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Schools, 1896

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School of Arts Debating Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 July 1896 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

There was an interested audience at the lecturehall of the School of Arts on Tuesday night to listen to a public debate between the Single Tax League of New N[?] Wales and the School of Arts…

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Church and School Lands

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 July 1896 · page 8

It was stated by the Minister for Lands last night, in reply to a question asked by Mr. Perry that when the administration of the church and school lands was transferred…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Friday 24 July 1896 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph

The School of Arts Debating Club held Its usual weekly meeting last night; the president (Mr. J-Ferris) in the chair. There was a record attendance of members, thirty-eight being present, and…

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China. Purchasing Rifles. Engaging Military Teachers

Evening News · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 5

LONDON, July 24.-Li Hung Chang, the Chinese Viceroy, who is on a visit to Europe, is purchasing large quantities fo rifles. He is also engaging instructors in cavalry in…

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Emmaville Convent School Enterment. Jubilee Presentation to the Rev. Mother

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 15

THIS entertainment, which was held in Foster's Hall, was a brilliant success. The hall and stage were very nicely decorated with ferns, pot-plants, Chinese lanterns, and drapery, arranged by the…

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Ministers at Robertson. a Cordial Welcome. Public Meeting in the School of Arts. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Robertson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 9

Mr J. H. Carruthers (Minister for Lands), Mr. J. H. Young (Ministerfor Works), Messrs J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Hawthorne, and Rigg, Ms. L.A., and Mr. G. Fuller, ex-M.L.A., left Sydney this morning…

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The Sunday School. International Lesson. Sunday, August 2, 1896. David's Kindness. 2 Samuel ix, 1-13. a Golden Age

The Methodist · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 5

THE fierce wars which marked the early period of David's reign were now past. The kingdom was established and officers of justice appointed:…

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New Congregational SchoolRoom A Unique Design

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 8

It is the intention of the Congregational Church authorities in Parramatta to erect a school hall and class rooms at the rear of the Church on Palmer-street. The building will…

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Wesleyan Sunday School Distribution of Prizes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 6

The distribution of prizes, the result of the recent examination in connection with the Wesleyan Sunday School, Parramatta, took place in the Ma[?]quarie Hall on Tuesday…

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Schoolboys Die Together

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 July 1896 · page 2

A very strange case was inquired into by a coroner's jury at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts, this week (says London PEOPLE). The bodies of two schoolboys, aged 12…

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St. Anne's R.C. School-Church. Opened by Cardinal Moran. Large Gathering at Bondi

Evening News · Monday 27 July 1896 · page 7

Cardinal Moran yesterday afternoon performed the ceremony of blessing and opening St. Anne's R.C. School-Church, which has just been erected in O'Brien-street, Bendi. The building, the…

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The Cardinal at Bondi. Opening of St. Anne's School Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 July 1896 · page 3

The ceremony of blessing and opening St. Anne's School Church, recently erected in O'Brion-strest, Bondi, was performed yesterday afternoon by Cardinal Moran, The building was packed to its…

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Congregational Sunday-school Union

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 July 1896 · page 3

The half-yearly examination under the auspices of the New South Wales Congregational Sunday School Union was he'd on Saturday at the Bourke- street Congregational Sunday School-hall. About…

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The Churches. St. Anne's Church School, Bondi. Opening Ceremony by the Cardinal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 July 1896 · page 3

Cardinal Moran yesterday blessed the new church-school erected by the Franciscan Fathers at Bondi. The new building will cost over £600, and. with £130 collected yesterday, the amount…

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Athletic Notes. Sports at Brisbane. Success of a Sydney Man. A Parramatta Champion--A Brief Interview--The Ashfield Harriers' Handicap -- Grammar School Sports--Harriers' Combined Run--And the Latest News and Gossip

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 July 1896 · page 8

There was a fair muster of harriers at Kensington on Saturday. Most of them present indulged in training. The Life-Saving Society is doing good…

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Athletics Tamworth Public Schools Athletic Association

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Tuesday.--At the annual meeting of the Tamworth District Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association the report disclosed a satisfactory slate of affairs, the association having nearly £46 to its…

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Fatal Accident to a Schoolboy

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 6

INVERELL, Tuesday.--A sad fatality occurred yesterday at the Ponds, a few miles from Inverell. The local school teacher sent a boy named William John Simpson, aged 13, for her horse, and…

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