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Schools, 1911

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday afternoon School Teachers Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 4

The first annual conference of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Union commenced to-day under the presidency of Mr. R. A. Shields, who in the…

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High School Entertainment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 3

For over a quarter of a century the annual Convent High School entertainments have been largely attended, and this year's, as usual, brought together a very big audience in the…

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Largs Convent School. Annual Entertainment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 2

A musical and dramatic entertainment was given by the pupils of St. Joseph's Convent, Largs, on Friday evening last, in the School of Arts, and proved in every respect…

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Catholic Schools. Government's "Irreligious Partiality."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 5

Speaking at the annual prize distribution of the Marist Brothers High School Archbishop Kelly attacked the Government. He again dealt with the matter of…

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All About Australia. Lectures to Schools. London. Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 5

Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australia, has arranged for combined gramaphone and cinematograph lectures in schools, and has delivered addresses on the…

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The Schools. Annum Breaking-up and Distribution of Prizes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 2

Last week was the school children's week, inasmuch as it signalised the casting aside of their duties for the year for the Christmas vacation;…

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Convent High School

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 2

The Convent High School suspended operations on Friday morning last, and in the afternoon the Sister Superior handed over the prizes to…

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Public School

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 2

The Public School pupils were disbanded on Wednesday afternoon last, and though no prizes were distributed, an entertainment marked the…

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The Teachers Conference. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 2

At the opening of the New South Wales Teachers' Association Conference to-day, the President (Mr Shields) said that the teachers were not infringing the…

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West Australian Schools

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 3

London, Saturday.—Sir Newton Moore, Agent-General for West Australia, has engaged 32 school teachers, who will sail for Perth on the Runic. Mr Gunn, who…

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Convent High School Pupils' Entertainment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 2

The annual entertainment given by pupils of the local Convent High School, in the School of Arts, on Tuesday evening last attracted a…

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Swedish School Dentistry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 6

Great attention (says the Stockholm correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph") As said to dental surgery in Swedish schools, Sweden, with five and a half millions of…

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Public School Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 4

Major Nicholson, in the Legislative Assembly recently, said he desired to draw attention to matter already mentioned by the hon, member to Newtown and that was the wretched [?]…

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Picture Shows in Day Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 5

The Board of Education has decided to make grants for cinematograph displays in days and continuation schools…

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Continuation Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 December 1911 · page 4

It would be hard to exaggerate the importance to the State of the continuation school movement with which a start has been made during the present year. The need for the…

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School Teacher's Promotion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Green, special teacher of science and manual training at the Newtown Superior Public School, has been appointed to the staff of the Teachers'…

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Sunday School Prize Giving. St. Peter's East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 3

On Monday evening at the Parish Hall the Rev. Archdeacon Tollis presided at the annual festival. Associated with him wee the Superintendent, Mr. W. W. E. Wynn,…

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The Teachers' Union. Wages Board Wanted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 1

At the N.S.W. Public School Teachers' Union meeting, at the New Masonic Hall, [?]tlereagh street, Sydney, Mr J. D. Archer gave an address on the genesis and objectives…

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School Plundered and Fired. Woolloomooloo Outbreak

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 2

A fire broke out at six o'clock last evening in the Plunkett-street, Public School, Wolloomooloo, which is believed to be an act of incendiarism on the part of some…

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"Caretta" Kindergarten School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 6

The annual breaking-up function in connection with the above school took place in the School Hall, Church-street, on Thursday evening, when the prizes awarded to the…

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