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Schools, 1907

3,118 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 156

Handball Competition. Open to All Schools of the Commonwealth

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 18

The handsome silver cup presented by Mr. E. O'Farrell, father of the good old game in Australia, will be played for at St. Joseph's College, Hunter's Hill, on October 5, 7, and…

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Kogarah School of Arts

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

At the annual meeting of the Kogarah School of Arts the following officers were reelected unopposed:—President, Alderman J. Sale; vice-presidents, Drs. Lamrock and…

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Casualties and Fatalities. a Schoolboy Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 8

Frank Roofey, 14, residing in Datchett-street, Balmain, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon. When returning from school he jumped on to the dummy, which…

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Burnt to Death Terrible Disaster in Canada an Heroic School Mistress London, Wednesday, 12.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 1

The latest advices respecting the disaster by fire at a school at Hochelaga, Montreal, state that 17. and not 40. children, as at first stated, were burned to death…

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Among the Schools Chronicle of Events

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 8

The Cleveland-street school's twelfth, annual swimming carnival wili be held on Wednesday next, March 6, at Farmer's Domain Baths, commencing at 2.15 p.m. A very…

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Burned to Death. Forty School Children Suffer. Penned in by Fire and Smoke. Principal's Heroic Struggle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--A catastrophe is reported from Montreal, where 40 school children have been incinerated. A fire broke out at the Hochelaga…

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Cricket. Combined Schools V. S.g.s

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 8

Owing in the sudden condition of the wicket it was found necessary to postpone the match, Combined Schools v. Sydney Grammar School. The match will be played on Friday, March 15…

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Deputations. Orphan School Creek Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 8

A deputation representing the Glebe and Camperdown councils was introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday by Messrs. J. A. Hogue and W. H. Mahony, Ms.L.A., for…

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Sydney Labour Council. Cleaning a Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the Sydney Labour Council was held at the Trades Hall last evening, the president (Mr. F. Bryant) occuping the chair. A letter was received from the Department of Public Instruction in…

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Montreal School Fire. No Fire Escapes. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 5

The total loss of life through the fire which occurred in the Protestant school in Hochelaga, Montreal, was seventeen. The fatalities were caused through the…

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School of Arts for Auburn

The Australian Star · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 7

'A' meeting, adjourned from last week, was held at the Auburn Town Hall last night to receive and discuss the report of a sub-committe appointed to obtain information in…

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Rural Camp Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 4

The ballot to determine which schools should participate in the first session of tho South Coast term of the rural camp schools for city boys, was drawn yesterday by the Chief…

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Queer Answers by Pupils. Mixed Ideas in Young Minds. Information Not Assimilated

The World's News · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 12

IN the old days it was the custom for the pupils of country schools to be questioned periodically by an inspector who made the rounds of these institutions of…

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The Small School Teacher. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 7

Sir,—Seeing a controversy on the above subject running through your valuable paper, I should like to add my quota to the list. Tweive months age I was ounmoured with…

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Experience his Teacher

The World's News · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 6

"Pa, what is the most unlucky month for marrying?" "Nobody kin tell another that, Lizzy. I had ter find out fer myself."…

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The Sunday School [This page is under tho auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department.] 'Tis Forgetfulness

The Methodist · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 6

Had we not such confidence in the honour and loyalty of the good people who "week in and week out" toil away in our Sunday-schools, wo should lose hope in them and cease to make these appeals to…

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Sunday School Lesson Sunday, March l0th 1907. Isaac a Lover of Peace—Genesis xxvi., 12-25

The Methodist · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 6

Golden Text.—"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God."—Matt. 5:9. Introduction.—It is said that before the Boer war…

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Correspondence Schools of Arts. to the Editor of The Call

The St George Call · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 8

Sir, Your timely and sensible article on Schools of Arts, their history and functions, and its application to our…

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Teachers' Salaries. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 15

Sir,--Your article upon the above subject is Tuesday's issue makes interesting reading, and should cause parents to pause before allowing intelligent lads to enter a department where the prospects of promotion are, as…

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