Granville Wesleyan Sunday School
In connection with the celebration of the 17th anniversary of the Granville Wesleyan Sunday School, a very successful tea meeting and entertainment was held in [?]…
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School of Arts Entertainment at Arcadia
THE first of a series of entertainments proposed to be given by the School of Arts Committee in furtherance of the purpose of establishing such an institution here…
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SIR, -The thanks of the community are due you for your able leader on School Cramming. you stated the truth when you styled Fort street Public…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Teachers' Troubles. [Written for Truth.] No. II
TEACHERS are promoted from class to class by examination; but, besides passing his own test of proficiency, the teacher must have a sufficiently good skill mark—in fact, he…
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The monthly meeting of the Teachers' Association was held at the Grammar School on Friday evening, the president in the chair. A large number of members was present. The paper read by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →School of Arts Debating Club
Dr. Muskett, the president of the above club, was in the chair at the School of Arts Debating Club on Thursday evening, when the question before the house was, "That…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lawn Tennis. Teachers' Tournament (Handicaps)
The first round of the Gentlemen's Doubles was commenced on Saturday morning, but only two matches were played. Many of the competitors absented themselves no doubt owing to the excessive…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Balmain Public Schools' Swimming Club
The opening race of the season under the auspices of the Balmain Public Schools' Swimming Club (Smith-street Superior Public School branch) took place yesterday afternoon at Davis's Floating Baths,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatality at Glyde. Two School Boys Drowned
A drowning fatality took place at Granville on Tuesday afternoon, when two boys named John Prince and Thomas Brown, aged 10 and 12, were drowned. Prince's parents reside at Clyde,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Loan Estimates. an Expenditure of Two Millions. Improving Our Prisons. Loan Money for Railways, Harbours, Bridges, and Schools. All-round Liberality
The estimates of the expenditure of the Government of New South Wales on account of public works and other services, for the years 1897-8, proposed to be provided for by loan, were laid upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. Scripture Lessons in State Schools
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Legislative Assembly was engaged most of the sitting on the second reading of a bill providing for the taking of a plebiscite of the electors as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Church and School Lands Bill Council's Amendments Adopted
When very few members of the Assembly remained awake, and the hands of the clock were pointing round in the direction of 5 o'clock this morning, Mr. Carruthers took the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Speech by Mr. Chamberlain. the Efficiency of the Army. Religious Instruction in Schools. an Irish Local Government Scheme
LONDON, Thursday.--In the course of a speech at Birmingham last night Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated that to bring the army…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →School Concert at St. Marys
A most successful concert was held in the Roman Catholic Schoolroom, St. Marys, on Saturday night last, in aid of the children's prize fund. The attendance was large…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Diocese of Bathurst. the Convent High School Concent. Father Henry's Missions
ALREADY there are wars and rumours of war. The usual displays of youthful musical or histrionic ability that are the special privilege of schools at Christmas time have already begun to occupy the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Teachers' Association
At the meeting of the Teachers' Association last night the debate was resumed upon the Rev, C. J. Prescott's motion, protesting agai[?]st a suggestion on the part of the Vice-Chancellor of the University to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Sunday School Union
We received the results of the Sunday School Union Examination, but unfortunately they were too late for our present issue. They will appear in our…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Sunday School. International Lesson. Sunday, December 5, 1897. Christ's Humility and Exaltation. Phil. ii. 1-11
GOLDEN TEXT (Phil. ii. 5).—"Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." DUTIES AND MOTIVES. The apostle urges four influencing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Teachers' Tournament (Handicaps)
The first round of the Gentlemen's Doubles was commenced on Saturday morning, but only two matches were played. Many of the competitors absented themselves no doubt owing to the excessive…
Continued on Trove, page 1145 →Teachers and Examinations
The adjourned discussion on the Rev. C. J. Prescott's protest against the proposal of the vice-chancellor of the University to discontinue the public examinations after 1898 was…
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