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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1913

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Play Garden School. Lessons Never Irksome

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

Another step forward in the plonc[?] work of the King Alfred School Society. In the education of boys and girls side by side (says the "Dally News…

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Public School Concert. A Great success

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

After the lapse of a number of years a public shool concert war held in Tumberumba on the 19th instant. The entertainment [?]…

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Strictures on the Schools. a Teacher's Suicide. Case of Nervous Breakdown. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 4

The Minister for Education, referring to charges made against school doctors at a meeting of the Parents and Citizens Association, declared…

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Winter School for Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 4

Short courses are provided at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College at the slack period of the year for busy farmers and stock owners, who can…

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Local and General News Forest Hill School

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 2

The list of works tenders accepted for Department of Public Instruction contracts this week includes the following: Forest Hill school, repairs, etc.,…

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Free School Lunches

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 6

There is a movement on foot in New York to supply school lunches free to all children. Private enterprise has been providing many scholars with…

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New Zealand Schools

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 3

On 31st December, 1911, there were in New Zealand 2166 public Government schools, being an increase of 78 over those of the preivous year; tho number…

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Suicide or School Teacher MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

Oscar Hill, aged 18, teacher at Sunshine State School, Victoria, committed, suicide by shooting himself through the right temple with a revolver…

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Stale School Teachers Equal Pay for Equal Work. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 2

The Minister for public Instruction received a deputation from the Teachers' Union to-night. Mr. Carmichael, in an interval between…

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In School

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 7

A little girl was explaining to her teacher the other day that her father served through the war in South Africa. "And was your father in many of the…

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Male Teachers Must Sew

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 4

An edict has gone forth that male teachers in Newark, New Jersey, must and ability to sew to their other qualifications…

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School of Arts

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the above was held on Monday, when there were present—Messrs. Tydeman, Ashwood, Lenon, O’Halloran,…

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School Children

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 8

It children do not appear to be taking an interest in their school work, and go to school reluctantly, the parents should find out the reason why…

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Wagga District Teachers' Association

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the Wagga Teachers' Association was held in the Gurwood-street School on Saturday morning last. An address…

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Primary School, Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 2

Mr. Lydon, principal of the Wagga Primary School, Gurwood-street, desires us to draw attention to the well-equipped kindergarten room that has…

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Inter-town School of Arts Tournaments

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 6

The members of the Coolamon School of Arts visited Ganmain on Thursday evening and engaged in tournaments with…

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School of Arts

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the School of Arts general committee took place last night, when there were present —Mr. P. R. Ford (president), Rev. J…

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Religion in Schools. New South Wales System. Archbishop Kelly's Attack. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 2

Archbishop Kelly made an attack on the system of religious teaching in schools when opening a bazaar in the city to-day. He referred to an…

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Empire Day Celebrations. Proposed United Schools' Demonstration

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 2

The pitting convened by the Mayor (Alderman E. F. Collins) with the object of taking action to celebrate Empire Day in a manner befitting the…

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School Absentees. Startling Statistics. Legislation Promised. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1913 · page 2

During the first half of last year 32,098 children in New South Wales between the ages of 6 and 14, failed in complete the minimum school…

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