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Schools, 1903

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Kogarah School. Opening of Additions

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 7

The additions which have just been made to the superior public school at Kogarah were opened by the Minister for Education yesterday afternoon. They consist of a new wing,…

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Kogarah Public School. an Important Addition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 13

Yesterday the Minister for Education (Mr. J. Perry) officially opened a large and handsome brick addition to the Kogarah Public School, capable of seating an extra 760 pupils. The new…

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Changes in State School Work

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 8

The Minister for Public Instruction yesterday announced that in the near future the department expected to make some important changes in the educational system. He did not mean…

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Religious Instruction in State Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 8

Speaking yesterday at Kogarah, the State Minister for Public Instruction referred to the remarks he had recently made at Newcastle in connection with religious instruction in public…

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Religious Instruction. Neglect in the puplic School. What Are our Churches Up to ? Bad Reports from the Districti, Enquiries by The Argus. How She Presend System Works in parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 11

Tho recent utterances of the Minister for 'Public Instruction have awakened the slumbering fires of public interest in the very vital question of to-day, us to whether our…

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Sports and Games. Rugby FOOTBALL.The Schools' Premiership. T.K.S. v. St. Joseph. A Handsome Win for T.K.S.

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 5

On Wednesday afternoon on the King's School oval, PARRAMATTA, the second Premiership match this season between the representative of The King's School and these of St…

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No Time for the Schools

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 11

Intervlewed, the Rev. C. J. McCoy, the Suporintendent of the Liverpool-Granville Methodist circuit, admitted that he did not take any part in the giving of…

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Parramatta School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 4

The recently elected committee held its first meeting on the 7th inst. Present : Dr. Bowman (President) in the chair, end Messrs. Murray, Hill. kimber, Arundel, Bloxham,…

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Sobraon School-ship. Reports for 1901-1903

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 August 1903 · page 8

The report of the nautical school-ship Sobrzon for the year ending April 30, 1902, and also that for the year ending last April (only now printed and presented to…

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Gift Pictures in the Schools

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 August 1903 · page 2

There need no longer be bare, barn-like walls in schoolrooms. Pictures are cheap— particularly the "Sunday Times" pictures for framing, which cost readers only the price of the frames…

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St. Ignatius' College v. Sydney Grammar School

Truth · Sunday 16 August 1903 · page 6

The big match was preceded with a contest between the two above-named teams. The result was that the Grammar School team was declared…

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Columbia University. a School of Journalism

Evening News · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 4

LONDON, August 16, 2 p.m.—Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor and editor of the "New York World," has provided Columbia University with 2,000,000 dollars (£400,000) to establish a school…

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Balmain Schools' Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 4

Daring the week two monds of the competition in connection with the Balmain district schools were played with the following results:- Darling-road defeated Gladstone Park by 3 goals to 2…

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Kogarah School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 4

The final of the class A tournament was played in the Kogarah School of Arts on Saturday evening, when Charles, owes 100, beat Smee, owes 40, by 20 points. Assumed name…

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St. Ignatius' Colleae v. Sydney Grammar School

The Australian Star · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 7

Prior to the big match St. Ignatius' College and Sydney Grammar School tiled conclusions. The teams were:-- Sydney Grammar School.--Full-back, A…

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School of Journalism. a Princely Gift. Columbia University. London

The Australian Star · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 4

Mr. J. Puntzer, the proprietor and editor of "The New York World," has made a donation of 2,000,00 dollars(£40,000) to the Columbia University…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 8

Sir,--The Rev. John Walker, in his letter of the 30th ult states that Mr. Horry hits strenuously set himself to improve and perfect the working of our system of State education, and…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 August 1903 · page 7

Sir,--When I stale that for many years I hold the position of mistress in several of the largest schools in New South Wales, I know that the following will be received with some respect…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] "High Treason" in Prussia. Polish Schoolgirls Arrested

Evening News · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 6

LONDON, August 7, 2.35. p.m.—Fifty Polish girls at the High School at Gnesen, Prussia, for reading Polish history and discussing the prospects of the re-establishment of Poland, have…

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Stealing Water. School Tanks Tampered with

Evening News · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 3

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—Some novel charges were heard at the West Maitland Police Court to-day, when five persons were charged with stealing varying quantities of water from…

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