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Schools, 1891

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Amusements. Public School Children's Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 October 1891 · page 6

A concert by public school children took place in the Centennial-hall last evening. Nearly 1000 children, the majority of whom were girls, took part at one time or another…

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Music in Sydney. the School Children's Concert

Evening News · Wednesday 14 October 1891 · page 2

The children of the city and suburban public schools had a second musical outing yesterday evening at the Centennial Hall, when the programme presented was much the same as that of…

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Amateur Athletics. the Public Schools Association. Their Annual Sports Carnival. Close of the Athletic Season. Moro English Champions Journey to America. A Phenomenal Shot-patter—Athletics in the South—A Victorian Hurdler Moore College Annual Sports—And all Amateur Athletic Items of

Referee · Wednesday 14 October 1891 · page 3

The last sports meeting of the present season took place on the Association Ground yesterday, when the Public Schools Athletic Association brought off their…

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Amateur Athletics. the Public Schools Association. Their Annual Sports Carnival. Close of the Athletic Season. More English Champions Journey to America. A Phenomenal Shot-putter-Athletics in the South— A Victorian Hurdler Moore College Annual Sports-And all Amateur Athletic Items of Interest Obtainable

Referee · Wednesday 14 October 1891 · page 3

The last sports meeting of the present season took place on the Association Ground yesterday, when the Public Schools Athletic Association brought off their…

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Grave Charge Against a Teacher. Eight Years' Penal Servitude

Evening News · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 4

ARMIDALE, Friday.—The trial of Edwin Hickey, state school teacher at Sunnyside, near Tenterfield, for criminally assaulting his pupil, Elsie Waugh, a girl under the age of 14 years,…

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The Bible in Schools. London, October 15

The Australian Star · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 3

At the Methodist (Ecumenical Conference at New York yesterday the Rev. W. H. Fitchett, of Melbourne, said that the secular spirit prevailing throughout Victoria had…

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West Australia. a Large School of Whales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 4

PERTH, Wednesday.--Richard Burton while coming from Abrolhos to Gerald ton in the cutter Una the other day, met with the largest school of whales he had ever…

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Public School Holiday for This Luddenham Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 4

The Rev. Joseph Shearman, President of the Luddenham Horticultural Society, sends the following letter for publication:— Department of Public Instruction,…

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Our Catholic Schools and the University. Results of the Senior Examinetions

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 15

THE follomng are the results, as for as the Catholic competitions are of encered,of the Senior examinations held at the University. A denotes first; class B, second class ; C, third Class ; +, qualified…

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Catholic Schools and the Civil Service. Result of the Examinations

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 16

THE following candidates (we learn to-day) were sucessful in the Civil Service examination, whichwas held in the country districts :-Charles "J. Curran, St. Stanislaus' College, BathurBt; Mary…

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St. Peter's New School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 14

ON Sunday morning the Cardinal Archbishop will bless and open the new School at St. Peter's, Surry Hills. The ceremony will take place before the 11 o,clock Mass, and to mark the "occasion Father…

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Music and Drama. Concerts by the Public School Children

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 860

On Monday and Tuesday evenings the Centennial Hall was the scene of novel performances, in which the pupils of the Public schools, to the number of eleven or twelve hundred, were the performers. The…

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Mining on Church and School Reserves

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 886

On Monday in the Legislative Assembly the following motion by Mr. O'Sullivan was carried by 33 votes against 25:—"That this House is of opinion,—L. That the mining interest of this…

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Public School Sports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 880

The third annual sports meeting under the auspices of the Public Schools' Athletic Association was held on Tuesday on the Association Cricket Ground, and proved to be a great success. There was a very large…

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A Teacher Heavily Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 6

ARMIDALE, Friday. -- The Circuit Court was engaged all yesterday olid up till nearly 3 o'clock this morning, with the trial of Edwin Hickey, public school teacher at…

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American Humor. in a Texas School

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 45

Teacher: "Can you take five from three, Johnny?" Johnny: "Yes; I borrow two, and then I can do it."…

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St. Peter's New School, Surry Hills. Cardinal Moran and Protestant Sisterhoods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 October 1891 · page 4

The new Roman Catholic School adjoining St. Peter's Church, Surry Hills, was opened yesterday morning by Cardinal Moran. The ceremony Cook place before the celebration of the 11 o'clock Mass, at which the…

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Infant School

The Australian Star · Monday 19 October 1891 · page 3

THE new infant school which has been erected at Surry Hills at a cost of £400 was opened yesterday by Cardinal Moran. A meeting of the parishioners was held after…

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Goulburn Gleanings. Death from Influenza. School Picnic. GOULBURN

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 October 1891 · page 6

Richard Oliver, sergeant of the police, died last night from influenza, aged 45. He leaves a wife and family of six, The Catholic schools' picnic is being held…

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In a Texas School

Evening News · Thursday 22 October 1891 · page 2

Teacher: "Can you take five from three, Johnny?" Johnny: "Yes; I borrow two, and then I can do it."…

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