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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1898

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Gorrey's Gardens. Cabarita, - Parramatta - River. the Premier Pleasure Grounds of Australia. Just the place to take the Sunday-school Scholars for their Picnic

The Methodist · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 15

Largest Pavilion in the Colonies, accommodating 3000 persons, therefore there need be no anxiety about the weather. Extensive Grounds, 20 Summer Houses, Shady Nooks,…

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Our Letter Box. Catholic Teachers

The Catholic Press · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 8

Sir,—It must be a source of gratification to the Catholic teachers of Australia that the Catholic Readers prepared some two years ago by his Eminence the Cardinal and…

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School Books

The Catholic Press · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 8

Cassell's French, Gorman, English and Latin Dictionaries, each 3s 6d. English History, illustrated, complete, now, 1s 9d. Geography, with maps, 4d and 1s 3d…

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Opening a New School

Evening News · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 4

The suburb of Leichhardt presented a lively appearance in the vicinity of the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, the occasion being the opening of a new girls' school in connection with the…

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New Public School at Leichhardt. the Oepiciax Opening Ceremony. Yalediotory Address by the Minister. Administration of Thb Public Instruction Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 12

Yesterday afternoon Leichhardt was en fete on the occasion of the oflicial opening ceremony in conneclion with the now handsome and commodious structure that has just been erected for the girls' now…

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Athletics. Sydney Grammar School Sports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 10

The annual sports meeting of the bydnoy Grammar School Athletic Club was held yosterdav at the Sydney Cricket Ground and in tho presence of a large aud fashionable attomdauce Amongst…

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The Sunday School Moral Photograhy

The Methodist · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 14

Mrs. G. A. Paull in the S.S. Times employs the following apt illustration: He was a successful…

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Leichhardt Girls' School. Official Opening

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 5

The girls' new school, Marion-street, Leichhardt, was formally opened yesterday afternoon by Mr. Jacob Garrard, Minister for Public Instruction. The building, the foundation…

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Mr. Garrard at Leichhardt. Opening a New School. Valedictory Address by the Minister

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 11

The Minister for Education, Mr. Jacob Garrard, visited Leichhardt yesterday afternoon for the purpose of opening the handsome new girls' school which has been added to the…

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Public School Statistics

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 11

In delivering what be termed his valedictory address as Minister for Education yesterday, at Leichhardt, Mr. Jacob Garrard quoted some interesting statistics bearing on the progress and development of the public school…

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Mittagong School of Arts

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 53

MITTAGONG, July 27.—At a committee meeting of the School of Arts last evening a letter was read from Mr. A. W. Tooth offering, to exchange the block of ground in the centre of the town, which…

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Politics in Public Schools

Truth · Sunday 7 August 1898 · page 3

SIR,—A teacher in a public school not a thousand miles from Duubo, has been impressing upon the school children that free-trade is the best policy for the country. So…

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The Rhymer. Dame Coghlan's School

Truth · Sunday 7 August 1898 · page 3

"Promotion in the Civil Service will in future be awarded by a system of marks."—New Public service Board Regular on. The school-house was palatial…

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Newcastle Teachers' Association. Annual Meeting. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 August 1898 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Newcastle district Public School Teachers' Athletic Association was held in the Bolton-street schoolroom on Friday evening. Mr. C. O. Flashman (district inspector of…

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Stockton School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 August 1898 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The annual report of the Stockton School of Arts shows that the receipts during the past 15 months totalled £159, and the sum of £125 has been expended in alterations to the new premises. The…

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Newcastle News. Public Schools' Athletic Association

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 August 1898 · page 6

In their annual report, presented to a general meeting of members on Friday evening, the officers of the Public Schools' Athletic Association make reference to the proposal recently made by…

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Lawn Tennis. a Schools' Match

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 August 1898 · page 8

A match, under the auspices of the Public School Amateur Athletic Association, was played a few days ago at Chatswood between teams representing respectively the girls of the Erskineville Superior Public…

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School of Instruction

Evening News · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 3

The following officers are attending No. 16 country course, class B, Infantry School of Instruction, which commenced at Victoria Barracks this morning: Major Murray, Captain Freehill, Lieutenants…

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At King's School, Parramatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 5

Our Parramatta correspondent writes:—"The Sag at The King's School was half-mast high on Monday out of respect to the late Mr. Justice Manning, who had been a member of The King's School…

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