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Schools, 1903

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Schools of Instruction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 8

The following officers have passed the Iafantry school of instruction, recently concluded:- Lieutenant J. E. F. Coyle (2nd Regiment) and' Lleutenans F. H. Frnch (4th Regiment), with…

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School Life. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 3

Sir—Heading Mr. Perry's speech in your issue of Thursday, March 5, I notice he asks the pertinent question " Were our schools developing what was best in the voung? If not the teachers failed…

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The Armidale School

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 3

We take the following report from the Armidale "Chronicle": —The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Armidale School was held on Friday…

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Our Public Schools. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 3

Sir,--Mr. Perry, Minister for public instruction, recently stated among other things that there were some teachers who should never have been allowed to enter the service. This may be…

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Sydney High School

Evening News · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 4

A magnificent double-page engraving of the boys of the Sydney High School, in their school-ground, appears in the "Town and Country Journal" this week, and there are many other…

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Military. School of Gunnery at the Heads

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 5

Yesterday the members of the School of Gunnery, consisting of officers and non-commissioned officers from the various States, were engaged at South Head in demonstrating the…

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The Public School System of N.S.W.—Boys of the Sydney High School in the Schoolground. (See letterpress on page 34.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 32

"While we have in New South Wales a magnificently endowed system of public…

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Hawkesbury College Speech-day. Presentation of Prizes. Address by the Minister for Agriculture

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 3

Yesterday Hawkesbury College, Richmond, was en fete, the occasion being the presentation of prizes and diplomas to the students. The Minister for Mines (Mr. Kidd), accompanied…

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A School Closed

Evening News · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 3

TENTERFIELD, Wednesday Afternoon.—Five cases of scarlatina have occurred at Bryan's Gap, six miles from here. All the patients are children attending the school. The sanitary…

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The Cavalry School of Instruction

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 1

A cavalry school of instruction has just completed its course at Victoria Barracks under the supervision of Lieutenant—Colonel J. M. Antill, C.B. Seven officers and twelve…

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Cardinal Moran. Sacerdotal Jubilee of His Priesthood. Opening of Schools for Poor Children. 1200 Children Entertained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 5

Cardinal Moran attained the sacerdotal golden [?] of his priesthood yesterday, and throughout the day be received a large number of letters and telegrams conveying congratulations upon the event…

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The Great Cyclone. a Vivid Description. How the Girls Grammar School Fared. a Scene of Desolation. Tales of Suffering and Heroism

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

The following is a private letter received from Miss Roseby, of the Church of England Collegiate School for Girls, Townsville. "I daresay by this time you have had full…

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"Malaprop, Junior." D.H.B. writes:- "The following actually occurred come short time since in a large Sydney suburban school:—

The World's News · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 25

"Teacher: 'What are the names of the parts of speech?' "Bright Boy: 'Noun, adjective, pronoun, verb, adverb, preposition, consumption, and…

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A Note for the Schoolmaster

The World's News · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 12

In a South country grammar school recently the form master received a note from an anxious mother, requesting him to see that her son "did not sit in a draught." It was a form of missive…

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An Injustice to Pupil Teachers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 4

Sir.—May 1 crave a little space to call attention to an injustice which the Department of Public Inst[?]ion is about to perpetrate upon female first-class pupil teachers? These young…

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Botany in Schools. Lecture by Mr. Maiden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1903 · page 3

A general meeting of the Teachers' Association of New South Wales waa held in the boardroom at Vickery's-chambers on Friday evening, under the presidency of Mrs. F. W. Woodhouse. Amongst those…

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Schools of Arts. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1903 · page 8

The annual general meeting for subscribers to the Cooma School of Arts was held last night. There was an attendance of over 70, chiefly due to the interest manifested by members of the Literary,…

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Randwick Presbyterian Sunday School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1903 · page 9

The annual seaside excursion in connection with the Randwick Presbyterian Sunday school was held on Saturday. About 250 children, accompanie [?] by over 100 adult friends, were conveyed to Sydney by…

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Fort-street Model School Club. Annual Gala

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 March 1903 · page 8

The 3611. annual gala of Fort-street Model Public School Swimming Club will be held at Farmer's Domain Baths on Saturday next. Besides the usual races, wherein 100 of the school's best swimmers will compete, patrons will…

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Cricket. Schools' Premiership Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 3

The Sydney Grammar School and Newington college met in the Great Public Schools competition at Stanmore on Friday and Saturday, the former winning by an innings und 32 runs…

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