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Schools, 1902

1,935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 80 of 97

School Teacher Fatally Burned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 December 1902 · page 5

Miss Mary Walker, who was burned to death at Cunderdin yesterday, is a sister of Dr. Walker, of Port Pirie. Miss Walker, who was a State school teacher at Canderdin, was engaged cooking her…

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St. Stephen's Presbyterian Sunday School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 December 1902 · page 6

The annual excursion of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Sunday School took place on Saturday at Clifton Gardens, when the steamer Alathea conveyed over 200 children and about 500 visitors to the grounds…

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School Fees

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 December 1902 · page 5

Mr. Tate, the Director of Education, opposes the Minister's proposal to charge school fees for children under 6 and over 13 years of age. He holds that it is better for children tinder 6, of…

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The Public Schools' Demonstration

Evening News · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 2

The recent Public Schools' Demonstration, held at the Sydney Cricket Ground, for the purpose of assisting the Mount Kembla Miners General Accident and the Martinique and St. Vincent…

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The Transvaal Schools

Evening News · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 5

LONDON, December 2, 2.50 p.m.—The Government of the Transvaal has decided that the schools shall be conducted in English, though Dutch will be taught for five…

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Fort-street School Bazaar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 12

To-morrow evening Mrs. Perry will open a grand bazaar and fancy fair at the Model Public School, Fort-street. An energetic entertainment committee will sustain interest in the show during Friday and…

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Public Schools' Demonstration, Sydney Cricket Ground, November 26, 1902

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 1440

FLAG DRILL. RUNNING MAZE. ALL NATIONS MARCHING PAST GRANDSTAND. BOYS WILL BE BOYS…

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School Gardens in Germany

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 1443

For nearly a century past Germany has been alive to the supreme importance of training the children of agricultural districts in the intelligent cultivation of the land, and has been…

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Public School Concert

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 3

When it was proposed to hold a display on the Sydney Cricket Ground in aid of the Mount Kembla and Martinique funds it was also decided to hold a grand school concert…

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Public School Children's Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 5

A concert will be given under vice-regal and other distinguished patronage, at the Town-hall, on Wednesday next, by a selected choir of 1000 children from the Metropolitan State schools…

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School Children's Display. (See Illustrations on pages 22 and 23.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 December 1902 · page 15

For the purpose of assisting the Mount Kembla Miners' General Accident and the Martinique and St. Vincent Relief Funds, a display was given at the Sydney Cricket Ground last Wednesday by…

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Catholic State School Teachers. How They Are Treated

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 December 1902 · page 20

Sir,—In reference to the highly grammatical and fantastically-spelt letter of that shining pillar of Orangeism and seetarianism—Mr Afflshck—let me supply a Roland By the above you'll see we have 1 district and 5 inspectors. In all, 6 out of 40; or only 15 per cent., instead of 25 per cent. In this December Inspectors are to be…

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School Concert at Kogarah

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 December 1902 · page 21

The concert given by the pupils of the Slaters of Charity (Hurstville, Kogarah and and Rockdale) on Saturday last, in the Rockdale Town Hall, was a brilliant success…

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The Great Schools' Cricket Premiership

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 December 1902 · page 20

On Saturday last St. Joseph's closed their cricket season by defeating the Sydney Grammar School on Rushcutter Bay oval by 9 wickets and 1 run. An the Grammar…

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The Transvaal Schools. Conducted in English. London, Dec. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 December 1902 · page 7

The Government of the Transvaal has decided that the schools shall be conducted in English, though Dutch will be taught for five hours a week, including Biblical…

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Cricket. All Schools v. Trustees' Team, Rushcutter Bay Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 December 1902 · page 10

The above match eventuated at the Rushcutler Bay oval yesterday. This is an annual fixture, and is generally well attended, but yesterday the heavy shower shortly after lunch was responsible for a comparatively…

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The Visit to Armidale. Inspection of Hospital, Convent, and School. Entertainments During the Evening. Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 December 1902 · page 5

The Governor, Lady Rawson, and Miss Rawson and private secretary arrived by sepcial train at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The party was met at the station by the Mayor, Alderman Wilson, and the…

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Transvaal Schools Conducted in English. Dutch Taught for Five Hours Weekly

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 December 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon. -- The Government of the Transvaal has decided that the schools in the colony shall be conducted in English, though Dutch will be taught…

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Ill-treatment of a State School Child

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 December 1902 · page 6

SINGLETON, Wednesday. -- At the local police court yesterday, before Mr. W. B. Smith, P.M., Ricardo Carini, a music-teacher, was proceeded against for unlawfully assaulting a State school…

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The Bible in the Schools

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 5 December 1902 · page 2

The Supreme Court of Nebraska (says the " American Israelite " lias rendered a most important decision concerning religious exercises in. the public schools. The decision is " Exercise…

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