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Schools, 1907

3,118 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 156

Suburban News. Kogarah School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 7

At the twenty-second annual in[?]ting of subseribers to the Kogarah School of Arts the annual report showed that the average membership for the year was 180. as against 117 during the previous…

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Cost of Schooling

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 656

Nominally when the Public schools were made free to all children education was cheapened, but it is doubtful if there be one father of a family of, say, four school-children…

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Fort-street Carnival R. Healy Wins the Half Mile. Cooke the School Hundred

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 7

D. Pike and his assistants were fortunate with the weather on Saturday afternoon last, for the threatened downpour did not materialise until almost the whole of the good…

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Auburn School of Arts

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 7

A public meeting was held at the Auburn Town Hall last night to consider the question of establishing a School of Arts in the municipality. In the absence of the Mayor…

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Assistant Teachers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 11

In a loading article on the Assistant Teachers' Association, the "Public Service Journal" says:--The recent formation of an Assistant Teachers' Association is a matter of some moment looked at from any point of…

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The Schools. Great Public School Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 11

Sydney Grammar School met The King's School, at Parramatta, on a plumb wicket, and finished up with nine for 380. Eric Barbour banged the ball pretty considerably until he piled up 138, when, thinking he…

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School Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 8

If imitation is really tho sincerest flattery, the teachers who direct and control athletics in the public schools of this State, are entitled to the mantling blush that springs from tho…

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Combined Public Schools V. S.g.s

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 11

A dispute between North St. Leonards and Crown-street, Schools team will play a return match with the Grammar School. The following boys have been selected to represent the Combined Schools:--Fort-street, Landon…

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Great Public School Cadets

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 11

Based upon the telegraphed reports of the conference of the State Directors of Education on cadet matters, there is a very strong feeling among the Great Public Schools at present. One gentleman, who is intimately…

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Public School Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 11

The last matches of the first grad? competition finished on Friday, all interest being centred in the question whether Petersham had not made an error of judgment in piling up a colossal score the previous week, instead…

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Who Should Keep the School Grounds Clean? to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 13

Sir,--"Disgusted" Says the Government agreed we pay for the children's education through taxation, same as we do for law and order and all the other blessings of civilisation. Anyhow, who makes the litter and rubbish…

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New School Buildings

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 2

The Department of Public Instruction having two new chass reoms built for the further accommodation of the boys attending the superior public school,…

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An Up-to-date School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 2

Mr. Sonior Inspector Lobban visited the North Auburn public school this week and remarked that the work of the children gave him much pleasure in every…

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Eastwood Public School. Reopening Asked For

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 3

Introduced by Mr. T. R. Moxham, M.L.A., a deputation of residents of Eastwood, and members of the local progress Association, waited upon Mr. B. B…

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School Teachers As Preachers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 18

The Methodist Conference discussed a subject on Tuesday that has more than a passing interest for Catholics, more especially when the conference finished off by solemnly…

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St. Declan's New School-church. Gathering at Penshurst. the Cardinal Speaks About the Church in France

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 12

A representative gathering of the people of the parish of Hurstville, which includes the districts of Rockdale, Kogarah, Hurstville and the country along the coast down…

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A Successful Teacher of Singing

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 19

Miss Josephine O'Reilly, the well-known teacher of singing, of "Merivale," Marion-street, Enmore, has achieved great success with her pupils in the past. Miss O'Reilly…

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Handball Competition. Open to All Schools of the Commonwealth

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 36

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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The Cardinal on France. Address at Penshurst. New School-church Opened

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 25

After a lapse of twenty-three years, the visit of his Eminence Cardinal Moran, to bless and open the new church-school of St. Declan at Penshurst on Sunday last was the…

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Pyrmont Superior Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 10

The third annual carnival of the Pyrmont Superior Public School Swimming Club was held last night at the Point-street baths, in the presence of a very large attendance. The racing was good, and the…

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