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Schools, 1901

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Convent-school, Walgett

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 29

The pupils of the St. Joseph Sisters Convent-school pave a musical and dramatic entertainment in the School of Arts last week. The efforts of the pupils were entirely successful, and it is…

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St. Brigid's High School, Coonamble

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 29

To the pupils of the boarding and High school attached to St. Brigid's Convent the closing day' of the educational year, or, as it is called, " Distribution Day," is one with which a wealth of…

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The Convent Schools, Orange

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 30

THE annual distribution of prizes in connection with Our Lady's School, Convent of Mercy, Orange, took place in the large and comfortable hall at the school on the 19th [?]time before an…

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St. Matthew's School, Windsor

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 30

The break-up ceremonies in connection with the above school took a usual the peasant form of a public were enabled to exhibit the arts and graces acquired under the…

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The Commonwealth Celebrations. Demonstration of Catholic School Children

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 23

THE best traditions of Catholicity in Sydney and suburbs were fully maintained in the Commonwealth celebrations on Tuesday, in which the Catholic school children participated, marked as their…

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The Sunday School International Lesson. Sunday, January 13, 1901. the Triumphal Entry. Matt. xxi. 1-17. Golden Text (Matt. xxi. 9).—"Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." Triumphal Entry

The Methodist · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 4

The significance of this entry into Jerusalem has been too little considered. It was Christ's nature to…

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Chinese Schoolboys. Queen's College, Hongkong

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 7

The streets were crowded with Chinese boys, all wending their way in one direction (says a writer in the "Captain"). Over 1100 wore about to commence their daily studies…

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Public Schools Display

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 4

On Thursday in the Sydney Cricket Ground before the Governor-General and some 40,000 spectators the Public Schools Display took place…

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School Cramming

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 14

Dear "Vivienne,"— The great mistake made by "A Lover of Study" in both his letters, is his persistent attempts to compare school systems and standards of his…

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The State Schools and the Celebrations

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 10

The elaborate programme of Common wealth Celebrations devised by the Government has been supplemented to a most commendable degree by the public school…

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Public Schools' Display

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 10

The children of the Public Schools gave one of their unique displays at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday, and it is estimated there were 40,000 spectators. Ten…

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A Gullible Teacher Sues for her Jewels. " MASHED " in the Arcade. An Unmanly Manly Episode

Truth · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 6

A YOUNG woman, a music teacher, living in the suburbs, appeared at the " Central " on Friday before Mr. Smith[?], S.M., as prosecutrix against a man named George William…

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Double Murder and Suicide. a School Teacher's Crime. HOBART

The Australian Star · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 5

A shocking trag[?]dy Is reported from the mining township of Mathinna, where a State school teacher named James Whyte shot his orother in law, Sydney Jackson, and the…

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Tragedy in Tasmania. Double Murder and Suicide. a School Teacher's Strange Conduct

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 5

HOBART, Sunday.--The customary serenity of the little mining township of Mathinna was disturbed yesterday morning by a shocking tragedy, which resulted in the loss of three…

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Sabbath School Demonstration at Leichhardt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 7

A Sabbath school demonstration, in which the Leic[?]ardt a[?]d Annandale schools took part was held on Sunday afternoon on Leichhardt Park in connection with the Commonwealth religious celebrations…

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Combined Sunday Schools' Demonstration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 7

On Sunday afternoon a combined Sunday schools' service was held in the Cent[?]al Park, in connection with the furious Protestant Sunday schools of the Eastern Subutbs district. The service was…

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Balmain Ministerial Association. United Sunday-school Demonstration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 7

On Sunday afternoon thE Balmain Town Hall was c[?]wded, the occasion being a united Sunday-school domonstration, under the [?]uspices of the Balmain Ministorial Association, in connection with the…

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Students Summer School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 4

Bowral is this year to be the scene of the annual Intercolonial summer school organised for students by the Australasian .Student Christian Union. This will be the first summer school…

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District Schools Displays

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 2

Mr. W. Kennedy took to the Commonwealth Sports a squad of Carlingford youngsters, who acquitted themselves famously in the dumbbell display. Owing to the kindly…

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Public School Teachers Thanked

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 6

The New South Wales Minister for Public Instruction (Mr. Perry) has written a circular letter to the public school teachers, recording his keen appreciation of their self-sacrificing efforts in…

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