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Schools, 1900

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Schools' Patriotic Cantata

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 2

A new "Patriotic Cantata," by Kerr Hugo Alpen and Mr. John Plummer, will be rendered in the Town Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) night by the massed choirs of the leading…

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Religious Instruction in Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 6

The members of the commission appointed by the different religious bodies to decide upon a form of religious instruction in State schools met this afternoon. All denominations, except…

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Public Schools' Patriotic Concert

Evening News · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 2

The great concert of the Public Schools Combined Choir takes place at the Town Hall tonight. The children, numbering 1000, will sing the choruses of Mr. Alpen's cantata, and a very…

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Public Schools Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 8

The combined Public schools will give a coucert in the Town Hall to-night in and of the Patriotic Fund. The chorus is unusually large, and the programme full of originality and variety. Mr. Hugo Alpen has…

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Public Schools Patriotic Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 8

This evening the "Patriotic Cantata," by Messrs. Hugo Alpen and J. Plummer, will be performed at the Town-hall. One thousand children from the public schools will form the choir…

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Swimming. Woollahra School Girls' Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 10

The girls of the Woollahra Superior Public School attended Wylie's Baths, Bronte, on Monday afternoon, to close the swimming season with a series of races, under the direction of Miss Bluett, the head mistress. Mr. H…

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School Patriotic Concert

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 4

The pupils of the North Auburn Public-school gave a, patriotic concert and cantata in the Town Hall last Thursday. It redounds to the credit of the scholars that they willingly…

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A "Worthy" Canine. "Heeling " a Schoolmaster

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1900 · page 4

An unrehearsed and somewhat exciting incident occurred as a sequel to a recent meeting at the North Ryde School of Arts. The members had just come out of the…

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Cricket. King's School

Evening News · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 2

The annual cricket match, King's School Present against Old Boys was played on the school wicket in the Parramatta Park on Wednesday afternoon. There was, contrary to the usual experience, only…

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Amusements. Schools' Patriotic Cantata

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 4

Many public bodies and societies have in [?]urn [?]ined in the movement for increasing the Patriotic Fand, but none with more enthasiasm than the directors and children of the Public schools Mr. F…

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Cricket. the King's" School, Past and Present

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 3

The Easter matches between the King's School and the Old Boys were played yesterday, the Old Boys winning both matches. The scores in the first match were : Old Boys,…

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Public Schools' Patriotic Concert

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 7

A perfect sea of faces greeted one upon entering the Town Hall last night, the occasion being a performance by the children of the public schools of the city and suburbs of…

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Amusements. Public Schools Patriotic Cantata. a Noteworthy Performance

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 7

Gifts have we only to-day--love without promise or fee--Hear, for thy children speak, from the uttermost parts of the sea.--"The Seven Seas."…

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Public Schools' Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 6

The performance by the combined Public schools' chorus of Mr. Hugo Alpen's Patriotic cautata will be repeated in the Town Hall to-morrow night, at the popular price of is to all parts of the house, with…

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Crown-street School Old Boys' Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 3

The members of this union held a harbour excursion and dance on wednesday evening to Fern Bay. They were canveyed thence by the steamer greyhound, which left circular Quay at 8 p.m…

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PAST v. Present King's School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 7

The ex-students of the King's School journeved to Parramatta on Wednesday to their annual Easter matches against the present boys, and although the weather was not good for cricket, two teams of old boys turned up…

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Swimming. Cleveland-street Public School Club. Annual Distribution Op Prizes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 7

Yesterday afternoon the annual meeting and distribution of prizes won at the recent carnival in connection with the swimming club of the Cleveland-street Superior Public School took place in the boys…

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Western Districts Schools' Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 7

The postponed 100 Yards Age Championship Race, which was part of the programme [?]for the Western Districts Schools' Swimming Carnival recently held at the Rockwood Baths, was swum off at Hellings's…

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Schools' Patriotic Cantata

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 8

The children of the Public Schools will repeat their performance of the Patriotic Cantata in the Town-hall to-morrow night, when an altered second part will be submitted. The…

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Diocese of Maitland. Diocesan Inspector's Report on the Primary Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 22

THE Rev. J. O'Donohoe's report on. the Catholic Primary schools of the Diocese of Maitland for 1899 is not only lucid as a "state paper," but eminently satisfactory from a Catholic educational point of…

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