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The recent action of the police in interfering with a Sunday concert given by the State Military Band gave rise to a discussion in the City Council last night. The health committee…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The effort of the lady and gentlemen amateurs who on Friday evening last staged Pinero's farcical comedy, "The Schoolmistress," was a commendable one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These teams met on the Oval on Saturday, and those who missed it missed a treat indeed. The passing of St. Patrick's lads and the grit of the losers would have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disquieting feature of the latest statistics relative to the educational statistics of the schools of the Commonwealth, is the decrease in the number of children attending them. There…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The official opening of the recently completed additions to the Newcastle School of Arts took place this afternoon, the event being celebrated with a conversazione. About 400 ladies and gentlemen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following is the programme for the opening round of the senior competition in connection with the Public schools, to take place to-day:—Cleveland-street v St. Leonards, Agricultural Ground; Piddington v…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newington College and the King's School met at Stanmore, and a fast game resulted in a win for the school by 32 to 3. In the first half Ryrie, King, and Metcalfe stored, Champion converting all three, 15.0…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fifty years or so ago Sydney University began as a Faculty of Arts, with a few subsidiary "stinks" added from time to time at the back During the last twenty years,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →During the last swimming season the girls attending the Manly Public School- were debarred from attending batting parades at the local baths, owing to the fact that none of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A special committee meeting of the above was held on Monday night last, Mr R C S Wilkinson (president) being in the chair, and attended also by Messrs Neal[?], Lee, E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →St. Benedict's School beat Lewisham High School, by 18 points to nil, on the Sydney Sports Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A number of parents were summoned for failing to sent their children to school for the requisite number of days, and were fined…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mosman.—(1) Mr. Harrison, 1; (2) Mr. Power, [?]; (3) Mr. Vendt. 0; (4) Mr. Virgin, [?] (5) Dr. Arthur, 0; (6) Dr. Cooksey, 1; (7) Mr. Shaw, 1. Total, [?] Sydney School of Arts (B).—(1) Absent, 0; (2) Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roy Adrian George, aged [?], a schoolboy, met with a shocking death this afternoon in the goods lift of the Bohemian Club, Collins-street. The lift, when not in use, rests in a well 7ft or…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →No lesson should be approached with more reverent, humble, and adoring spirit. This dreadful event is not only the climax of His wondrous life, but marks the evil the cost of sin. Study…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girls and Boys,— "If wishes were fishes, we'd have some fried. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride." Is not that true? If only wishing would do things,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some short time ago a well-known pedagogue of one of our suburban schools gave three of the oldest boys in the school an essay to write on, "When is a Man a Fool?"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some time back the Minister for Public Instruction approved of the establishment of a technical school at Balmain, the Working Men's Institute having very generously…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →As will be seen by announcement on this page the local pubic school pupils will give a concert for the benefit of two hospitals and the…
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