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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1899

1,620 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 81

Injustice Op the Public School System. (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 November 1899 · page 11

Sir,—I have endeavored through two of your daily contemporaries to ventilate the above mentioned subject, but as neither would give me space, I venture to crave…

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Schools and Christianity. (To the Editor.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 November 1899 · page 11

Sir,—It is stated-not without reason, I fear—that the result of the system of education pursued in our public schools is to raise a generation of young Philistines,…

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Lady Teacher Assaulted. a Terrible Struggle

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 November 1899 · page 8

Miss Hughie, the teacher of the Wellesly Public School, situated about five miles from Delegate, and near the Victorian border, was brutally assaulted on Tuesday…

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Parramatta and District the King's School and the River

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 November 1899 · page 2

One of the proposals laid before the Minister for Works on the occasion of his recent visit to Parramatta was the raising of the Marsden-street dam a few feet, so as to throw back more water into the park, thereby…

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Schools' Premiership

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

The first teams from the King's School and Sydney Grammar School met on Friday on Rashcutter Bay, and in the first innings the former just managed to top their opponents' score on the call of time, after some exciting…

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The Storm at Adamstown. Collapse of the Roman Catholic School. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 7

During the height of the storm the Roman Catholic school building at Adamstown entirely collapsed, and a few minutes afterwards all that remained of the church- school was a huge mass of…

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Female Teachers

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 3

The Minister for Public Instruction, replying to a question asked by Mr. Thomas, In the Legislative Assembly last night said his attention bad been drawn to an attempted…

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Sunday School Entertainment

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 8

A concert and meeting in celebration of the anniversary of the Parramatta Primitive Methodist Sunday School was held on Monday night in the church, which was well filled. Mr. Baxter,…

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Dogs at School

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 7

A new profession has been invented by a young woman who recently found herself in circumstances that necessitated her gaining her own livelihood. She has started a school for pet…

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A Furious Gale. Experiences at Newcastle. a School House Collapses. a Boy Killed. Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Between. 1 and 2 o'clock to-day Newcastle was visited by a perfect tornado from the west. During the morning the weather was exceptionally close and muggy, and…

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Raising the Town Dam. The King's School Protests

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 2

One of the ideas of the Parramatta Park Improvement Committee in reference to the beautifying of the river, in the Park,. has received a check. The proposal was to…

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Newcastle. the Collapse of a School. Inquest on the Victim. Newcastle

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

The city coroner, Mr. G. C. Marlin, J.P., conducted an inquest at the Royal Standard Hotel. Adamstown, to-day on the body of a child named Edward Hill, 6 years of age, who was killed by the…

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Sunday School Picnic

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

The Marrickville Congregational Sunday School held the scholars' annual picnic on Saturday last at Clontarf, Middle Harbour. The scholars were taken to and from Sydney by special trams, and together with the teachers,…

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Glebe Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 November 1899 · page 7

A deputation, introduced by Mr. J. A. Hogue, M.L.A., attended at the Department of Publie Instruction yesterday to urge the necessity of additional school accommodation at Glebe Point. The…

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Schools at the Glebe

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 November 1899 · page 6

Mr. J. C. Maynard, Under-Secretary of the Department of Public Instruction, received a deputation yesterday from the Glebe, who asked for the establishment of a new public…

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Another Public School Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 November 1899 · page 8

A deputation, headed by the Mayor of the Glebe, and introduced by Mr. J. A. Hogue, M.P., waited upon J.C. Maynard, the Under-Secretary for Public Instruction, yesterday morning, to ask for the establishment of…

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Schooling Out of Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 November 1899 · page 8

At the Balmain Court yesterday, before Mr. E. H. Wilshire, S.M., two little boys named Albert Poyitt and Charles Hart were charged with entering the Darling-street Public School, Balmain on Sunday last,…

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South Australian Letter. Adelaide Hebrew Sabbath School. Annual Distribution of Prized

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 9

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Hebrew Sabbath School took place on Tuesday, October 24th, at 3 p.m. There was a large attendance, and Mr. L…

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The National Schools

The Catholic Press · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 24

The last annual report of the Commissioners of National Education In Ireland Is a State paper which has, so far, received less attention than it deserves, We learn…

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Collapse of Adamstown School. Sensational Accident

The Catholic Press · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 16

A dreadful accident has occurred at Adamstown. During the height of the storm on Tuesday tho Catholic school building entirely collapsed, and a few minutes…

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