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Schools, 1899

1,620 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 81

Deputations. Schools at Homebush and Flemington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 3

The Minister for Education, Mr. Perry, received yesterday a deputation which petitioned to obtain a grant for the purchase of land for the erection of a school of arts at Homebush and a Public school at…

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School Op Arts for Homebush

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 8

The deputation from Homobush and Fleming, ton also made a request to Mr. Perry for a grant of £100 towards the purchase of a site and the crection of a School of Arts at Homebush. it…

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School at Flemington

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 8

A deputation of residents of Homebush and Flemington, accompanied by Messrs. V. Parltes and Archor, Ms.L.A., waited on Mr. Perry, .Minis- tor for Education, yostorday, to urge the necessity…

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Social. a Pupils' Cinderella Dance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 11

Professor E. E. Evans' Cinderella dance to his past and present pupils and a few friends, which was given on Monday evening in the Auburn Town Hall, was pronounced by all to…

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Emu Plains St. Paul's Sunday School Anniversary

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 4

One of the most successful anniversaries in connection with the above was celebrated this week. On Sunday afternoon an anniversary service was held in the church, Rev II, Fryer occupying the…

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Newcastle. St. Mary's Schools' Picnic

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 8

The children attending St. Mary's Schools, Newcastle, Stockton and Carrington held their annual picnic on Wednesday, October 4, and it was in every way a grand success…

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The Cardinal at Lybdhurst. A New School-Church. Religion and Education: Indifferentism Among Non-catholios

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 10

An evidence of the rapid growth of the suburban districts and the pressing claims that exist for increased facilities of imparting a sound secular and religious education…

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St. Ita's School-church, Glebe. Foundation Blessed by the Cardinal. Address on Religious and Secular Education

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 16

THE foundation-stone of the new school-church which the spreading Catholic population has necessitated at historic Lyndhurst was blessed by his Eminence the Cardinal-Archbishop on Sunday…

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A Schoolmaster Fined

Evening News · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 4
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A case of some interest to school teachers, as regards their Authority to inflict punishment on pupils for offences committed outside the school grounds, was heard before Mr. T. E. M'Nevin,…

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The Late Charles Burford, Comedian, One of the Old School

Evening News · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 4

AS I stood beside the open grave in which were laid the mortal remains…

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Athletics. Armidale School Sports. Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 12

The annual Public Schools Athletic Association sports were held to-day, and passed oil successfully. Over 2000 children from Tamworth, Uralla, Hillgrove, Armidale, and district, in addition to over a…

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Ryde School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 12

On the evening of the 12th instant, the occasion of the opening of the newly formed debating society in connection with the Ryde School of Arts, the president (the Rev W. H. Beple) delivered the…

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he Sunday School Muswellbrook

The Methodist · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 8

The anniversary of the Muswellbrook Sunday—-school was celebrated on Sunday, October 1st, when the Rev…

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The C.M.M. Sunday-school

The Methodist · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 8

The anniversary services of the above school were celebrated on Monday, 24th September. In the morning at the Centenary Hull the Rev. W, G. Taylor…

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International Lesson. Sunday, October 22, 1899. Ezra's Journey to Jerusalem Ezra viii. 21-32. Golden Text (Ezra viii. 22).—"The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek Him." Suggestions for Teachers

The Methodist · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 8

Last quarter we began the study of the Book of Ezra, but that history was three—quarters of a…

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Schools' Football Premiership Competition.—the Grammar School Team

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 929

The competition under the management of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales resulted in a tie between the Sydney Grammar School and the King's School, who had suffered one defeat each at each others' hands. In the play-off the Sydney Grammar School won, after a splendidly-contested game, by 12 points to 5, thus winning the premiership for the third year in succession.' Newington College takes the third, and the Church of England Grammar School ties with St. Joseph's College for fourth place. The photograph which we publish in this issue is by Kerry and Co. E. Waters…

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Sabbath School Pic-nics

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 6

THE annual pic-nic, in connection with St. Luke's C.E. Sunday School, was held at Warwick Farm Racecourse on Wednesday last, the well-appointed grounds being generously placed at the disposal of…

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Schools Premiership

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 54

The premiership in the competition played under the auspices of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools, was won by the Sydney Grammar School this year for the third time in…

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Sunday Scholars' Enthusiasm

The Australian Star · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 6

The martial spirit of young Australia was aroused by Rev. Rainsford Bavin on Saturday afternoon at the Wesleyan Juvenile Demonstration, and his remarks on the situation in the…

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