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Schools, 1899

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English Education. the School Age of Half-timers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- A bill now before the House of Commons, introduced by Mr. W. S. Robson, Liberal member for South Shields, has the object of raising the school age of…

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Arncliffe School of Arts

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 3

THE first of a series of entertainments to provide funds for the above institution was given in Rockdale Town Hall on Tuesday evening last, in the…

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Parramatta School Buildings

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 4

Major Ferris, M.P., interviewed the Minister for Public Instruction on the necessity for enlarging and improving the school buildings at Parramatta, and was…

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Public School Buildings at Parramatta North. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 5

SIR,—Parramatta is generally credited with being a sleepy locality, and having as citizens a lethargic and lifeless lot. There seems, indeed, to be ample justification for dubbing…

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Parramatta Teachers' Musical Society. Harbour Concert

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 6

A perfect evening for such a function was Tuesday evening last, tho occasion of the Moonlight Social and Harbour Execursion under the auspeices of the Parramatta…

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School Swimming

Truth · Sunday 5 March 1899 · page 2

A SERIES of Public School Swimming Carnivals is being carried out by the various clubs. The metropolitan school have been arranged in five districts and a carnival is…

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Northern News. Establishing School Libraries. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 6 March 1899 · page 5

The committee of the Newcastle District Public Schools' Association, bus decided to go on with the establishment of school libraries. The proposal was mooted some time ago, but…

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Swimming. Cleveland-strret Superior Public School Carnival. Lane Creates a New World's Record. the Champion in Capital Form

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 March 1899 · page 3

The third annual carnival of the Cleveland-street Superior Public School Swimming Club will be renumbered for some time to come if only on account of the fact that a world's record, established by an Australian seven…

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Swimming. Western District Public Schools' Swimming Carnival. District Championship Events

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 10

The third annual championship swimming carnival in connection with the western Public schools took place in the Elkinglon Park Municipal Baths Balmain, in the preseuce of the most numerous…

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Western Districts Public Schools' Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 8

BYERS WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP. That interest in the public school swimming movement in the western districts has not fallen off in the…

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Fort-street School Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 8

Entries for all events in connection with Fort-street Model Public School Swimming Club's annual carnival, on the isth inst., close at the Sports Club rooms, Rowestreet, to-day…

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Central District School Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 8

The fourth of this season's series of district, school carnivals--that of the central division--will take place at Fanner's Domain Baths this afternoon, and as the schools concerned are mainly those in the city. competitors are…

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The Canley Vale School. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 9

Sir,—Permit me the favour of your columns to draw attention to the condition of the Canley Vale School. For some reason (?) this school, having by far the largest attendance in an exteusive district, has…

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Church News. Marrickville Primitive Methohdist Sunday School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 6

Special services to celebrate the above anniversary were held on Sunday last. Mr. H. L. Walters conducted the morning service, and the Rev. M, Reavley (of Annandule) preached in the afternoon. In the…

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Teachers' Pensions. Statement by the Premier

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 7

Replying to a series of questions asked in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon Mr Hogue said it was a fact that the Public Service Board on determining the amount of…

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Aboriginal Children. And the Public Schools

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 7

Some interest was aroused a little time ago by a statement being made that certain aboriginal children had been refused admission to a country school. The matter was brought…

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Public School Swimming. the Last of the District Carnivals

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 8

The last of the series of six district public school swimming carnivals this season will take place at Hellings' Domain Baths to-morrow afternoon, proceedings beginning at 2 sharp…

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Balmain School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Balmain School of Arts was held at the institution on Monday evening, Mr. J. P. Franki presiding. The report and balance-sheet of Mr. F. A. Corkhill (hon. secretary and treasurer) was of a…

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The School of Arts Debating Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 7

The question for debate at the School of Arts Club last night was " That the compromise arrived at by the recent Federal Conferance of Premiers is unjust to the people, and if adopted will prove…

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Proposed School Libraries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 5

A special meeting of the committee of the Newcastle District Public School Teachers' Association was held at the Bolton-street school to-night for the purpose of completing…

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