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Schools, 1904

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Willoughby School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 12

An interesting entertainment in aid of the funds of the newly-established School of Arts at Willoughby was held on Thursday evening at the local Town-hall, and there was a large…

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Swimming. Fort-street Model School Club. Annual Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 14

The 14th annual carnival of the Fort-street Model School Swimming Club is to be held at Farmer's Domain Baths this afternoon at 2.30. A very fine programme has been arranged, including the most popular…

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The King's School Annual Commemoration

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 4

The seventy-second Annual Commemoration of The King's School was held on Thursday afternoon last. The proceedings, which were short, comprising…

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In the Riding School

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 March 1904 · page 3

A Light Horse sergeant was out of patience with an awkward recruit. "Never approach the horses from behind without speaking," he exclaimed; "if you…

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Tumut School of Arts. Tumut

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 6 March 1904 · page 7

The Tumut School of Arts has just paid off the loan of £100 borrowed 18 months ago to purchase a billiard-table. The institution now has every convenience of a country…

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Jones Memorial Medals. Presentation by Mb. Perry. Advice to Public School Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 7

The Jones memorial medals were this year won by Mr. Rowland B. Edwards, of Wollengong, and Miss Lilian Geer, of Bourke, with a percentage of 85.3 and 87.1 per cent, marks…

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Our Pupil Teachers. Presentation of Medals. Mr. Perry's Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 5

An interesting ceremony took place at the Fort-street Model Public School on Saturday, when the Jones memorial medals were presented to the successful competitors by the…

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Tumut School of Arts. Tumut

The Australian Star · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 3

The Tumut School of Arts was just paid off the loan of £100 borrowed 18 months ago to purchase a billiard- table. The institution now has every convenience of a country…

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Cleveland-street School. Presentation of Prizes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 8

There was a large attendance at the presentation of prizes in connection with Cleveland-street Superior Public School swimming carnival, held last Saturday week. Dr. Morris handed the trophies to the various…

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South-western Schools' Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 8

The eighth annual carnival in connection with the public Schools of the south-western district will be held at Farmer's Domain Baths on Wednesday afternoon, 23rd inst. Among the various items on the programme are…

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Swimming Public School Swimming

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 8

The Public Schools' championship swimming carnival, under the auspices of the Public Schools' Amateur Mhletic and the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Associations, will be held at Farmer's Rushentier Bay Bills…

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Normanhurst School, Ashfield

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 7

Yesterday was the annual day at Normanhurst, Ashfield, when members of the Old Girls' Union and friends to the number of over 300 spent a pleasant afternoon. The beautiful weather and the music of the Ashfield Band…

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Swimming Notes. the 100 Yards Championship. Great Race Between One Minute Breakers. Fort Street School Carnival. The Australasian Championships —Road Turns tho Tables on Moon

Referee · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 4

THE Australaslan Championship Swimming Carnival begins next Saturday, and will be continued over the following week. Visiting inter-state swimmers are…

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Education in France. Suppression of Monastic Schools. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 9

The French Chamber of Deputies by 310 votes to 202 has voted that the suppressing of monastic schools is a matter of urgency…

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Monastic Schools

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 3

The French Chamber of Deputies have passed a resolution by 310 votes to 262 emphasising the urgency of suppressing monastic schools in France…

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Rowing. Great Public Schools' Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 10

The Great Public Schools' Athletic Association will hold its annual regatta on the waters of the Parramatta River on Saturday, April 25 next. The racing will he under tho patronage and rules of the New South Wales…

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Church and State in France. Suppression of Monastic Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--In the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday it was agreed by 310 votes to 262 that the suppression of monastic schools throughout the Republic was a matter…

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Princess Spinaway's Department. "A Pianoforte Teacher."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 37

The lad ran his brown fingers impatiently through the short, dark hair on his temples. "If only those wretches would write," he muttered, "I believe I'd be almost, glad that she's ill,…

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Our School at Play

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 22

While a good deal of attention is being focussed on school. It is questionable whether sufficient interest is taken in school play. That a live [?] of our boys in their play hours will touch them to "play the game," and will tend to the improvement of the moral [?] of our schools is obvious. A boy should never be doing nothing. What time he is not working he should will be occupled, and, as he will play, let us so supervise that play that the noble and houest side of his charactore may be ancouraged, besides his physleal development. We want big men, but we wamt them good. We reproduce in this Issue a group of photographs, illustrating how the boys of the Singleton Suporlor Publie School are regularly entortalned. Bosides their tri-weekly swimming class, it is thee custom to hold regular monthly…

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Beecroft Public School Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 3

A concert, which was well attended, was held at the Beecroft Public School on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of raising funds for the purchase of prizes to be distributed of the school's forthcoming picnic. Part…

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