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Schools, 1898

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The Diocese of Goulburn. School Competition

The Catholic Press · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 14

This diocesan prize competition has been of long standing in the Goulburn diocese, though in its present extension it is quite recent. Year after year bursaries have been…

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Juvenile Musical Festival. Six Hundred Catholic School Children at the Town Hall. in Aid of the Boys' Home, Westmead

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 14

ON Monday evening "The Grand Juvenile Musical Festival," the first of its kind ever given in Sydney, and in which 600 of our Catholic school children took part, came off successfully at the…

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New Books. History for Catholic Schools. a Timely Handbook

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 19

CONTEMPORANEOUSLY with the introduction of the new series of Australian readers for our schools appears the "History of Australia and New Zealand for Catholic Schools." It is to be substituted…

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Public Schools' Athletic Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 12
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The approaching annual fete of the Public school children of the metropolitan district is causing [?] than ordinary excitement among the young people. Fully 3000 girls are being actively prepared in their…

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The Sunday School School Anniversaries Again

The Methodist · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 11

A recent writer in the Toronto Christian Guardian speaking of present-time methods of Sunday…

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School of Arts for Penrith

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

It was decided at a public meeting held in the Penrith council-chambers on Thursday night to form a local School of Arts. A large number were present, and much enthusiasm…

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The World's Third Sunday-School Convention

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 8

The World's Third Sunday School Convention was commenced in London on July ll, when over 2300 delegates in all attended. From the United States there were 250, from Canada 20, from India…

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Sports and Games. Football. School's Premiership. T.K.S. v. Sydney Grammar School. The King's School Badly Beaten.—The S.G.S. the Premiers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 5

The match King's School v. Sydney Grammar School was played on the Agricultural Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, on Wednesday afternoon, in the presence of a largo number of spectators…

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Public Schools' Athletic Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 August 1898 · page 2

The schools' annual fete on September island 17 promises to eclipse in attractiveness the bright galas of past years. Certainly the change to the Show Ground at first caused some speculation, but…

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School of Arts Tournament

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 August 1898 · page 12

This contest is now drawing to a close, with Mr. Jacobsen leading. This gentleman has so far won every game and has only to meet Mr. G. B. Hall. It is certain that the first prize will fall…

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School of Arts

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 August 1898 · page 12

This club commenced their tournament last Tuesday evening. The players are graded into three classes, and the play will be carried out on the aggregate system, six games to be played…

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Ex-pupil Teachers. (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 August 1898 · page 8

Sir,—I was surprised to learn from "Sympathy," in your last Sunday's issue, how poorly paid are ex-pupil teachers—and after such long services and study…

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Public Schools' Sports Carnival

Truth · Sunday 28 August 1898 · page 6

THE organisation known at the Public Schools Athletic Association is apparently doing work for the youngster of the schools that certainly makes demands on the…

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The Measles Epidemic. School Children Affected

Evening News · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 6

So far there does Dot appear to be any decrease in the measles epidemic in the suburbs. In conversation with a representative of the "Evening News" yesterday, Mr. J. J. Helihy…

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Metropolitan School of Shorthand

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 7

The annual commemoration of the Metropolitan School of Shorthand, which took place at St. James'-hall, Phillip-street, last, night, was a convincing proof of the increasing numbers of those…

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School of Shorthand

Evening News · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 7
Also in The Australian Star

The holding capacity of St. James's Hall, Phillip-street, was taxed to its utmost on Monday on the occasion of the annual commemoration of the Metropolitan School of Shorthand. The first…

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Athletics. Public Schools' Athletic Sports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 5

The annnal sports meeting of the Public schools continues to occupy the attention of some thousands of boys and girl, whose spare time is filled in with preparations for the fete. The boys swarm in the…

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Schools' Sports

Evening News · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 7

The school children's sports carnival, which will be carried out this year at the Agricultural Showground is causing the usual feverish excitement among the young people of the…

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