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Schools, 1899

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Damaging School Property

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 5

At the Newtown Police Court to-day, before Mr. F. W. Edwards, S.M., Thomas Rice, 10, Edward Rice, 12, John Lees, S, and Arthur Clayton, 13, were charged with maticiously injuring a clock,…

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Student Christian Union. Summer School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 7

Mornington, a popular Melbourne watering-place, was recently the scene of unusual bustle and excitement, when students from all the colonies had flocked together to attend the first Australasian…

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Dr. Muskett's Health Lectures. Diet of Growing Children. Health and Disease During School Life. Vii. Technical Education

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 3

In part III. Dr. Muskett reviews the very important subject of technical education. It is a difficult matter, he says, in dealing with the question of technical education to refrain…

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An Australian Student Abroad. the London Building Act. Artisans' Improved Dwellings. the Technical School System

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 3

By the American mail steamer Moana, which arrived in Sydney on Christmas Eve, a young Sydney native, Mr. Harry Budden, who went abroad in 1894 to complete his studies in his…

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Chess Match. School of Arts V. Metropolitan Chess Club, Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 4

This match took place by telegraph yesterday. Play started at 11 a.m., and continued until 10 p. m. Mr. Jacobsen captained the Sydney team, and Mr. Harrison the Adelaide team. Mr. Blanhath acted as…

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Cricket. Intercolonial Teachers' Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 7

The following team will represent the New South Wales teachers in their match with the Victorian tea hers on Wednesday and Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground: —J Russell, R. Irwin, F. M'Mullen, C. M' Dougall, J…

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Dr. Muskett's Health Lectures. Diet of Growing Children. Health and Disease During School Life Viii. Why Technical Education Is Desirable in Australia

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 8

It is not then because technical education is disapproved of in the United Kingdom, that it has not been adopted in its entirety. It is by reason of the two facts that the…

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Rockdale School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 2

The committee of Rockdale School of Arts, after having safely tided the institution over the first year of its existence, have issued a circular setting out the progress made during that term. It is pleasing to note that in…

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Telegraphic Chess Match. Sydney School of Arts C.c. V. Metropolitan C.c., Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 4

A match by telegraph was played yesterday between the Sydney School of Arts Chess Club and the Metropolitan Chess Club, Adelaide. There were 10 players a side. Mr. J.L. Jacobsen…

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Sunday School Prize Distribution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 5

The annual distribution of prizes to the children of the Holy Trinity Sunday School, Miller's Point, took place last night in the school. The proceedings were directed by Captain Hixson, R.N., who…

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Dr. Muskett's Health Lectures. Diet of Growing Children. Health and Disease During School Life Ix. Summarised Remarks

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 3

In all that has preceded I have endeavoured to show the parts played by nourishment and exercise in connection with health at school, as well as made an earnest appeal on…

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University Mining School

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 4

The Minister for Mines, Mr. J. Cook, recently paid a visit to the University for the purpose of looking into the proposed enlargement of the mining school. The alterations have been found…

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State Education. Is It a Success ? Public and Catholic Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 7

The Education Act of this colony would be about the only perfect thing under the sun it it gave universal satisfaction here, but it has its critics. A communication having reached this…

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Intercolonial Teachers' Match. New South Wales v. VICTORIA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 6

The annual match between the Public School teachers of New South Wales and Victoria was commenced at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday and will be coutinued to-day. The visitors batted…

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Dr. Muskett's Health Lectures. Diet of Growing Children. Health and Disease During School Life. X. Lessons on Health and Diet

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 3

In the New Australian School Series, used throughout the public schools of New South Wales, lessons on health and diet in their relationship to the Australian climate have…

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Sydney School of Arts

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 7

The results of the examination held in December test at the School of Arts were as follow: Commercial Class.—Senior division: John Scott. Intermediate division: C. Algar and S. R…

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Our Country Schoolboys

The Catholic Press · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 11

Sir,—Your correspondent "Austral," in last week's issue, writing about the necessity of establishing a school by the monks, mentions, I have no doubt in error, the…

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The Brigidine High School at Cowra

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 17

THE annual entertainment given by the pupils of the Convent High School in aid of the convent building fund on Tuesday week was very largely attended and passed off without a single hitch…

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Another Murder. the Missing Boy. His Body Found. a Schoolmaster Suspected. (Continued from page 6.)

Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 5

BRISBANE, Saturday Afternoon.—The mystery of the lad Hill, who has been missing since December 10, is in a fair way to be cleared up. Large search parties, including police, the father, and…

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Teaching in France. Schoolmaster Y. Priest

Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 3

old and virulent sore is about to reopen in France. The schoolmaster is…

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