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Schools, 1899

1,620 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 81

From the Pupils of St. Benedict's

The Catholic Press · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 12

On Wednesday the pupils attending the St. Benedict's Girls' School gave their fale-well concert to their dearly-loved bishop, the Right Rev. Dr. Higgins. The…

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Church of England Sunday School Picnic

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 6

This picnic, which is considered of very great importance as connected with St. Stephen's Church of England, is always looked forward to with a vast amount of interest, alike equally by the…

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The Munster Dairy School

The Catholic Press · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 3

The report of the Governors and the statement of accounts of the Munster Dairy School and Agricultural Institute for 1808, which has just been issued, shows that the…

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Dropped Dead at School Sports

Evening News · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 7

WEST MAITLAND, Friday Afternoon.—During the progress of the Maitland District Public Schools Athletic Association sports on the Albion Ground this afternoon, Mr. Frederick Moulsdale,…

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Maitland Public Schools A.A.A. Annual Sports Meeting. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 12

The second annual [?]on and sports meeting of the Maitland District Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association was hold on the Albion Ground to-day, in the presence of about 7000…

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Great Public Schools' Sports Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 7

The fifth annual sports meeting of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales was held yesterday afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground. There was a fair and…

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Speech by "Ian Maclaren." Value of Grammar Schools. a Link Between the Home and University. Study of the Classical Tongues

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 10

As a writer whose literary work commands unst[?]ed appreciaton wherever the English language is spoken, and is a striking evidence of the value of education, Dr. Watson ("Ian…

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The Sunday School International Lesson. Sunday, October 1, 1899. Joy in God's House. Psalm cxxii. Golden Text (Psa. cxxii, 1)—"I was glad when their said unto me, Let us go into the House of the Lord." Old and New

The Methodist · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 4

The Psalmist rejoices in those, who at the close of their pilgrim journey to Jerusalem express to him…

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Public Schools' Association on the Agricultural Ground

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 751

The 15th inst. was a gala day for the Public schools of the metropolis as well as of the sub-metropolitan districts. The occasion was the annual sports meeting of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic…

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Maitland Public School Sports. an Onlooker's Sudden Death

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 10

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.--The second annual demonstration and sports of the Maitland District Public Schools' Athletic Association, was held on the Albion Ground to-day. The weather was beautifully fine, and…

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St. Ives Public School. Opening of Additions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 14

One of the signs of the increasing population of the suburbs along the route of the North Shore railway line, from Milton's Point to Hornsby Junction, is to be found in the extra accommodation which has of late been…

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Sutherland Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 11

SUTHERLAND, Thursday.--For several weeks past the residents of Sutherland have been looking forward to the celebration in connection with the extension of the public school. The day had been proclaimed a district holiday,…

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The Public Schools' Sports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 22

The scene at the Agricultural Ground was a very animated one on September 15, the occasion being the annual sports of,the Public Schools' Association. There were no fewer than…

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Ryde School Bazaar. An Attractive Display. A Splendid Success

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 3

The bazaar in aid of the prize fund of the Ryde Superior Public School, held on Friday and Saturday, proved successful to a degree far beyond the most sanguine…

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St. Joseph's v. King's School Football Match. St. J.F.C. Censured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 12

A special meeting of the Committee of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools, was held at Sydney on Wednesday last, Mr. G. P. Barbour (S.G.S…

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Sad Catastrophe. Colla'se of a Pontoon. Sequgl to a Picnic. Sydney School Children Hurled Into the Harbor

Truth · Sunday 24 September 1899 · page 2

THREE was a scene of wild excitement and painted ag[?]ation at Circular Quay, about [?] last evening. At that hour the Balmain Ferry stea[?]er. "Waterview,"…

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A Public Schools Sports Incident. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Monday 25 September 1899 · page 7

Sir—-I noticed a paragraph in your issue of the 19th instant referring to this school, portions of which I desire to contradict. The maypole, with ribbons at[?], was not left in charge of Sergeant Smith—in…

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Marrickville Wesleyan Sunday School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 September 1899 · page 5

The anniversary of the Sunday school was celebrated by a series of special services yesterday. In the morning the Hon. J. S. Larke proached, and in the afternoon the Rev. W. Atkinson conducted a…

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Dreadful Fatality. Two Lives Lost. a Sunday-school Picnic. Collapse of a Gangway. Children Fall Into the Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 September 1899 · page 7

Circular Qua[?] was the scene of a shocking occurrence on Saturday at about 6.30 p. m. The Sundayschool children from Christ Church, Enmore, had left in the morning on a harbour picnic in the…

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Christ Church (Enmore) Sunday School. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Monday 25 September 1899 · page 5

Sir,-- Permit me, through the medium at your columns, on behalf of the rector, officers, and teachers of the above Sunday School, to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to…

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