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Schools, 1896

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Sunday School Presentation

Evening News · Thursday 30 July 1896 · page 7

Miss J. Davy, of St. Luke's Church, Sussex-street, was last night the recipient of an address and a handsome work basket from the children of the Sunday school, as a token of their…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 6

A meeting of the School of Arts Debating Club took place last night. The president (Mr. J. Ferris) was in the chair, and there was a large attendance of members and visitors. The…

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West Maitland School of Arts. (From Our Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 5

The eighty-second half-yearly meeting of the subscribers to the West Maitland School of Arts was held to-night, Mr. W. T. Lindsay, president, in the chair. The report showed that there were 270…

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Wesleyan Sunday School Union

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 5

The animal distribution of prizes in connection with the Wesleyan Methodist Sunday-school Union of New South Wales took place in the Centenary-hall on Tuesday evening. There was a good attendance, the…

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Queensland Parliament. Establishment of Superior Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.--In the Assembly tonight private members' business was taken. Mr. Philp obtained leave to introduce a hill to amend the Musgrave Wharf Extension Act of 1894. Mr…

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Entertainment in Aid of St. Michael's School

The Catholic Press · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 3

A VERY enjoyable concert was given under the auspices of the St. Michael's Church committee, in the Federation Hall, Harrington-street, on Monday evening. Some two months ago the Rev. Father…

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The Cardinal-archbishop at Bondi. Opening of a School-Church

The Catholic Press · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 18

ON Sunday afternoon the Cardinal-Archbishop performed the ceremony of blessing and opening St. Anne's School-Church at Bondi. This is a very neat and nicely finished building in O'Brien-street, which has just been…

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The School of Arts. Amendment of the Bylaws

Evening News · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 2

A special meeting of the members of the School of Arts, to consider certain amendments in the bylaws of the institution proposed by the committee, was held in the lecture hall last night…

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Convent High School, Ashfield

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 15

THE entertainment given by the pupils of the Bethlehem Convent High School, Ashfield, and briefly noticed in last week's Freeman, was a complete success. Funds were needed to pay for certain…

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Public Service Board. Successful Appeal by Teachers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 20

AS the result of the appeal made by a number of the lower-salaried teachers in the service of the Department of Public Instruction, the Board has made the following alterations in the original classification:—…

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New Convent School at Redfern

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 15

ON Sunday, 23rd August, the Cardinal-Archbishop will lay the foundation-stone of a new school for the Sisters of Meroy, adjoining St. Vincent's Church, Redfern…

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School of Arts. Special Meeting of Members

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 6

A special meeting of the members of the School of Arts was held in the lecture-room attached to the institution last night. The president (Mr. F. J. Thomas) occupied the chair. About 60 members…

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Public School Concert

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 6

An entertainment was given in the Cumberland Hall on Friday evening, by a number of scholars of the Auburn Public School—assisted by the teachers and Mr. Anderson (Drill…

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The Sunday School. International Lesson. Sunday, August 9, 1869. David's Victories. 2 Samuel x. 8-19. the Spirit of David's Wars

The Methodist · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 5

Chapters viii. and x. of 2 Samuel should be read. David's probation, first as an outlaw, then as king over the tribe of Judah, had been long and hard;…

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Sunday School Union

The Methodist · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 10

The meeting for the Prize Presentation in connection with the recent examinations was held in the Centenary Hall on Tuesday evening. The President of the Conference…

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The School of Arts. Special Meeting of Members

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 10

A special general meeting of members of the Sydney School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution last night, the president (Mr. F. J. Thomas) occupying the chair. The business of…

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School of Arts Debating Club

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 11

At tho meeting of the School of Arts Debating Club on Thursday night the question for debate was— "That the institution of profit-sharing in production and co-operation in distribution is the only practical method of solving the present industrial problem."…

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Boys and Girls. Their Preference for Lady or Gentlemen Teachers. the Pupils Express Their Opinions. In Interesting Letters

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 August 1896 · page 12

WITH characteristic candor and the delightful positivism of their…

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Fees at the Public Schools. the Method Op Collection. Is It Open to Objection What the Teachers Soy About It

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 August 1896 · page 5

UNDER our Education system, generally called free, the parents pay 3d per week for each child up to four, the maximum being one shilling a week. Those in poor…

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A Lady for Music and a Gentleman for School

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 August 1896 · page 12

Mark Hudson writes:—At school I prefer a gentleman to a lady teacher, but for music I would rattier Lave the latter. A gentleman gets so terribly angry when one makes a…

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