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Schools, 1896

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Burwood School of Arts

The Australian Star · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A deputation representing the Burwood School of Arts conferred with the Minister for Education this afternoon upon several matters connected with the institution…

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Bossley Park School

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 3

Messrs. Bruce Hall, A. J. Macpherson, and E. J. Brady waited upon Mr. Garrard yesterday morning to ask him to reconsider the decision not to reopen the public School at Bossloy Park. The intention to…

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Johannesburg News. New Jewish Schools

The Australasian Hebrew · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 3

The foundation stone of the first Jewish school-building in the Transvaal was laid at Johannesburg on Wednesday, March 25th, by His Honor Chief Justice Cootzee, in the presence of a large gathering of Jews and Christians. Among Australians…

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Sydney Jewish Sabbath School

The Australasian Hebrew · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 1

THE annual general meeting and distribution of prizes in connection with the Sydney Jewish Sabbath School took place on Sunday morning last in the “New Oddfellows’ Temple,” Elizabeth-street. Rabbi Davis presided, and among the fifty or so ladies…

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Sunday School Teachers' Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 12

The quarterly conference of the teachers of the Sunday Schools of St. Mary's (Waverley), St. Jude's (Randwick), and St. Nicholas's (Coogee) was held at St. Mary's Schoolroom, Birrell-street, on Thursday…

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Testimony to the Efficiency of Catholic Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 6

In the Daily News of March 31 is an article, entitled "Some Notes on the Education Returns," by "An Impartial Observer," in which ample and valuable testimony is borne to the efficiency of…

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England. the New Education Bill. in Favour of Denominational Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 6

Says the London TARLET, April 4 :— We congratulate the Government and the country upon the bold and comprehensive Bill which Sir John Gorst introduced in the House of Commons on…

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The Irish School Grant

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 6

Archbishop Walsh continues to press the claims of the Irish schools to an increased grant from the Treasury. The groundwork of his charge against the Treasury is that, upon an…

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Success of County Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 7

The Scotch returns (says the London Daily News) show that no other Voluntary schools except the Roman Catholic schools are there making any headway against the public schools, where the…

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(Fron Our Correspondent.) Public Schools Four-oared Race. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 12

The annual four-oared race between the students of the Public schools was commenced on the Upper Yarra this afternoon, over about a mile course. The race was rowed in heats. In the first heat the…

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DUNDAS. Wesleyan Sunday-school Treat

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 2

On Saturday last an enjoyable picnic was given to the children of the Dundas Wesleyan Sunday-school by the teachers and their friends; the scene of the festivities being the…

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The sunday School. International Lesson. Sunday, May 24, 1896. Jesus Teaching in the Temple. (Luke xx. 9-19) I.—a Great Day in the Life of Jesus

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 10

Order of Events.—By careful comparison of the Evangelists we find that after the triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, our Lord was received…

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Sunday School Union

The Methodist · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 8

THE monthly meeting of the Sunday-school Union was held in the Centenary Hall on Friday evening last, 8th May. A hearty welcome was tendered to…

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Physical Training in our Public Schools

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 1015

Our illustrations will serve a twofold object. They will show the results of physical training in our Public schools and offer to other schools, especially in the country districts, suggestions as to how a very…

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Great Public Schools Regatta

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 1037

The third annual regatta of the Great Public Schools was held last Saturday afternoon on the Parramatta River, under very favourable conditions of fine, cool weather, smooth water, and excellent…

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School Libraries

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 1009

Mr. Price, M.L.A., has recently submitted to the Premier a proposal for the establishment of public libraries in connection with the Public schools of the colony, the idea being…

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School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 11

The monthly committee meeting of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was held last Wednesday night. The librarian's statement showed the following circulation for the month of April, viz.:--Fiction,…

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General Meetings. Burwood School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 12

A meeting of residents interested in the formation of the Burwood School of Arts Debating Club was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. W. Arnott in the chair. Rules passed at a previous meeting were confirmed,…

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The Public Schools Regatta

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 40

The third annual regatta of the Great Public schools of New South Wales took place on the Parramatta River on Saturday afternoon, and in every respect was highly successful The weather was all…

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