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Schools, 1896

1,643 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 83

Public School Furniture

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 October 1896 · page 5

Mr. Garrard stated in the Assembly last night, in reply to a question, that Mr. J. W. Eaton was the contractor for the public schools furniture. The last…

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Church and School Lands Tenants

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 October 1896 · page 4

The oft-repeated complaint respecting the disabilities under which the tenants on church and school lands suffer was voiced once more by Mr. Price, M.P., yesterday, in his place in…

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 8

The usual weekly meeting of this club took place last night, when there was a large attendance of members and visitors, who showed considerable interest in the debate. The president…

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Accident at a Public School

The Australian Star · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 5

A boy named Leslie Chine, attending Forest Lodge Public School, fell a distance of 26 feet from the roof of the building yesterday, when clambering…

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Congregationalists in Conference. Camden College. Sunday-school Union

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 3

Ministers and deacons had matters their own way at yesterday morning's sitting of the Congregational Union. It was practically the annual meeting of their association. The Rev. W. J. Closs, B.A., presided. The Rev. F…

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The Canley Vale Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 6

CANLEY VALE, Thursday.--The local school board, Messrs. Wright (chairman), Dale, Vallance, W. Stimson, and Spring, accompanied by the Mayor and Alderman Westacott, of…

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The Anniversary of Trafalgar. Demonstrations in England. Celebrations in Two Hundred Towns. Speeches in Board Schools. Irritation of the French People

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night--The anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar was commemorated to-day. The Navy League arranged for…

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Teaching the Teachers. Miss Badham on Our Schools. The Examination Questions. "As So Used"--What Other People Say About English

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 8

Miss Badham has a thoughtful-article in the "Australian Economist," in which she compares the private and public schools system. She contends…

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Diocese of Bathurst. Concert of the Pupils of the Convent of Mercy. the Bishop and the People's Federal Convention

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 15

ON Wednesday evening last the School of Arts' hall was filled on the occasion of the annual concert by the pupils of the local Convent of Mercy High School. His Lordship the Bishop and several of…

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Convent Schools, Bathurst. Splendid Musical and Dramatic Entertainment

The Catholic Press · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 19

ONE of the best school entertainments at which it has been our pleasure to have been present for a long time was given on the evening of last Wednesday week by…

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Grand Australian Fair. Eastertide, 1896. School Competitions. Explanation

The Catholic Press · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 11

1. All articles sent in for competition are to be retained by the committee and disposed of in aid of the Fair Fund 2. Non-competitive work will not be received…

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Paddington School Excursion

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 16

THE annual outing in connection with St. Francis' (Paddington) parochial schools is always remarkable for excellent management, general enjoyment, and the greatest order. In all these and other respects…

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Godless Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 12

Sir,—I find that there continues to exist in influential quarters here in Sydney a very strong and outspoken prejudice against our Public school system. This prejudice is, in the large majority of cases,…

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School of Arts Debating Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 5

The weekly meeting of this club took place on Thursday.The president (Mr. J.Ferris)was in the chair. Mr.G.Warner was elected a member.The motion, "That the slavish imitation of the Old…

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Street Waifs: and Schools

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 3

During the last week or two, the time of the Parramatta Police Court Bench has been pretty largely occupied in dealing with neglected…

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St. Alban's School Church, East Carlingford. the Opening. Tea Meeting and Concert

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 14

St. Alban's School Church, East Carlingford, was opened on Sunday, the 11th instant, by his Lordship the Primate and considerable interest was manifested in the function,the…

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Public School

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 5

The report on the examination of Auburn Public School for 1895 has only come to hand within the last few weeks. The report by the examiner, Major Dettmann, is of a highly…

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A School's Match

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 8

St. Ignatius College and the Church of England Grammar School had a match which resulted in the defeat of the Collegians by 27 runs. The Church of England Grammar…

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Local and General. the Park and the King's School

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 6

The idea is abroad that the last has not been heard of the proposal to induce (if possible) the Paramatta people to exchange a portion of the Park—to be used for a recreation ground for…

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ERMINGTON & RYDALMEREE. Municipal Council. School of Arts to Be Purchased

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 11

The ordinary meeting of the Council was field on Wednesday. Present: The Mayor, and Aldermen Kirby, Spurway, Humphreys, and Jenkins…

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