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Schools, 1906

2,834 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 142

Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, April 11. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.m.) School Attendance Cases

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 12

Alfred Hamilton Hill was summoned on a charge of not sending his son Bertie regularly to school. The child was 13 years and 3 months old, and had only…

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An Interesting Letter. To The King's School. The Lion and the Kangaroo

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 6

The following interesting letter from "Your Oxford Correspondent" appears in the King's School Magazine:—"That the King's School, Parramatta…

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Pars From All Parts. Fifty Schoolboys Become Bald

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 April 1906 · page 21

Fifty boys have suddenly become bald in one of the public schools at Basle Switgerland. They have been isolated by the…

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Raid in Engine-street. On Alleged Gambling School. ABOUT 200 Arrests. Tremendous Excitement

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 April 1906 · page 7

The top floor of premises in Engine-street had been under police surveillance for some time, and last night Superintendent Larkin engineered one of the most…

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Huge Police Raid. 170 Men Arrested. In an Alleged "Two=Up School." Police Have a Hard Time

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 15 April 1906 · page 1

The biggest police raid ever organised, in Sydney took place about 9.30 last night, and resulted in a small army, of men being arrested…

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ROWING. The Schools Crews

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 15 April 1906 · page 3

The N.S.W. eight leaves for Perth by. the steamer Riverina on Wednesday. Stroke (Terry) is slightly indisposed at present. Yesterday Goldie rowed in the stroke…

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Rugby in the Public Schools. Review of its Systematic Control and Management

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 15 April 1906 · page 11

All lovers of the good old game must have recognised with satisfaction the advancement and success achieved through the practical support rendered to the schools by the…

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Rowing. the Schools Crews

The Australian Star · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 2

The N.S.W. eight leaves for Perth by the steamer Riverina on Wednesday. Stroke (Terry) is Slightly indisposed at present. On Saturday Goldie rowed in the stroke…

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A Raid by the Police. an Alleged "Two-up" School 169 Arrests Made

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 5

As a result of a carefully-planned raid on an alleged "two-up." school in Engine-street on Saturday night, 169 arrests were made. The raid was conducted under the supervision…

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Religious Instruction in State Schools. Advice From Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Bishop of Gippsland (Dr. A. Wellesley Pain, formerly rector of St. John's Darlinghurst), in a letter to the "Spectator." urges the…

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Two-up School Raided. One Hundred and Sixty-nine Men Arrested. a Record Raid. Demonstration by the Crowd. a Police Officer Fired At. Constables Stoned. Men Injured While Escaping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 7

The most successful raid over made by the Sydney police was carried out on Saturday night at the D[?] Athletic and Recreation Club, more popularly known as the…

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Children Poisoned. at a School Picnic. Some Serious Cases. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 4

A great sensation was caused in Wagga this evening by a report that about 30 children had been affected by symptoms pointing to ptomaine poisoning, contracted whilst at the…

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North Granville Superior Public School. Presentation of Prizes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 9

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with the North Granville Superior Public School took place on Friday last in the presence of a numerous gathering of parents and…

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School Teachers Conference Opened by the Minister

Evening News · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 5

The twelfth annual conference in connection with the N.S.W. Teachers' Association was opened at the Town Hall this morning by Mr. B. B. O'Conor, Minister…

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The Two-up Raid. a "School" and Its History

Evening News · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 6

Once again has the gentle game, popularly known as two-up, been placed prominently before the public, by the action of the police in raiding one of the principal establishments…

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National Teachers' Union. Abolition of Religious Tests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 9

Two thousand delegates, representing 57,000 members of the National Teachers' Union, are conferring at Scarborough. Mr. Syk[?], the president, expressed the…

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Bondi Methodist School Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 10

This evening a musical and elocutionary entertainment will be given at the Methodist School Hall Bondi Junction, by Mr. Bearpark-Dimelow, assisted by Mrs. W. Rossbach, Signorina Ferrari. Miss Lena…

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Alleged Two-up School. the Engine-street Raid. at the Central

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 6

Perhaps never before in its history has the Central Police Court and its precincts presented such a scene of bustle and excitement as it did yesterday morning.The occasion was…

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Pupil Teachers. and the Force of a Bad Example. (To The Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 5

Sir,--Re the letter in yours of the 11th instant, headed "A Breach of Faith," will you permit me space to endorse every word there written by "Veritas," It is my fortune to…

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Teachers in Conference. at the Town Hall. the Minister's Address

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 5

The 12th conference of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Association was ripened this morning at the Town Hall. Mr. B. B. O'Conor (Minister for Public…

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