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Schools, 1901

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Sydney Ragged Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 5

The annual picnic given to the children attending the Sydney Ragged Schools by Mrs. E. C. Merewether and family was hold at Bon[?] Beach on Friday last. The scholars from the…

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Parramaita North Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 14

The Minister for Public Instruction, who was accompanied by the Chief Inspector ef Schools, paid a visit of inspection to the Parramatta North Public School on Thursday. Of late there has been an…

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The Sunday School International Lesson. Sunday, March 24, 1901. Jesus Crucified and Buried. Luke xxiii. 35-53. Golden Text (1 Cor. xv. 3)—"Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures." Calvary

The Methodist · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 5

Calvary has never been positively identified. — Hurlbut. Calvary is no- where in Scripture called a " hill," and…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, March 13. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.m.) School Non-attendance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 11

Sergeant Nies v. Henry Rowlands.—The defendant was proceeded against in two cases, for having neglected to send his children to school according to law. He stated that his…

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Cleveland-street School Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1901 · page 3

Clevland-street Public School annual swimming carnival, set down for Saturday next, the 23rd inst, at Fanner's Domain Baths, promises to be as successful as in years gone by. The programme in-…

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The Country. Suicide of a School Teacher

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 7

COOTAMUNDRA, Saturday.--Mr. Alfred Ernest Kendall, public school teacher at Stockinbingal, shot himself this morning. At the inquest to-day no reason could be assigned for his act other…

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Fort-street Public School Swimming Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 3

The eleventh annual carnival of the Fort-street Public School Swimming Club was hold at Hellings' Domain Baths on Saturday afternoon. Although the best meteorological conditions did not prevail, the…

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St. Paul's New Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 3

For the purpose of erecting the infant department of St. Paul's new schools at Redfern, the committee have received, through the Rev. Canon Boyce, an anonymous donation of £200. They…

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Swimming. Kogarah Public School. Annual Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 7

The Kogarah public School Swimming Club brought off its fifth annual carnival at the Sans Souci baths on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a large attendance. The water was very rough,…

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Schools Premiership

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 10

The King's School defeated Sydney Grammar School at Parram[?]tta on Monday. Sydney Grammar School sent their oppon[?]ts in on a damp wicket, and got them all out for 102 runs…

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District School Carnivals

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 7

The Western District schools held their fifth annual carnival last Wednesday afternoon in the Elkington Park Baths, Balmain, in the presence of a good attendance,…

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Fort-street Public School Carnival. East Sydney Club Win the Flying Squadron Championship of N.s.w

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 7

The Fort-street Public School, which is affiliated to the N.S.W. A.S.A., held their eleventh annual carnival last Saturday afternoon at Hellings' Domain Baths. The…

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The Sydney Grammer School—present v. PAST

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 8

The second match this season between the Old Boys and the Present Boys of the Sydney Grammar School was placed yesterday at the RushcutterBay Oval. The weather was perfect and the attendance good, many ladies being…

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Children at Sunday School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 6

Out of a total of 148,236 children attending the State schools in Victoria, 116,738, or 78 per cent., attend Sabbath schools. This information has been obtained by the Education Department as the…

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Military. Public Schools' Cadet Force

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 6

The quarterly whole-day parade of the Metropolitan Cadet Corps took place yesterday in the Outer Domain. There was a muster of over 550 officers and cadets, Lieut.-Colonel Paul, the chief…

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Truancy Schools

Evening News · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

The Minister for Public Instruction has under consideration a bill to extend the truancy provisions of the Education Act, and make them more operative. Under this measure parents will be…

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Dapto Public School

The Australian Star · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 7

A deputation of residents of Dapto was introduced to the Minister for Public Instruction yesterday by Mr. A. Campbell, M.L.A. They complained that the local public school was…

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Successful Scholars

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 4

The following candidates wore success ful at the Matriculation Examination recently held :-From the King'n School, E. E. I. Body, A. E. Colvin, G. H. Crans…

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Swimming. Cleveland-street Public School Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 12

The Cleveland-street School's annual carnival will take place at Farmer's Baths this afternoon. The programme includes an inter-club handicap, for which the best swimmers in Sydney have entered…

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The Public Schools. Special Religious Instruction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 14

Yesterday afternoon the Archbishop of Sydney presented the gold medals, prizes, and certificates won athecity and suburban State schools in connection with the examination under the Church of England…

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