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Schools, 1897

1,590 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 80

Public Schools Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 3

The children's fete, commencing to -day at the Sydney Cricket. Ground, is of extreme interest to a large section of the public, and the young people taking their holiday in such a healthy and attractive manner will probably be…

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The Centenary Op Newcastle. Celebration by the Citizens. Public Schools' Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 5

The commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Newcastle was commenced .by the citizens yesterday with demonstrations and displays not unworthy of the…

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A Doctor of the Old School

Evening News · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 2

"Mrs. Palmer," the letter continues,, "is very kind to me, and is as benevolent as yourself. She is a niece of a famous physician in London, Sir William Blizzard; and she says, dear lady, that…

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School History

Evening News · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 2

Seeing that the author had undoubtedly taken great pains to make (himself acquainted with every detail of Margaret's history in England, it is a little surprising that he should have shown so…

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Melbourne Letter. a Daring Sacrilege. the Agitation for Scripture Lessons in the State Schools. Archbishop Carr on the New Movement. Marriage of Mr. P. M'mahon Glynn, B.l

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 18

NOT only the Catholic but the general community also have been shocked by the perpetration of a daring sacrilege whereby over £80 worth of sacred vessels, etc., was stolen from St. Joseph's Church…

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Religious Instruction in State Schools. Protest by Archbishop Carr

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 16

IN the recent monthly school papers which have been issued by the Education Department there appear not only psalms, but extracts from the Protestant translation of the Bible. As these papers are…

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The Teachers' Association. Formation of a Teachers' Registry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 12
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A meeting of the Teachers' Association was held at the Sydney Grammar School last evening. The Rev. C. J. Prescott, M.A., principal of the Burwood Ladies' College, presided, and there was a…

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Sydney School of Arts Lectures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 11

The next popular lecture will be delivered on Friday, September 24, by Mr. F. W. Wright, M.P.S., R.S., &c. Subject: "The Art of Perf[?]mery." Mr. Wright has been in the service of Messrs. Elliott…

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The Public Schools' Carnival. a Successful Gathering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 7

The annual sports gathering and calisthenic display by the children of the Public schools look place yesterday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and was in every was a brilliant success. Unlike the Jubilee…

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The Sunday School. Sunday, September 26, 1897. REVIEW

The Methodist · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 11

GOLDEN TEXT. — "Let your light so shine I before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matt. v. 16…

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The School of Arts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 605

The Newcastle School of Arts may be said to have been established in the year 1861, although its operations were suspended for a few years until Government assistance could be obtained. In 1868 a site in…

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Public Schools' Carnival

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 3

The Public Schools' Carnival, organised under the auspices of the Public Schools' Athletic Association, was continued on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon…

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Public Schools Carnival

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 5

The Public Schools carnival was continued at the Cricket Ground this morning, and despite the unpleasant nature of the weather the youngsters were in attendance in considerable…

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A Teachers' Registry

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 9

A scheme for a proposed Teachers' Registry, under the management of the Teachers' Association, has been formulated. Its objects are stated to find suitable employment, educational or…

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The Late Sir William Windeyer at the King's School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 4

The King's School has turned out in the course of its long and honorable history a number of men who have reflected credit upon it and luatre upon the colony. It is…

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School Attendance Cases. From Smithfield

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 8

At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday, Francis Hill, of Smithfield who called to answer a charge of not sending his child to…

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The Great Public Schools-sports. King's School Representatives

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 5

THE annual sports meeting of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales was held on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground The attendance was not very large, but the racing…

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Public School Nepotism. Mora P.S. Board Jobbery

Truth · Sunday 19 September 1897 · page 3

SIR,—There is an association called the Public Schools Institute which exists presumably for the benefit of all teachers. The word 'presumably' fits in aptly, as the…

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The School Sports

Truth · Sunday 19 September 1897 · page 2

THE annual sports gathering and calistaenie display promoted by the Public Schools Sports Association was held on the Sydney Cricket ground on Friday and Saturday. In…

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