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Schools, 1892

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The Cardinal and the Public Schools the Catholic Alliance with the Protection Party

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 17

IN last Saturday's SYDNEY DAILY TELEGRAPH special prominence was given to a letter. the Public Instruction Act". The letter was signed "Argus" and we make a few…

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Among the School Christmas Entertainments and Prize Days. St. Benedict's School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 18

THE annual distribution of prizes to the boys attending St. Benedict's School (conducted by the Marist Brohers) was held in the presence of bis Lordship Dr. Higgins, Father Timmony, Captain…

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Presentation to a Schoolmaster

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 17

WRITING with respect to the " break up" for the holidays at St. Mary's Boys' School, Newcastle, our correspondent writes :-The Very Rev. Father Meapher handed the prizes to the successful ones…

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A New School Map

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 16

THAT our clever young Australians are able to turn out map work in every way equal to the big English school-furnishing firms is proved by the successful effort of Mr. W. J. Banks, of 18…

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THE GOVErNOr of Tasmania and the Convent School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 16

On Wednesday week the annual distribution of prizes took place in the S. H. Schools, Presenta-tion Convent, Launceston, Tasmauia. Over the stage was the motto "Welcome to our Dear…

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Catholic. New School-crurch at Rockdale. the Land Presented by a Parichioner

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 14

WHERE outside our own Catholic community would one deep upon a demonstration of feith and generosity of the kind evoked on Sunday last by the ceremony at Rockdale? The…

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A Charming Christmas Entertainment. an Afternoon at St Mary's Cathedral Girls' School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 15

If the manager of the juvenile opara company, now playing in Cydney, had visited St. Mary's Cathedral Girls' School on entertainment day he would certainly have gone back and closed up his…

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Newman in the Schoolroom

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 15

A BRAVE and clever little lot of girls are those at St. Mary's School, Concord. In 1890 they gave us Cardinal Newman's "Dream of Geronthus," the first effort of the kind, We believe, in…

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School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 8

Mr. Dan Tracey had no reason to complain of the patronage bestowed upon the performance given by his Vaudeville Minstrel and Specialty Company. Every seat in the hall was occupied and most of the…

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Sun[?]ag-schools

The Methodist · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 5

Hillgrove.—The anniversary of the Hillgrove School has just been celebrated. The sermons were preached on Sunday, December 20th, by the Rev. J…

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Extensive Bush Fires. Great Destruction of Property. a School Burnt

Evening News · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Monday.—The damage done by the tremendous bush fires which have devastated all the country between Urangeline Creek and the Great Southern Railway is reported to be…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) the Bush Fires. a School Burned. Settlers' Heavy Losses. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 5

Bush fires in the district are still causing great loss to settlers. The fire already reported on Eunonyhareenyha has now swept through Oura station to Wantabadgery,…

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The Roman Catholic Primary Schools. Cardinal Moran's Prizes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 5

The results have been published of the Roman Catholic primary schools competition in the diocese of Sydney in connection with the prizes presented by Cardinal Moran…

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Government Grants to Schools of Art. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1892 · page 6

Sir,—Is it customary for the Government to give grants for the purpose of building theatres in opposittion to private halls, because this is the way the Corowa School of Arts committee are expending the…

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[?] As School. Good's Tribute

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 18

[?] [?]bishop of Wellington N.Z. [?] holiday "break up" of the [?] Brother's School in Wellington, Said:—…

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The Good Samaritans at Newtown. St. Bede's High School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 17

NOTWITHSTANDING the local oppesition in the shape of public and private education [?] ments the Sisters of the Good [?] have succeeded in Keeping their High school of St…

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The Cardinal and School Competition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 15

ON Wednesday, the Feast of the Epiphany, at the end of the High mass in St. Mary's Cathedral, at which he presided, the Cardinal-Archbishop presented the prizes offered for…

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The School of Arts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 71

The Vaudeville Company, which have apparently inexhaustible resources as regards securing the public favour, are now, after a year's uninterrupted success, drawing crowded houses. Mr…

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Bush Fires Still Raging. a Schoolhouse Burnt

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 46

The hush fires continue to rage in various parts of the country, and they are doing immense, damage.. Unlike fires in cities and towns, they are not easily grappled with. There…

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The Public School System in New South Wales. Position and Emoluments of Teachers. Facilities for Training. (By Our Special Commissioner.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 8

During the last decade it has been the practice of successive Ministers for Public Instruction to point to our educational system as one singularly complete in its organisation. Wherever, throughout the length…

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