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Schools, 1898

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School of Arts Reunion

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 August 1898 · page 12

A very enjoyable social reunion took place at Quong Tart's rooms on Thursday evening. Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather there was a large attendance, including a number…

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Closing State Schools on Polling Days. (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 August 1898 · page 8

Sir,—Right you are again. Our children of school age have no votes, and therefore their presence at the polling booths is not only unnecessary, but anything but…

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Court Kodaks. Some Thumbnail Sketches. The Catalogue of Crime. Failure of the Churches, And of the Schools. A Week's Record and Sentences

Truth · Sunday 14 August 1898 · page 2

THOUGH there be some things which run in cycles and others which the sol[?]tices rule, the wicked never cease from troubling and the weary jury never is at rest. Crime is a…

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Public School Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 August 1898 · page 4

Referring to the action of the Public Service Board in connection with the annual increments to salaries of certain portions of the service a correspondent asks if the teachers in the…

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New Zealand. Schools for Dairy Instruction. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 August 1898 · page 5

The Government intends to ask Parliament to pass a vote for the establishment of permanent sohools for dairy instruction, one in the North and one in the South Island. The Minister for…

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Croydon Park Public School. Arbor Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 August 1898 · page 5

The arbor day celebrations of the Croydon Park Public School took place on Friday. The proceedings commenced early in the day by a lecture and examination on arboriculture by Mr. Lord, lecturer…

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Public Schools' A.a.a. Parramatta Branch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 6

Saturday, September 3, promises to be a gul[?] day for Parramatta. That day will witness the inaugural meeting of the Parramatta branch of the Public Schools' Athletic Association. The children…

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Kogarah Public School. Opening of a New Wing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 6

The ceremony of opening a new wing recently added to the Kogarah Public School took place yesterday afternoon in the presence of a very large gathering of the residents. The ceremony was…

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Schools' Premiership. Sydney Grammar School V. St. Joseph's College

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 6

This match was played on Monday on the Agricultural Ground, and ended in a win for the former by 44 to 3 (a [?]nalty goal). In the first half tries were got by R. Harris [?] Lindsay, Powell, and Close; and in the second…

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Kogarah Public School. Mr. Garrard Opens a New Wing

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 3

Mr. Jacob Garrard, Minister for Public Instruction, opened a new wing of the girls' department of the superior public school, Kogarah, yesterday afternoon. In declaring the…

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Football. Schools Premiership

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 7

The Kings School and the Newington College play one another in this competition to-day. The former school team will comprise some new players…

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Mr. Garrard at Kogarah. Opening the New Wing of the Kogarah School

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 3

A new wing to the girls' department of the Superior Public School, Kogarah, was opened yesterday afternoon by Mr. Jacob Garrard (Minister for Public Instruction) amidst a good deal of…

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Amalgamation of the Chess and Draughts Club. Parramatta School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 7

A joint meeting of the members of the School of Arts Chess Club and the newly-formed Draughts Club was held in the School of Arts on Monday evening. Mr…

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Football. King's School v. Newington College

Evening News · Thursday 18 August 1898 · page 2

The annual contest for the challenge cup be-tweer teams representing the King's School and Newington College took place on the Parramatta Oval yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a win…

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Kogarah Superior Public School

Evening News · Thursday 18 August 1898 · page 7

The Kogarah Superior Public School has recently had a new wing added to it, consisting of two stories built in red brick in harmony with the present building. The ground floor is to be…

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King's School v. NEWINGTON

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 August 1898 · page 7

This important schools' football match was played at Parramatta yesterday afternoon. The Newington lads played gallantly individually, but they were out-classed so far as…

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Concert at Bourke-street Congregational School Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 August 1898 · page 6

On Wednesday night a successful concert was held in the Congregational School-ball, Bourkestrect, under the auspices of the Literary and Debating Society. Amongst the principal…

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Teachers' Association. Select Schools. Lecture by Professor Scott

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 10

The monthly meeting of the Teachers' Association of New South Wales was held in the Equitable Building last night, the chair being occupied by Mrs. Stiles. The hon. secretary, Miss Edith M'Kenny, read her report,…

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Proposed School of Arts

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

On Thursday night of last week a public meeting was held in the Council Chambers, Penrith, for the purpose of discussing the advisability of renting a building as a School of Arts for Penrith. The Mayor…

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The Teachers and the Treasury

The Catholic Press · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 1

His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin has written a letter to the Secretary of the Dublin City and County Teachers' Association, in which he again lays bare the ignoble…

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