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Schools, 1891

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Mechanics' Institutes and Schools of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 5

NOWRA, Friday. -- The yearly meeting of the Amalgamated Institution of the Nowra Mechanics' Institute and School of Arts was held last night in the public hall, Nowra. Mr…

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The State High Schools. Entrance Examinations. Scholarships and Bursaries

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 10

The work of revising the papers of the candidates who presented themselves at the recent examinations for entrance to the high schools and for scholarships and bursaries has now been…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1891 · page 6

Tracey's Vawleville Comedy and Specialty Company opened a fresh programme at the School of Arts on Saturday. A matince performance was given in the afternoon, primarily for the benefit of the young folks,…

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Pupil Teachers in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 8

Sir,—Will you kindly permit me to be one of those to whom you afford space in your columns to " air grievances. " I have for some time been impressed with the fact that the tests to which the pupil toachera in…

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Richmond School of Arts

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 6

RICHMOND, Wednesday.--The annual meeting of the Richmond School of Arts was held last night. The institution is in a most flourishing condition, and has a credit…

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Debating Institutes. School of Arts

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 2

The weekly meeting of the School of Arts Debating Club was held on Monday evening last, Mr. Hendry (president) in the chair. The election of delegates to the Debating…

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School History of Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 4

It will be remembered that some months ago Mr. Lusk, a barrister of the Supreme Court, won the prize offered by the Public Instruction Department for a school history of Australia…

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Wagga New School

The Australian Star · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 5

WAGAA WAGAA, Thursday.--The Hon, J. H. Carrothers has accepted the invitation of the local school board to lay the foundation stone of the now school at Newtown…

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Schools of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 5

BOWRAL, Wednesday--The sixth annual meeting of the School of Arts was hold last night. Mr. J. G. Morris (president) presided. The annual report dealt with the affairs of the…

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The Bowral School of Arts. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 6

The annual meeting of the School of Arts was held in the committee-room last night. There was a fair attendance of members, the president, Mr. J. G. Morris, being in the chair. The annual report was read…

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The Richmond School of Arts. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 6

The annual meeting of the members of the Richmond School of Arts was held last night, Mr. T. H. F. Griffin was in the chair. It was shown that the receipts of last year had been £187 16s 9d and the expenditure £126 13s…

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Molong School of Arts

The Australian Star · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 2

MOLONG, Thursday.--The annual meeting of the School of Arts, Molong, was held last night. The balance-sheet showed nearly £50 to the credit of the institution, after…

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Pupil Teachers in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 5

Sir,—I heartily sympati[?]se with he expressions of "An Englishwoman" in your issue of yesterday, and beg your [?]avour in order to add my test[?]mony as the mother of an equally unfortun[?] female pupil teacher,…

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Scientific Instruction in School

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

A Mother writes The teaching of science in the public schools, however useful it may be, sometimes leads to rather startling results when the boys follow up the experiments in their own…

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Convent Schools, Grafion

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 17

OWING (writes a correspondent) to a mistake in printing or otherwise " he number of children attending the North South Grafton schools conducted by the sisters Mercy has been…

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The Dominican Nuns in the Diocese. Opening of the Boarding School at Moss Vale

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 14

The Dominican nuns of West Maitland, having recently, as already announced in these columns, purchased the property known as " Elm Court," in Moss Vale, intend to open on the 6th of April…

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The Old Schoolmaster

The Australian Workman · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 1

HE sat at the desk at the close of the day, For he felt the weight of his many years--His form was bent and his hair was grey, And his eyes were dim with the fulling tears…

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School History of Australia

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 10

It will be remembered that some months ago Mr. Lusk, a barrister of the Supreme Court, won the prize offered by the Public Instruction Department for a school history…

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The Newcastle School of Arts. [By Telegraphic.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 9

At the annual meeting of membors of the Newcastle School of Arts last evening, Mr. H. P. Brown (president) in the chair the report and balance-sheet were adopted. The latter showed credit of £350 to the…

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The Camden School of Arts. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Camden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 10

The annual meeting of members of the School of Arts was held last night, Mr. W. R. Cowper, president, in the chair. The report submitted was of a satisfactory character. There are now 1905 volumes…

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