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Schools, 1904

2,186 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 110

Alexandria School Drainage

Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 8

Recently the Alexandria Council wrote to the Public Instruction Department, complaining of the damage that was being done to the footpath in front of the Public School in Mitchell-road,…

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Schools. of Arts Again

Evening News · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 4

Some remarks recently made by the Minister of Public Instruction in connection with Schools of Arts caused us to comment upon the workings of those institutions in general and to write…

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An Irish Schoolmaster. Charged with Vagrancy

Evening News · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 4

A middle-aged Irishman of very genteel appearance was brought before the Water Police Court to-day on a charge of vagrancy. Constable Best's statement concerning him was that he had…

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Bedford Grammar School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 8

On Wednesday, December 16, a large and influential meeting representative of parents, friends, and old boys was held at the Grammar School. The head muster, who presided, was supported by Mr. S…

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Rockdale School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Rockdale School of Arts was held "I that institute on Wednesday evening. Mr. J. H. Trevarthen presided, and there was a good attendance. The…

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Newcastle. the School of Arts. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 6

The annual meeting of members of the Newcastle School of Arts was held this evening. The report of the committee stated that subscriptions were paid during the year by 1334 persons, exclusive of 393…

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An Irish Schoolmaster. Christian Charity

The Australian Star · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 5

A middle-aged man came before the Water Police Court this morning charged with not having any means of support. It was a rather sad story that this Irish immigrant,…

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A Much-travelled School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 25

The vicissitudes of a school structure imported from London to North Queensland were related at the opening of the Sisters of Mercy's new school at Ross Island…

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New Buildings t Bathurst the Bishop's Palace. New Primary Schools. a Triple Ceremony

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 25

An event, which is perhaps unprecedented m the history of the Catholic Church in Australia, took place in Bathurst on Sunday in the form of a triple opening and blessing…

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Catholic Primary Schools. Prize Distribution by the Cardinal. His Eminence on National Progress. a Decade's Educational Advance

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 27

The Cardinal's Hall, St. Mary's Cathedral, was thronged with the pupils and teachers of the Diocesan Primary Schools, as well as many parents and friends on Saturday…

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The Bible in the Public School. Novel Action in Nebraska

Watchman · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 8

The report that the Supreme Court of Nebraska has held that all reading of the Bible in the public schools is forbidden by the Constitution of the State is by no…

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Schoolboy Mineowners. Plucky Boys From the Klondyke

The World's News · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 9

On one of the last steamers to leave Alaska before ice-shuts in the Territory for the long wiinter night, there returned to the United States the two youngest goldminers who ever came out…

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A Schoolmaster in Distress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 11

A genuine case of hardship came before Mr. Macfarl[?]ne, S.M., at the Water Police Court yesterday when a middle-aged Irish schoolmaster was presented on a charge of vagrancy. The tale told by…

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Old St. James' School. Unveiling a Memorial Tablet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 7

The ceremony of unveiling a memorial tablet recently erected in St. James' Parish Hall was performed yesterday afternoon by the Rev. Canon Boyce, himself an "old boy" of the school. The…

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Sunday School Libraries

The Methodist · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 1

Sunday School conventions of great size, interesting and helpful in character are more frequently and more generally held to-day than ever before. Sunday…

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The Sunday School International Lesson. Sunday, February 7, 1904. a Sabbath in Capernaum. Mark i. 21-34. Golden, Text (Luke iv. 40).—"He laid His hands on every one of them, and healed them." Introduction

The Methodist · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 8

The section includes the coming of Jesus to Capernaum (Matt. iv. 13 16 ; Luke iv. 31) ; the call of the four by the Sea…

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The Middle Class Girl. of the German Type. School Days and Courting Days

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 3

WHEN Fate is propitious German girls pass through four…

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Shameful Slander. a Dewsbury Schoolmistress Awarded £100 Damages

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 7

The Under- Sheriff of Yorkshire sat with a jury at the Leeds Town Hall recently to assess damages in an undefended action for slander. Plaintiff was Miss Ada Brearley,…

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The School It Belonged To

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1904 · page 6

She was an amateur artist, and, like most of her kind, considered herself several laps in advance of the average amateur. She was eager, however, to know how her work…

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R.c. Bishop's Condemnation of Public Schools

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1904 · page 8

Speaking at the opening of a Roman Catholic school, near Bunbury, W.A., Bishop Gibney said that in the matter of education Roman Catholics in that State were nearly as badly treated to-day…

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