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Schools, 1899

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Public School Sports

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 11

The annual public schools sports, to take place on Friday next, promise to excel in completeness of arrangements anything of a similar nature hitherto attempted. The number of entries is some thousands in…

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St. Ignatius' College V Sydney Grammar School

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 12

The Sydney Grammar School met St. Ignatius' College at Riverview On Wednesday, and the game resulted in a draw. The Grammar School is level at the top with the King's School in the schools premiership…

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Association of the Great Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 12

The Association of the Great Public Schools will hold its fifth annual sports meeting on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, September 22. The meeting should be more than ordinarily interesting this year, as three…

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Jubilee of fort-street School

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 22

Sydney Town Hall presented a very gay, appearance on the evening of August 31, when a commemorative ode in connection with the jubilee of the Model Public School,…

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Parramatta Public Schools' Demonstration

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 22

The annual meeting of the Parramatta Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association was held at the Rosehill Racecourse on Saturday, and was an unqualified success. The cricket enclosure in…

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Schools' Premiership

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 52

The Schools' Premiership Competition has been concluded, with the result that the Sydney Grammar School and the King's School are equal. These two will, therefore, play off for the…

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Jubilee of Fort-street School)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 35

The jubilee of the Fort-street Model School is a noteworthy event, because of its bearing on the national system of public education. It is not the oldest Sydney school, nor the oldest…

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Liverpool Police Court. (Before.Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., and J?.: Chapman, J.p.) School Cases

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 3

James Stein pleaded guilty to a charge of not sending his son Christian to school for the number of days required by law. Mr. Mills,, the schoolmaster, stated that the child was 11…

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A South Granville Organ. And an Opposition Sunday School. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 2

Sir,—The appearance of a notice in your paper of to-day, cautioning the people of South Granville against subscribing towards the purchase of an organ for the Primitive…

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The Argus Artist at the Public Schools Sports. Some pencil Sketches on the Ground

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 12

MR. W. SWANN, The Hon. Treas…

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School Grounds. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. Bean Smith's letter in your issue of the 26th August, pointing out the disgraceful condition of some of the school grounds, deserves prompt attention on the…

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Amateur Athletics. the Public Schools' A.a.a

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 September 1899 · page 3

The annual sports of the Public Schools Ama-teur Athletic Association take place on the Agri-cultural Ground, Moore Park, next Friday. An immense programme will be gone through,…

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The Public Schools' Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 September 1899 · page 3

Complete arrangements are being effected in connection with the gathering of Public Schools' children, to be held on Friday next, 15th inst. The sports meeting is of a varied and attractive…

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Public Schools Sports

Truth · Sunday 10 September 1899 · page 6

THE Public Schools sports, to be hold on Friday next, promise to bo far and away the most attractive gathering of the year. The number of entries are some thousands in…

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Causes Celebres. No. Ii. John Davies V. John Harris. Civil Action for Slander. £20,000 Damages Claimed. Verdict for one Farthing Poo Bah Davis—Parkers' I.O.U.'s—A Forgiving Politician—Orange Lodge Influence—Political and Municipal Wire pullers—Coonanbura Hais—"J-a-n-u-a-r-y-" Mr. Davies Spelling—A Cloud of Wilnesses—Political and Municipal—J. D. Young—A Valuable Diamond—For Service—Rendered—The Casual Labor Board—Davies Draws Huge Board—Davies Draws Huge Fees—The World His School—An Old Identity—Cance—His Dealing With Davies—Novel Bookkeeping—An Underground Engineer—No Successor to John Davies!

Truth · Sunday 10 September 1899 · page 3

AT the Special Civil Sittings at Darlinghurst Court-house in June, 1883. Mr. Justice Innes has a second important record to try The Parties to the cause were John Davies…

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Opening a New School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 September 1899 · page 8

The ceremony of officially opening the new Public school at Newcastle South, near Merewether, was performed by Mr. C. O. Flashman, district inspector of schools, yesterday afternoon. The Mayor of…

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Wesleyan School Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 September 1899 · page 5

Last Wednesday evening the scholars of the Parraween Wesleyan Sunday School rendered " The Flower Queen" cantata at the Watersleigh Hall, Neutral Bay. The large audience thoroughly…

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School of Arts Lecture

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 September 1899 · page 5

Miss Darchy delivered a lecture in the School of Arts on Saturday night entitled "The Power of Thought." The Rev. G. Walters presided. Miss Darchy treated the subjeet in a general way,…

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Increased School Accommodation

The Australian Star · Monday 11 September 1899 · page 5

A new Infants' school, capable of seating 300 children, has been created at the Newcastle South Public School. The building, which cost between £2000 and £3000, was…

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All Public Schools' Carnival

The Australian Star · Monday 11 September 1899 · page 6

The greaest event of the children's year will eventuate on Friday next at the Agricultural Society's spacious grounds, Extensive as these grounds are, and admirably…

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