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Schools, 1906

2,834 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 142

Teachers' Association of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Teachers' Association of New South Wales was held at Vickery's-chambers on Monday. The following officers were elected for the year:—President,…

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Religious Instruction in State Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 11

Sir,—In to-day's issue, under the heading "Church Bezaars and Religious Instruction," you report an interesting recent utterance of one of our well-known public men:—"Speaking…

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Fnmore Superior Pubtic School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 4

The Enmore Superior Public School, of which Mr. Buckland is head master, has lately been enlarged and generally improved, in order to bring it into line with the new system adopted by the Education…

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Boys' Lack of Ideas. Private v Public Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 10

At a meeting of the Society of Engineers, held at the Royal United Service Institution, London, last month, Mr. Maurice Wilson, the president for the present year, delivered his…

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Training Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 11

The teacher of the future is to be properly equipped for his position by a suitable training, but the Department of public Instruction has realised that it will be many years before, the present teacher dies out, so…

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Public School Football

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 11

The Rugby committee-room looked somewhat like a courtroom on Saturday morning, as the committee sat in judgment on two or three juvenile offenders against Rugby ethics. The wave of deal-it-out-to-him that has…

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School Rowing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 11

At the invitation of the Lane Cove committee, St. Ignatius entered a couple, of pair oars in Saturday's regatta, Cariton and Turner pulling Burfitt and O'Mara. As Carlton and Burfitt were strokes of the first and…

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The Schools. G.p.s. V. University

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 11

This afternoon picked teams from the Combined Great Public Schools will play the University Firsts and Seconds. The match is the " Ultima Thule" of G.P.S. football, being the school equivalent to "getting his…

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Schools Match

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 14

The New South Wales Rugby Union has decided to give the early match on the second Saturday of the Queenslanders' appearance against a local team to the schools. The lads, who are now playing particularly…

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Meeting of Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 10

SUNNY CORNER, Tuesday.--A meeting of teachers from the surrounding districts took place on Saturday at Thorpe's Pinch public school. Nine teachers were present, and views…

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Our Great Public SCHOOLS—No. 3. Newington College, Stanmore, Sydney. (See illustrations on this page and pages 30, 31.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 29

(The first of this series of articles appeared in the "Town and Country Journal" of April 4, and dealt with the King's School, Parramatta. The Sydney Grammar School formed the subject of the second…

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Howitzer Practice at the School of Gunnery, South Head, Sydney, on June 9

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 37

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The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, June 13, 1906. Current News. Teachers' Removals

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 2

Mr. W. Leyden, from Braindwood to Parramatta South, as temporary assistant; Mr. A. Tarleton, from North Granville to Roach Provisional, as teacher, on…

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The Schoolmaster and the Progress Association. A Slander Action.—Claim for £1000 Damages. Verdict for Plaintiff for £20

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 2

In No. 4 Jury Court, Sydney, before his Honor Judge Cohen and a jury of four, the hearing was commenced on Tuesday of last week (and concluded on…

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Amongst the Schools. Chronicle of Events. Contributed Mainly by Pupils

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 2

All the talk, since the Great Public Schools competition matches were suspended for the midwinter vacation, has been the annual football match between the Combined Great…

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Indian Scholars. Notable Successes. One a Senior Wrangler. London, Wednesday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 1

Some Indian scholars have been, greatly distinguishing themselves at Cambridge. One very notable success is that of a Madras native named Ragan, who has been…

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St. Joseph's High School, Windsor

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 13

At the recent practical examination hold in connection with the London College of Music, the following pupils of St. Joseph's Convent High School…

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The New Syllabus. Text Books for Catholic Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 21

The following circular has been issued in regard to the text books of the new standard of proficiency for the Catholic primary schools of the…

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New School at Camperdown

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 23

The progress of the Church in the parish of Camperdown has been so great in recent years that the accommodation afforded by the parochial…

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Collections in Public Schools

Evening News · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 4

A correspondent recently drew attention in our columns to the practice of collecting money among public school children for various objects, and giving children "collecting cards,"…

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