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Schools, 1899

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Public Schools' Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 5

For the dual of the above Forest Lodge Petersham met, and after a closely contested and exciting game Petersham won by 14 runs. Scores: Petersham 45 (Smith 15, Souter 10), second innings 49(Souter 20 not out);…

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Robbery From a School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 9

For some time past there has been a deal of petty thieving going on in the district. Latterly the Granville South Public School has been receiving attention, even the picket fencing being removed…

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Public Schools' Swimming Carnival

The Australian Star · Monday 29 May 1899 · page 6

At the Girls' High School Castlereagh-street, on Saturday the prizes won at the recent public schools championship swimming carnival were presented by. Mr. F.. Bridges,…

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Church News. St. George's Sunday School Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 3

The annual religious service under the auspices of the St. George Sunday School Union was held at the Town Hall, Rockdale, on Sunday afternoon last. The President (Alderman William Taylor…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] China. Important Railway Project. a Russian School at Pekin

Evening News · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 6

LONDON, May 30.-The Rosso-Chinese Bank is negotiating for an extension of the Cheng-ting to Taiyuan-fu railway to Singanfu, which, it is thought, will be the future…

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Paderewski's Teacher at Home

Referee · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 10

We are given a close and most interesting view of Leschetizky, the famous teacher of the plano, In Cleveland Moffett's article, "Tho Man Who Taught Paderewski," in…

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China. a Russian School at Pekin. London, May 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 7

The Tsung-li-Yamen (Chinese Foreign Office), has authorised the establishment of a Russian school at Pekin at China's expense for the teaching of the Russian…

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A Russian School at Pekin. London, May 30, 3.35 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 4

The Tsung-li-Yamen, or Chinese Foreign Office, has yielded to Russian pressure, and authorised the establishment of a Russian school at Pekin. The academy will be founded…

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The Schools' Football Premiership

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 4

The King's School and Sydney Grammer School met on the former's ground on Wednesday afternoon in the schools' premiership, when Grammar School scored rather an easy win by 15 points to nil…

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School of Arts Debating Club

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 6

At the School of Arts Debating Club, the question last night was, "That the machinery clause 128 of the Amended Federal Bill renders the amending of the Federal Constitution a…

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School of Arts

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday night last. The attendance was good, there being present a committee of 14 ladies and gentlemen. Mr J H Smith…

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The Children's Columns. For Boys and Girls Who Read the "Catholic Press." the Poorest Girl in the School: a Pretty Story by "Arrah Luen." the Post Bag. Fairies

The Catholic Press · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

Have you seen the fairies dancing in the sunlight near the spring, Underneath the waving willows, where the trees their shadows fling…

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Schools of the Sisters of Mercy, Parramatta

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 18

THE new wing to these buildings will be blessed and opened by the Cardinal-Archbishop on Sunday, June 11, at 3 30 p.m. Addresses will be delivered by his Eminence and well-known public speakers…

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The Schoolmistress

Evening News · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 1

"Yes," said a young man, as he threw himself at the feet of the pretty schoolmistress, "I love you, and would go to the world's end for you." "You could not go to the end of the world for…

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Sydney Ragged Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 7
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The regular quarterly meeting of the Sydney Ragged schools was held on Tuesday last. Amongst those present were the Rovs, R.S. Paterson, J. Buchan, M.A., and S. Wilkinson, and Messrs. J.S…

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The Sunday-school Union

The Methodist · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 3

The Conference S.S. Committee met on May 12th. This being the first meeting, there was a general discussion as to the functions of the Committee…

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The Sunday School International Lesson. Sunday, June 11, 1899. Christ Risen. John xx., 11-20. Golden Text (1 Cor. xv., 20).—"Now is Christ risen from the dead." The Unrecorded

The Methodist · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 10

Ten appearances of the risen Lord are recorded; but St. Paul intimates that there were others…

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Schools' Premiership

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 1311

A match in this competition was played between the Sydney Grammar School and St. Joseph's College, on the 26th May, at Hunter's Hill, and resulted in a win for the Grammar School by 34 points to 4. as the score indicates,…

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Swimming. Public Schools' Carnival

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 53

The prizes won at the Public Schools' Championship Swimming Carnival, in connection with the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, held at the Fitzroy Doch, Cockatoo, Island, on the…

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