have been finally agreed to. They will give the public an idea of the scope of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Social and General Items. Jottings From the Schools, Etc. Jottings From the Schools
To make this column as efficient as possible, it is requested that secretaries, etc., of our schools will send in any notes of interest not later than the Saturday preceding the date of publication,…
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