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Schools, 1903

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Great Public Schools Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 5

The tenth annual regatta of the Athletic Associaciation of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales was held on Saturday afternoon over a course on the Parramatta River. The heavy showers which…

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Reality in Education. a Plea for Reform. the Teacher and His Function. Address by the Victorian Director

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 3

The inaugural lecture of the course arranged to help teachers and give stimulus to the movement for educational reform, was delivered on Friday night at the University by Mr. Frank Tate, M.A.,…

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School Additions

Evening News · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 2

The Premier, Sir John See, accompanied by the Minister for Public Instruction, visited Alexandria, yesterday afternoon, and performed the ceremony of unveiling a memorial tablet, to be…

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Woollahra School

Evening News · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 7

To-morrow afternoon Mr. Perry, Minister for Public Instruction, will open a new wing of the Superior Public School, at Woollahra. On the same occasion, a valedictory address will be…

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The Fort-street Model School

Evening News · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 3

Of all the-schools in New South Wales, or, for that matter, in Australia, none has such an interesting history as the Fort-street Model School. Its history is practically the history…

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Great Public Schools' Regatta Grammar School Champions

Referee · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 9

The tenth annual regatta of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools was held on the Parramatta River on Saturday. Results:-…

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Alexandria Public School. Visit of the Premier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 10

Yesterday afternoon the Premier, Sir John Sec, and the Minister for Education, Mr. Perry, visited the district of Alexandria for the purpose of unveiling a tablet which is to be attached to the…

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Unveiling a Tablet. Alexandria Public School

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 7

The State Premier ran out to Alexandria late yesterday afternoon, as was stated briefly in yesterday's "Star," and there, in the presence of a large number of local residents,…

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Our Public Schools. Fort-street Model School. Historical Sketch. Part I. (See illustrations on this page, and pages 32, 33, and 34.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 31

Of all the schools in New South Wales—or, for that matter, in Australia—none has such an interesting history as the Fort-street Model School. Its history is practically the history of…

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Great Public Schools' Regatta

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 52

After rain had fallon or threatened to fall during Saturday morning, the prospects of the Great Public Schools' Athletic Association having a fine afternoon for its tenth annual regatta were…

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School Concert

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 2

The operetta "Woodland Fairies" was repeated at the Town Hall, Granville, on Friday night, to a fairly good house, considering the threatening nature of the…

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Education. Some Interesting Comparisons. Registration of Teachers. Status of Private Schools. Interview with Mr, F. Tate, M.a

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 7

A representative of the Harald," man interview with Mr. Frank Tate, M.A., Director of Education in Victoria, has obtained an expression of some interesting views and statements of facts in regard to…

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Football. Granville Schools' Competition

Evening News · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 2

The schools' Competition in connection with the Granville Football Association will be started to-morrow, the matches being:—Auburn North v. Granville North (Mr. J. Pleasance, referee);…

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Woollahra Public School

Evening News · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 3

The official openings of the new buildings at the Woollahra Superior Public School will take place at 2.30 to-morrow afternoon. Opportunity will be taken of the occasion to bid farewell to Mr. H…

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Agriculture in State Schools. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 7

Sir,--With reference to the teaching of agriculture in our State schools, the idea no doubt is a novel one, but one calculated to make the farming community laugh, more…

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The Bible in State Schools. May Be Submitted to a Referendum

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 6

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. -- A deputation from the Bible Reading in Schools Conference which favors the adoption of the Victorian text-books, interviewed Mr. Seddon, and asked…

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Lindfield Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 3

It is expected Unit the new public school at Lindfleid will be ready for occupation in about a months time, and at the last meeting of the local Progress Association the honorary secretary (Mr. A. J. Fraser) reported that…

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SIR H. Rawson at Goulburn. Visits to Schools. Memorials to Soldiers. Speech by the Governor. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 5

His Excellency the State Governor, accompanied Lady Rawson, Miss Rawson, and Bishops Barlow and Frodshnm, this morning visited the Goulburn Public school, where the children from the four…

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Teachers in Our Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 6

The Minister for Education yesterday referred to some comment made by Mr. Frank Tate, the Director of Education in Victoria, on the employment of pupil teachers. Mr…

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Schools of Mullet

Evening News · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 4

It is reported that the mullet season is just now being turned to practical advantage by Mr. Dannevig, the Superintendent of Fisheries, and that a complete history of this valuable food fish…

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