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Schools, 1897

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Newcastle News. School of Arts Experiment. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 5

The official opening of the billiard room at the Newcastle School of Arts on Saturday night attracted between 60 and 70 subscribers. Mr. D. J. M'Lean,…

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All Saints' Mission School. Annual Prize Giving

Evening News · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 7

The annual prize giving; of AH Saints' and the Mission Sunday schools. Petersham, took place in the local Town Hall last night. Previous to the distribution tea was partaken of in the Town Hall by the…

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Petersham Technical School. Presentation of Prizes. the Prize List

Evening News · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 2

The Minister for Education, Mr. Jacob Garrard, last night presented the prizes and certificates gained at the examinations of 1896 by the students of the Technical School at Petersham. The…

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School Football

Referee · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 8

The King's School and Newington College moot for the first time this season on the College Ground at St[?]more, this afternoon. The game will commence at 3.30, with…

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Sydney High School Sports. S.C.G., May 12, 1897

Referee · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 7

The following are the results of the open events on the programme of the 19th annual sports of the Sydney High School:—Officials Starter, Mr. R. Coombes; judges…

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The Proposed New Church and School Lands Bill. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 5

Sir,—In your issue of the 19th March last, giving an exhaustive account of the conference between the hon, the Minister for Lands and the Church and School lands tenants, it is stated that in answer to…

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Petersham and District Technical School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 9

The prizes and certificates gained at the Technical College examinations of 1896 were presented to the pupils of the Petersham classes at the local Town Hall last night. Mr. J. S. Hawthorne presided, and…

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Lusk's School History

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 5

It is not intended by the Minister for Public Instruction to abandon the publication of Lusk's School History of Australasia. Up to the present the cost to the Government in connection…

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Football. Newington College V. the King's School

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 2

Newington College and the King's School faced each other yesterday afternoon on the Newington College grounds at Stanmore. The King's School won the toss, and kicked off. The teams were…

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Church News. Stanmore Wesleyan Sunday School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 7

Crowded congregations were present at each of the three services held on Sunday in the Stanmore Wesleyan Church in connection with the anniversary of the sunday School. The interior of the building…

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Parramatta Park. And the King's School. PARRAMATTA

The Australian Star · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 6

One of the largest meetings ever held in Parramatta discussed, yesterday evening the proposal of the park trustees to lease to the King's School…

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King's School and the Parramatta Park

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 5

A public meeting was held in the Town-hall. Parramatta on Wednesday evening to consider the proposal of the Parramatta Park trustees to lease a few acres of the park to the King's…

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Proceedings on Friday. Visits to the Schools

The Catholic Press · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 10

On Friday morning the Cardinal and the visitors, accompanied by the local clergy and the Hon. Thomas Dalton, Mr. James Dalton, Mr. S. Kearney, and others, visited the schools of the…

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The Infant Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 7

The next visit was paid to the Schools of St. Joseph and the Sacred Heart. The large schoolroom was well decorated for the occasion, and when the visitors were seated a choruS was sung. The…

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Public School Festival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 9

Yesterday a deputation representing the Public Schools A.A. waited on the Hon. J. Garrard, Minister for Education, with reference to holding a demonstration by Public school children from all…

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Roman Catholic Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 10

The diocesan inspector of Roman Catholic schools, the Rev. J. O'Donohoe, forwarded his annual report on the Primary Catholic Schools of the diocese to the Bishop of Maitland to-day. The report states…

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The Public Schools Boatrace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 9

The annual four-oared race between the boys of the public schools of the colony was rowed this afternoon on the Albert Park Lake, and resulted in a win for the Melbourne Grammar…

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Schools' Premiership Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 12

The first match in this competition between the Sydney Grammar School and Sydney Church of England Grammar School took place on Wednesday last, at the North Sydney Oval, in the presence of a fair number of spectators, and…

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Promotion in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 5

Sir,—May I crave your indulgence re an anomaly which I think exists in some of our Public schools re promotion of pupils. In some suburban schools in the girls' department, promotions are made half…

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Granville Technical School. Annual Distribution of Prizes. Lady Students Highest Is the Colony. the Hon. Jacob Garrard on Technical Instruction

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

There was a very large gathering at the Granville School Arts and Working Men's College on Friday evening. 14th May, when the report for the year 1896 was presented and…

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