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Schools, 1900

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Public School Teachers' Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 9

The conference of Public Sechool teachers was resumed yesterday, and the following summary of the proceedings has been supplied by the secretary for publication:— The president (Mr. S. Bent) took the chair at 10 a.m…

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School Teachers' Conference. Second Day

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 3

The public school teachers' conference resumed its sittings yesterday, the president (Mr. S. Bent) presiding. DEPUTATION…

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School Vacations. Bryn-mor Ladies' College, Woolwich

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 3

The breaking up of this educational institution, on the Lane Cove River, for the midwinter vacation, was celebrated by two gatherings, held on the 21st and 22nd instant, the formet for the lower school…

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Bating a School

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 8

A letter was read at a meeting of the Water and Seworaze Board yesterday from the Rev. Father Gartlan requesting that the amount paid as water rates on the church…

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Religious Instruction in State Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 6

The Royal Commission on religious instruction in State schools sat again to-day. Archdeacon Langley presided. A letter was read from Dr. Strong, in which he asked that a minority, report…

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Public School Teachers' Conference. Third Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 4

The above conference resumed iits sittings yesterday. The president (Mr. S. Bent) too the chair of 10 a.m. The whole of the morning w.s devoted to the…

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School Teachers' Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 8

The Public Schoolteachers' Conference resumed its sittings yesterday, the president (Mr. S. Bent) occupying the chair. The whole of the morning session was devoted to discussion upon the…

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China. Boxers at Moukden. Military School Destroyed. a Russian Force En Route. Inflammatory Placards

Evening News · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 5

LONDON, June 28, 2.50 p.m.—The "Boxers" have destroyed the military school at Moukden, in the province of Leao-Tong, and the capital of manchuria…

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The Kindergarten School. To the Editor of the "Hebrew Standard"

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 4

Sir,—An endeavour is being made to further extend the usefulness of the Kindergarten system of education for the mothers and children of the poorer members and children…

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Religious Instruction in Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 6

At a sitting of the Royal Commission on Religious Instruction in State Schools to-day, the Secretary for Education, in giving evidence, considered that religious Instruction could best be…

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Public School Teachers' Association. a Harbour Picnic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 11

Yesterday about 200 of the delegates of the Public School Teachers' Con[?]erence and their friends spent an enjoyable afternoon on the harbour. At 1 o'clock they went on board the steamer Dawn at Circular…

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Increase of Salaries of Publ[?] School Teachers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

Sir,—Kindly permit me, through the medium of your columns, to state for consideration the case of a large number of Public school teachers of the lower grade…

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Sunday School Items. Teachers' Examination

The Methodist · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

We are still receiving intimations of more teachers intending to take part in this examination…

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Our Letter Box. St. Peter's Pence and the School Children

The Catholic Press · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 23

Sir,—Will you kindly allow me to make a suggestion to the Catholic schools of this colony, Viz., that Peter's pence in reality be taken up by the children of the colony, like the…

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St. Patrick's School, Campbelltown

The Catholic Press · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 19

The annual entertainment in aid of St. Patrick's School was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday week. There was a good attendance, and the programme reflected…

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The "Father" of the Public Schools. Sir Henry Parkes in 1880 and in 1895

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 7

IT has been the custom for years past to speak of the late Sir Henry Parkea as "the father of the I Public Schools Act." As a matter of fact, the colony owes the present Act to the agitation of the…

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New Catholic School Narandera

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 35

THE new Catholic school, at Narandera, which is now finished, is a credit to the Catholic community, an ornament to the town, and holds a prominent place amongst the foremost schools of the dioceae…

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Destruction of a Military School. London, June 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 9

The " Boxers " have destroyed the Military School at Mukden, the capital of Manchuria and an important missionary centre…

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Some Schoolbooks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 4

Messrs. Macmillan and Co. forward us an admirable " Elementary French Grammar, " by Mr. G. Eugene Fa[?]nacht. The arrangement is excellent, and full information is conveyed in a concise…

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King's School Old Boys' Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 7

The sixth annual smoke concert of King's School Old Boys' Union was held last night in the large di[?]ing-hall of A[?]rons's Exchange Hotel. There was a large gathering, and the Hon. F. B. Suttor, M.L.C.,…

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