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Schools, 1896

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School of Arts Debating Club

Evening News · Friday 4 December 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. There was the usual large attendance of members and visitors. The…

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Breaking and Entering a School

The Australian Star · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 2

In the case of Major Atwell Thomas Woods, tried at the Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday for breaking and entering the superior public school at North…

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Wentzel's Pupils' Concert

Evening News · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 3

It is announced that the pupils of Herr Albert Wentzel will give a concert at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the large hall of the Young Men's Christian Association…

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Herr Wentzel's Pupils' Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 10

Herr Albert Wentzel will give his fourth annual musical matinée at the Y.M.C.A. Hall to-day. Not only will many of his pupils appear, but his new and original "String Quartette in D minor" will be…

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Sunday School Teachers' Social

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 7

A social gathering of Sunday School teachers of North Sydney, which it is intended shall become an annual affair, took place on Wednesday, the 2nd instant, at St. Peter's Hall, Blue's Point-road, and…

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Manly Industrial School. Drawing of Art Union

The Catholic Press · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 12

THE art union drawing of prizes was held at the above deserving institution on Thursday, November 26, at 7 p m. The drawing was held under the presidency of the Mayor of…

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St. Mary's High School

The Catholic Press · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 18

ON Monday night, at the Guild Hall, a large audience greeted the performance of a short four-act tragedy entitled "Sir Thomas More" by the pupils of the Marist…

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Public School Performance

Evening News · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 3

The operatic cantata, "Phyllis," is to be rendered by the pupils of the Model Public School next Saturday afternoon. Dances, marches, and tableaux are to be a special feature. The head master conducts, and…

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Pyrmont School Entertainment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 10

The Royal Standard Theatre was crowded last night, when the pupils of the Superior Public School, Pyrmont, gave an entertainment in aid of the piano and prize fund. Much trouble had evidently been…

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The Manitoba School Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 7

The Quebec L'Electeur gives the following as coming from the Pope:—"I am not acquainted with the details of the school question, but there is a fact that cannot be lost sight of, and that is that…

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Fort-street School Matinee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 10

The pupils of the Fort-street Model Public School will give a performance of the cantata "Phyllis, the Farmer's Daughter" at Her Majesty's Theatre next Saturday afternoon. Mr. J. W. Turner…

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"Brother Claudius' School."

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 3

The following is the text of the report, forwarded to head quarters, by the Inspector who lately paid a visit to Parramatta to examine the bora of the school conducted by the Marist…

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All Saints' Sunday School Picnic

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 6

The annual picnic ol the All Saints' Sunday school was held on Wednesday, at Manly, when, despite the wet weather, a most enjoyable day was spent. The youngsters lunched…

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The Annual School Treat

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 12

The ladies' committee met at the school on the 25th November, when further subscriptions were banded in, and munificent donations of tea, sugar, lollies, bread, butter, milk, and…

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The Sunday School. International Lesson. Sunday, December 13, 1896 Cautions Against Intemperance. Prov. xxiii. 15-25

The Methodist · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 8

GOLDEN TEXT (Prov. xxiii. 21).—"The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty." The Young looking out upon the Future.—Every young person has a…

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The Late Archbishop Benson. Some Anecdotes. Life at Truro. An Unconventional Minister--Stories of School

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 8

The late Archbishop of Canterbury was buried with all the pomp and reverence due to his position as Primate of the Anglican Church in the…

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Australian Literature. Unrecognised Work. Some Teachers and Masters. No. VII

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 7

Having brought the recognised leading lights of our literature fairly down to date, completeness requires some retrospect and resume. For there are…

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Women's S.P.C.A. School Children's Prizes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 20

The tenth annual prize giving of the "Women's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took place at the Town Hall on Nov. 26. The hall was filed with public school children and…

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Herb Wentzel's Pupils

Evening News · Monday 7 December 1896 · page 2

The fourth annual musical matinee of Herr Albert Wentzel's pupils took place at the Y.M.C.A. Hall, on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a large audience. A well-arranged…

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Mr. H. H. Rices's Pupils' Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 December 1896 · page 3

Mr. Herbert H. Rice announces his annual pupils' concert to take place at the Y.M.C.A. Hall tomorrow evening…

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