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Schools, 1896

1,643 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 83

School of Arts Debating Club

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the School of Arts Debating Club was held last night, the president (Mr. J. Ferris) in the chair. The debate for the evening was:--"That the election of members of Parliament as more delegates…

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Football. Public School Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 3

The final match in connection with the senior grade of the Public Schools' competition took place on Friday, at the Agricultural Society's Ground between the Fort-street and Cleveland-street schools. The latter…

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The Estimates. Public Instruction Department. Country Schools. Treatment on the Sobraon. the Labor Bureau

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 6

The House went into Committee of Supply to further consider the Estimates. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, LABOR, AND INDUSTRY…

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M. Henri Kowalski. Presentation by Pupils

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 3

The pupils of Mons. Henri Kowalski intend to do him honour prior to his departure for Europe. M. Kowalski has for many years held a foremost position…

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Marist Brothers' High School. Third Annual Sports

The Catholic Press · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 15

THE third annual sports in connection with the Marist Brothers' High School took place at the sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. Rain fell throughout the…

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The Sunday School. International Lesson. Sunday, September 27Th., 1896. REVIEW

The Methodist · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 9

GOLDEN TEXT.—(Prov. xviii. 10) "The name of the Lord is a strong tower : the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." I.—GOLDEN TEXTS…

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Tamworth District Public Schools Sports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 617

The fourth annual meeting of the Tamworth District Public Schools Athletic Association was held on the oval on the 9th inst. The schools represented were—Tamworth, Tamworth West, Nemingha, Cockburn…

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Public Schools Sports. To-day's Programme

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 5

The final day's sports of take above will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, and in the afternoon a large attendance is expected. The…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 9

The Primate has addressed the following circular to the Anglican clergy on the subject of religious instruction in public schools:--"Rev. and Dear Sir,--The time has come round for me to…

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Football. Public Schools' Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 12

The final match in the A division of the junior grade of the public schools' competition was played at Norwood Park on Wednesday last between Erskineville and Darling-road, Balmain, and resulted in a win for…

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Sydney Chess Club V. School of Arts. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 12

Sir,--A curiously unsportsmanlike expression of opinion appears in your report of the recent chess match, Sydney Club v. School of Arts Club. In that report it is suggested that it…

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Public Schools'competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 September 1896 · page 6

The final match of the Junior Grade—A Division —was played at Norwood Park on Wednesday last between Erskineville and Darling-road,Balmain, and resulted in an easy victory for the former; scores…

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Public Schools Sports. Eighth Annual Gathering. Second Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 September 1896 · page 7

The Sydney Cricket Ground was occupied on Saturday with the second day's events of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association's annual gathering. Fortunately, the rain, which threatened…

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Sydney Ragged Schools. Annual Meeting. a Charity Organisation Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 September 1896 · page 3

The thirty-sixth annual meeting in connection with the Sydney Ragged Schools was held in the Temperance Hall yesterday afternoon. The chair was occupied by the Premier (the Hon. G. H…

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Ragged Schools. The Premier's Speech. Amalgamating Charity Societies

The Australian Star · Tuesday 22 September 1896 · page 2

The 30th annual meeting in connection with the Sydney Ragged Schools was held at the Temperance Hall at 3 p.m. yesterday. There are five ragged…

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Sydney Ragged Schools. the Premier on Charity Organisation. a Scheme Outlined

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 September 1896 · page 3

The 36th annual meeting of the Sydney Ragged Schools was hold in the Temperance-hall yesterday afternoon; Mr. G. H. Reid. Premier, occupying the chair. There were on the…

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A Pupils' Dance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 September 1896 · page 3

On the evening of the 11th instant Miss L. Wright gave a dance to her pupils and their friends at Nithsdale, Hyde Park. The attendance was large, and included pupils whose ages varied from 5 to 20…

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The London County Council. Ii. Industrial Schools.--nipping Crime in the Bud

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 September 1896 · page 5

I have just given some details of the way in which the County Council lends a benevolent, helping hand to the casual poor, who can only afford the smallest pittance for purchasing the…

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Trinity College Examinations. Success of Catholic Convent-school Pupils

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 15

ON Tuesday last the Sydney dailies published a general list of the passes at the Trinity College Musical Examinations lately held in. Sydney. The list was published on the authority of Hector R…

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Musical Examinations Successes of Parramatta Pupils At the Prinity College Exams

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 3

THE result of the Trinity College, London, ,musical examination, which were held last Juce, have now been announced. We notice with pleasure that pupils from Parramatta…

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