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Schools, 1902

1,935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 97

Tamworth Schools' Sports. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 12

The annual sports gathering of the Tamworth District Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association was held at the Oval to-day. The weather was fine, and there was a good attendance. The sum of…

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Opening a New School. the Oaks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 7

The Minister for Public Instruction, accompanied by the Minister for Mines and Mr. Daley, member for Gipps, arrived at The Oaks shortly after 1 o'clock, for the…

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State Aid for Catholic Schools. Speech by Archbishop Kelly

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 9

BRAIDWOOD, Friday.--In replying to an address of welcome, and with reference to some statements recently made by the Minister for Education. Archbishop Kelly said…

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St. John’s Sunday-school

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 2

THE teachers of the above school are working energetically in order to make the Flower Show and Exhibition, to be held on October 2nd, 3rd and 4th, a…

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The School of Arts

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 36

is a fine, two-storey brick building, standing on one of the most valuable sites in the main street of the city. The principal part of the ground floor, is occupied as banking offices, whilst the…

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The Schools' Final. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 5

Sir,—As a subscriber to THE CUMBERLAND ARGUS since its inception, and also as a member of the Granville Football Association, will you kindly allow me space to comment upon…

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School Holidays. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 7

SIR,—Lately, quite a number of persons are being fined for their children not going to school the required number of days in the half-year. How do the holidays count? It is…

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Hornsby School of Arts. The Official Opening. Plain and Fancy Dress Ball. A Brilliant Success

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 7

The official opening of that imposing structures, the Hornsby School of Arts, was celebrated on Friday night by a plain and fancy dress ball, and the function was in every…

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The King's School. Annual Sports. A Splendid Meeting of T.K.S. A.A. Club. Once More, a Good Programme, well run

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 5

President, Rev. A. H. Champion; Vice-president, Dr. Bowman, and Messrs. A. E. Jaques, J. S. Futter, T. P. Willsallen, C. B. Cairnes, W. W. Bodenham, R. Gilmour, C. G. Wade, A. G. White…

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A Woman Looks On. Sporting Public School Children

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 September 1902 · page 10

We generally associate Public School children with the droning, sing-song, "Two and two are four." A B ab, b-a' 'be, and geography, and grammar, and arithmetic; but…

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Newcastle Schools to Aid Kembla Fond. Newcastle, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 September 1902 · page 7

At a special meeting of the Newcastle Public Schools' Athletic Association to-day, it was decided to hold a children's display in aid of the Mount Kembla Disaster Relief…

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Madame Melba. Arrival in Brisbane. Stiff-necked Presbyterians Want Her to Sing at a Scotch Sunday-school Soiree, But Don't Offer Her a Fee. Melba's Not Having Any "Scotch" Soirees

Truth · Sunday 21 September 1902 · page 8

There was so much uncertainty about the exact time of Madame Melba's arrival in Brisbane that anything like a concerted and popular welcome was…

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Roman Catholic Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 8

At the annual communion breakfast of St. Kilian's branch of the Hibernian Catholic Australian Benefit Society, held in Bendigo this morning, Bishop Reville, referring to the charges made against the…

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Public Schools' Association. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 8

The quarterly meeting of the [?]burn Public Schools' Association, held this morning, was well attended. Mr. C. O. Flashman, district inspector, [?],…

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Ragged Schools

Evening News · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 8

The forty-second annual meeting of the Sydney Ragged Schools was held in the Y.M.C.A. Hall, Pitt-street, on Monday afternoon. His Excellency the Governor (Sir Harry Rawson) was in…

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Sydney Ragged Schools. the Annual Meeting. a Successful Institution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 3

The forty-second annual meeting in connection with the Sydney Ragged Schools, which was held at the Y.M.C.A. Hall yesterday, was one of the most successful on record. His Excellency Sir Harry…

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The Presbyterian Church of Australia. Religious Instruction in State Schools. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 5

The session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia was continued to-day. On the motion of the Rev. Dr. Meiklejohn it was resolved to forward the congratulations of the…

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Sydney Ragged Schools. The State Governor Appeals for Help

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 7

The forty-second annual meeting of the Sydney Ragged Schools took place in the Y.M.C.A. Hall yesterday. The attendance of the public was fairly large. His…

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The Children of the Poor. Ragged Schools Anniversary. a Good Work That Needs Help

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 6

Tho problem of the poor and neglected children of the city, was again brought prominently under public notice by tho annual meeting of the Sydney Ragged Schools, which was held…

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Granville School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 6

Extensive alterations in the rooms at the Granville School of Arts are being carried out to meet the growing demand made on the technical classes. The commitee-rooms are being…

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