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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1903

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Traveller. School Customs in China

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 1

GIRLS in China seldom go to school unless they are children, of rich people. The first day of the scholastic year is a festival…

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Intercolonial Item. Pupil Teachers' Examination

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 28

In view of the reiterated charge of injustice to female pupil teachers, brought by correspondents against the Education Department by reason of the adoption of…

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School of Arts Chess and Draughts Club

The Independent · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 2

A general meeting of the above. Club will be held in the School of Arts on Monday evening next to frame the syllabus for the forthcoming season,…

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Opening of New School at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 2

The new school at the Grear Southern was opened on Wednesday. It is a handsome two-roomed building, spacious, and lined and called with…

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Stars and Stripes in Manila Schools

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 1

A signal is given by the principal of the school. Every student or pupil rises in his place. The flag is brought forward to the principal or teacher. While it is being…

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School of Arts Chess and Draughts Club

The Independent · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 2

A general meeting of the above Club was held at the School of Arts on Monday night, when the Rev. R. Welsh occupied the chair, and there…

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Pupil Teachers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 29

The Minister of Education, commenting on an interview with Mr. F. Tate, the Director of Education in Victoria, stated that if pupil teachers were replaced by…

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School of Arts Chess and Dra[?] Club

The Independent · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 2

On Monday night last this Club held a chess match, which, owing to a misunderstanding on the part of some of the players as to the date, was not…

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Disloyal School Teachers Censured

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 3

Some of the teachers in the Wangartta district held a meeting on Saturday afternoon in sympathy with strikers, and certain speakers…

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School of Arts Chess and Draughts Club

The Independent · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 2

On Monday last the first handicap chess tournament of the season opened with eight players and several onlookers present. The games were well…

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School of Arts

The Independent · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Committee of the School of Arts was held last evening. Mr Fordham occupied the chair, and there were also present…

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School of Arts Chess and Draughts Club

The Independent · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 2

On Monday night the handicap, chess tournament was continued, and the play was very close. There were eight players present, and the only…

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Alleged Disloyal Schoolteachers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

Mr. R. W. Armitage, hon sec of the Wangaratta District Teachers' Association, writes denying the truth of a report published in these…

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Typhoid and School Children

The Independent · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 4

The following correspondence, which passed but ween the Council and the Board of Health, was read at the meeting on Monday evening:-…

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To School by Motor-car

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 2

Parisians are sending their children[?] school by motor-car nowadays; at less [?] the ‘Si cle’ tells us that the motor-car [?] been experimentally in use for that [?]…

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Wangaratta Teachers and the Strike

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

As stated in a late issue Mr. R. W. Armitage, hon. secretary of the Wangaratta District Teachers' Association, had disclaimers in many…

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How We Tried to Whip the Teacher. Told at the Old Settled's Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 2

I was a boy of seventeen, ungainly, dull, and tall, Ez green ez eny gozlin', but I the't I know'd it all…

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School of Arts Chess and Draughts Club

The Independent · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 2

On Tuesday night last the cards committee of the above Club met at the School of Arts when, as the unfinished games could not affect the…

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School of Arts Dance

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 2

A dance in aid of the funds of the School of Arts was held in the Variety Hall on Monday evening, the 8th inst., and considering the adverse season, and…

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Wangaratta School Teachers and the Strike

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 2

In the "Yarrawonga Chronicle" of Tuesday Mr. R. W. Armitage has the following latter, in connection with a reply to his explanation to the above…

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