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Schools, 1906

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Public School Cadets

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 7

The Minister for Education stales that it is the intention of the State Government to fall in with the suggestion of the Commonwealth Defence Department that the public school…

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Practical Education. Proposed Cookery School and Boys' Workshops. Movement in Camperdown

Evening News · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 6

A public meeting of parents and those interested in the advancement of the children of the district was recently held in Camperdown, at which Mrs. H. Dwyer, an enthusiastic…

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Swimming. Sydney Ladies' Club Carnival. Miss Wylie the Champion of All Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 7

It was evident by the skill shown by some of th[?] competitors—all ladies—at the Sydney Ladies' Club Carnival held on Wednesday night at the Coogee Aquarium Baths, that ladies are making great progress in…

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The Country. District Training School

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 6

GLEN INNES, Thursday.--The Public Instruction Department has decided that the district school for the northern districts shall be established in Glen Innes. This institution is…

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Pupils’ Entertainment

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 8

At the invitation of Mrs Garling, a large and fashionable audience filled the Town Hall, Mosman, on Tuesday…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Saturday, March 3, 1906, Our Rhodes Scholars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 12

Under the terms of the Rhodes Scholarships, which provide that candidates must be elected at a date not later than the end of February, the holders have now been…

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Rome's Schools a Menace to the Nation

Watchman · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 2

Father Crowloy's now volume is invaluable at this time to the Australian Commonwealth. Evidence has been accumulating throughout Europe and America that…

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Premier at Newcastle Reception at Wickham. Opening of Public School. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 13

The Premier, Mr. J. H. Carruthers, accompanied by Mr. G. H. Knibbs (Director of Technical Education), Mr. J. W. Turnor (Assistant Under-Secretary), Mr. J. S. Wigram…

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Sunday School Lesson. Sunday, March 11, 1906. The Tongue and the Temper.—Matt. 5.33-48. GOLDEN TEXT.—"Keep the door of thy lips." Psalm 141:3. I.—INTRODUCTION

The Methodist · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 8

Our previous lesson dealt with those persons or classes whom Christ described as blessed. In this, we have practical directions how to live and act in certain trying crises in life. We are educated by Christ…

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Opening of the Wickham Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The State Premier, Mr. J. H. Carruthers, accompanied by Messrs. J. L. Fegan. W. T. Dick, and John Nobbs, Ms.L.A., and Mr. G. H. Knibbs, director of…

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Household Recipes Principle Cookery School Technical, College, Jam Making

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 9

With regard to this branch of cookery, special points, must be taken into consideration, as in preserving, otherwise failure must be the result…

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Agriculture in Schools

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 10

Professor Davenport, Dean of the College of Agriculture of Illinois, gives the following his the principal reasons why agriculture should be taught in public…

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The King's School. Annual Commemoration

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon, there was a goodly gathering of friends at The King's School, the occasion being the 74th annual commemoration of the founding of…

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Feeding of School Children. Measure in the Commons London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 March 1906 · page 5

Mr. Wilson's Bill dealing with the feeding of school children has passed its second reading in the Commons without a division…

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Unfed School Children. Mr. Wilson's Bill Approved. LONDON, Saturday, 6.40 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 4 March 1906 · page 1

Under the bill of the member for Worcestershire (Mr. John Wm. Wilson, Unionist) provision is made for the supplying of meals to underfed school children, and if the local…

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A Schoolboy's Death. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 8

A schoolboy, named Thomas Ryan, aged 9, attending the West End School, Brisbane, ran against another boy on Thursday, and struck his head against a hat peg. He fell…

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Feeding School Children. Government Support. London, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 7

Mr. W. T. Wilson (Labour), representing the West Houghton Division of Lancashire in the House of Commons, yesterday moved the second reading…

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The New Wickhau School. a Model Type. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 8

The new school at Wickham, opened by the premier on Friday, is the first built on the lines recommended by the Educational Commissioners in their report, and, as an…

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Fort-street School Gala

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 5

Fort-street Model Public School's annual swimming gala will take place at Farmer's Domain Baths on Wednesday afternoon next, commencing at 2.30 sharp. The programme is a good one, made up of the championship…

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Public School Children: Two Suggestions. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 3

Sir,--May I voice tho necessity of maintaining the bodily health of the pupils in public schools, to which end the hours allowed for recreation and lunch should never be encroached…

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