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Schools, 1905

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Household Recipes. Specially Writted By— Miss Amy Monro. Principal. Cooker School, [?] Technical College, Sydney Savoury Dishes. Stuffed Tomatoes to Be Served with Roast Beef or Mutton

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 10

Ingredients.—8 to 12 tomatoes, 4 ozs of breadcrumbs, 2 eschalots finely chopped, [?] dessertspoonful of chopped parsley, salt and pepper to taste, some finely chopped…

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Our Old Yawns and Institutions. (For the Argus.) No. Ii.—the King's School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 12

There is no institution that Parramatta is more proud of than old King's School; and probably there is no institution in the State that has had a more honored and…

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Should Be School Subjects

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 March 1905 · page 6

I am entirely with "Hawkesbury," who advocates the "three D's" as the best higher education for women. In my estimation boys and girls should be taught…

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Scholars' Wisdom. Questions Curiously Answered

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 9

A Brighton correspondent sends some specimens to the London "Daily News" from a large collection of school howlers he has himself gathered. Here are a few:…

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Teachers and Subscription Lists

Evening News · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 4

A meeting has been held in St. James' Hall, city to arrange for the erection of a memorial over the grave of the late Mr. Bridges, Under-secretary for Education. The attendance at…

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Schools of Happiness

Evening News · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 4

"Why not have technical schools of happiness?" asks Mr. Beerbohm tree, the well-known English actor-manager. We have schools for all sorts of other things, and why…

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Scripture in State Schools. Archbishop Carr's Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 7

In his Lenten Pastoral Archbishop Carr referred to what he described as the persistent efforts still made by the Scripture Campaign Council to capture and…

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Kogarah Superior Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 5

The Kogarah Superior Public School Club's ninth annual carnival was held at the Sans Souci baths on Saturday afternoon, and was largely attended. The exhibition of high and fancy diving by the Sea…

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Illawarra District Schools Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 5

The Illawarra district schools carnival was held at the Brighton baths Brighton-le-Sands, on Friday, under the auspices of the P.S.A.A.A.. Thirteen schools took part, viz., Marrickville, Marrickville West,…

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Military Training for Schoolboys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 6

During his visit to the other States the Minister for Defence intends interviewing the Ministers for Education with the view of securing their co-operation in furtherance of a…

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Public School Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 7

A match will be played on the Sports Ground next Thursday afternoon between two second grade tennis, with a view to selecting a combined eleven, The following will comprise the teams:-…

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Pupils' Recital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 8

A pianoforte recital will he given in St. James's Hall [?] Wednesday evening, March 29, by the pupils of [?] Fanny Holden…

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Trying Their Cooking. School Childeen's Work at the Show

Evening News · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 3

"So much criticism has been indulged it at various times—by a mother of twelve. a father of eighteen,' and others—on our methods of teaching cooking in our public…

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Glebe Superior Public School Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 10

The above club held a carnival yesterday at Davis' Floating Baths, Balmain An interesting programme was provided and almost without exception very close [?]shes resulted. The officials were:—Starter and…

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Schoolboy Humour

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 679

A fresh and fascinating batch of "Comic School Tales" has been published by the well-known lecturer and author of "The Comic Side of School Life," Mr. Henry J…

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Teaching of Cooking in Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 6

Some doubt ha been thrown upon the utility at the cooking lessons, given in public schools, which doubt the Minister for Education thinks should be dispelled. These lessons, he says, are…

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The Public Schools and Agriculture

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 6

At some of the public schools, particularly in the country, practical lessons are given in agriculture, and it is stated that the scholars in many cases have readily taken up the work with…

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Forage Allowance to Teachers. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 3

Sir,-- Kindly permit me space to say a few words in support of what has already been said with regard to the reduction of forage allowance to teachers of half-time schools…

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Mr. A. J. Kilgour, B.a., Llb. Headmaster, Port-street School, Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 23

Mr. Alexander James Kilgour, B.A., LL.B., head of the Chatswood Superior Public School, has been appointed headmaster of the Fortstrebt School, Sydney, in succession to Mr. J…

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German Schools for Navigation

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 17

One of the lessons of thc recent naval conflicts in the Far East between Russia and Japan, though it is one that has been well learned before, was that of the importance of having a…

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