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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1898

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Public School at Campsie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 7

Mr. Varney Parkes yesterday introduced to th[?] Minister for Ed[?]cation a deputation which asked that school accommodation might be provided at Campsie. It was stated that the place was 2[?]…

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Burwood School of Arts. Proposed Government Purchase of Land

The Australian Star · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 7

A deputation from the Burwood School of Arts to-day submitted a proposal to the Minister for Education with reference to the sale of a block of land adjoining that institution…

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Hawkesbury School Sports

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 6

WINDSOR, Thursday.--The third annual sports meeting in connection with the Hawkesbury district public schools was held yesterday at Fairfield, and was an unqualified success, Nearly…

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Public School at Mildura

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 3

A deputation from the Canterbury Council, introduced by Mr. Varney Parkes, M.P., wailed upon the Minister for Education yesterday, und asked for a public school at Mildura which would serve the suburbs of Campsie and…

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Sunday School Teachers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 932

A conference of Sunday-school teachers, designed to form a help and preparation to an observance of the approaching days of intercession, was held in the chapter-house of St. Andrew's Cathedral on…

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Presbyterian Sunday School

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 3

We are pleased to note that again the Penrith Presbyterian Sunday School stands well to the front among all the Sunday schools of the colony. The tabulated results show the good work done…

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Public Schools' Sports. Presentation of Prizes

Evening News · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 5

The prizes won at the tenth annual sports meeting of the Public Schools' Athletic Association were distributed at the Town Hall to-day by the Hon. James A. Hogue, M.L.A. (Minister for Public…

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Sydney Diocesan Schools Competition. Arrangements for the Examinations in November

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 17

THE written examinations for the Diocesan school prizes will be held this year on the Saturdays in the month of November, commencing on Saturday, 5th November:…

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Diocese of Goulburn. Bishop Lanigan and the Schools Question

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 24

ON Monday morning (writes our correspondent) the Christian Brothers received from the Bishop the charge of the Catholic Boys' School, Goulburn. The Right Rev. Dr. Lanigan, on Sunday week, in…

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The Burwood School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 4

Yesterday Mr. W. Archer, M.L.A., introduced to the Minister for Public Instruction (Mr. Jas. H[?]gue) a deputation from the Burwood School of Arts consisting of Messrs. S. H. Lambton, T. J…

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The Sunday School International Lesson. Sunday, October 23, 1898. Isaiah Called to Service. Isaiah vi. 1-13. Golden Text (Isaiah vi. 8).—"I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' Then said I, 'Here am I, send me.'" What the Prophet saw

The Methodist · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 11

I saw the Lord. "A vision was vouchsafed him, the first and last he is recorded to have…

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Princes=st. and Centenary Hall Sunday=school

The Methodist · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 9

The anniversary services of the above were celebrated on Sunday, 25th September. In the morning, at the Centenary Hall, the Rev. W. G. Taylor…

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Burwood School of Arts. Proposed Government Purchase of Land

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 8

A deputation from the Burwood School of Arts to-day submitted a proposal to the Minister for Education with reference to the sale of a block of land adjoining that Institution…

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Burwood Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 7

Attached to the Burwood School of Arts is a piece of land, which many of the residents think ought to form part of the public school property. The public school adjoins. There has been talk…

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Correspondence. [While we shall be glad to publish letters, it must be understood that it does not follow we endorse the opinions of our correspondents.] Canley Vale School Examination. To the Editor

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 7

Sir.—The examination of the above school by its teacher, Mr. Reay, the result of which appeared in a recent issue of your journal, must stamp the teacher as a genius. Probably,…

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Sad Death of a School Boy

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 4

On Monday evening, John Donald Neil, the only son of Mr. Noil MacCallum, J.P., of Merrulebale Station, near Junee, died at the residence of Mrs. Inglis, Hanleyville…

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Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association. Distribution of the Prizes Won at the Recent Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 October 1898 · page 7

The prizes won at the recent sports of the Public Schools, held so successfully on the Royal Agricultural Society's Grounds, were presented yesterday morning at the…

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Three Years for 9D. Release of Collins. The Story of the Case. Half-tin of Baking Powder. Our Precious Prison System. Fourteen Days School in Twenty Months

Truth · Sunday 16 October 1898 · page 2

JOHN COLLINS, the man whom Judge Gibson sentenced to three years imprisonment for the alleged larceny of half a tin of baking powder was released from Maitland…

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Newtown Free Kindergarten School. Sale of Gifts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 October 1898 · page 3

The kindergarten system in relation to school [?], although comparatively new to the Australian colonies, has been proved by the experience of Europe and America to be one of the most successful…

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Burwood School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 October 1898 · page 3

Mr. Archer, M.L.A., introduced a number of the members of the committee of thE Burwood School of Arts to the Minister for Education on Friday. The committee was possessed of a plot of land…

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