N.S.W. Public Instruction Vide “Plain English”

N.S.W. Public Instruction Vide “Plain English” | Hop

Livingston Hopkins, N.S.W. Public Instruction Vide “Plain English”, The Bulletin, Vol. 11 No. 528 (29 Mar 1890, p.3) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-443582539

N.S.W. Public Instruction Vide “Plain English”

“One of the most renowned of Australian explorers was a Captain Stuart.”
“Snakes are not numerous, nor is the arid soil of the continent favourable to their development.”
“The kangaroo, which is peculiar to Australia and some of the adjacent islands, has a pouch under its neck!”
The federation of the Colonies of Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania is an accomplished fact: the draft meeting of the Federal Council having been hold at Hobart in January 1886.”— State-approved N.S.W. State-school Geographical text-book.

Nickleby Modernised. The Boy's Turn to Strike

Nickleby Modernised. The Boy's Turn to Strike | Hop

 Livingston Hopkins, Nickleby Modernised. The Boy's Turn to Strike, The Bulletin, Vol. 10 No. 504 (12 Oct 1889, p.3) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-443500302

Nickleby Modernised. The Boy's Turn to Strike

“The “board-school children in Glasgow and Aberdeen are out on strike. They demand free education, and the abolition of flogging and of home lessons.”—Cable.
Mac Squeers: “How do you spell it?”
Laddie (who kens more than the maister): “W-i-n-d-o-w, Winder—and if you don't like it, clean it yourself.”

Re-Institution of Religious Tests

Re-Institution of Religious Tests | Hop

Livingston Hopkins, Re-Institution of Religious Tests, The Bulletin, Vol. 10 No. 499 (7 Sep 1889, p.3) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-442840577

Re-Institution of Religious Tests

“I consider that the religion of N.S.W. Public-school teachers should be known.”—Sir Henry Parkes, the “Liberal,” in N.S.W. Legislative Assembly.
Parkes (to applicant for place as teacher in N.S.W. Public School): “What is your name?”
Applicant: “Murphy, Sir.”
Parkes: “An, Hum! Your name has a er-hum-a rather Popish sound. I’m afraid we can’t employ you without hendangering the non-sectarian hidea of our public-school system.”
Applicant: “But my name is Mactavish Murphy from the North”
Parkes: “Ah! Well that quite halters the case. We'll see what hi can do for you!”