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Schools, 1907

3,118 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 156

Swimming. Sydney Grammar School. Annual Carnival

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

The Sydney Grammar School Swimming Club held its eleventh annual carnival at Hellings' Bondi Baths yesterday afternoon. Fortunately the weather, which was threatening, kept fine sufficiently long to allow the…

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Who Ought to Keep School Grounds Clean? to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 3

Sir,--In your issue of the 12th inat. your correspondent "Disgusted" wants to know if any reader could enlighten him as to whether it was a part of a boy's education at a public school to gather papers and other…

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A Schoolmaster's Surprise

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 7

Dr. W. S. Littlejohn, principal of Scotch College, was awakened at 5 o'clock this morning to find a stranger in his bedroom holding up a lighted match, and softly talking to…

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Schools of Arts. Portland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 8

A largely—attended meeting was held in the Commonwealth Hall on Monday night for tho purpose of forming a School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute. A site of a quarter of…

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Glebe School Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 11

The annual carnival of the Glebe Superior Public school will be held at Davis's Drummoyne Baths [?] evening. The programme includes a handicap for the Pyrmont Swimming Club, a display of fancy diving…

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Sunday School Teachers' Union

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 4

The Sunday School Teachers' Union of Balmain, had its inaugural entertainment on Wednesday night in the Central Hall…

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Penrith School of Arts

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 7

The March committee meeting of the above was held on Friday night of last week, there being present—Messrs A Frew (vice-president, in the…

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Catholic Schools' Exhibition

Evening News · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 2

The Lady Mayoress opened the annual display of work by children of the Roman Catholic schools at the Royal Agricultural Show Grounds yesterday afternoon. A group of enthusiasts…

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City Schoolboys in the Country

Evening News · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 2

The ballot to decide which of the city schools shall take part in the next term of rural camp school at Berry on April 10 has resulted as follows:—Carlingford, master in charge,…

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Religious Schools

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 6

It takes a lot of people to make a world and I as one of the lot am free to confess that every individual is free to think just as he…

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Roman Catholic Schools' Exhibition. Opened by Lady Mayoress. a Creditable Display

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 11

The Lady Mayoioss, Mrs. Thomas Hughes, opened a very creditable exhibition of children's handiwork in the central pavilion at the Agricultural Show Ground yesterday…

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Public Schools' Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 16

Entri seclose on Monday—for teh P.S. A.A.A. swimming gala, to be held next Saturday at Drummonyne. The carnival is the big school meeting of the year, when school championships for all ages are decided,…

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Schoolboy Bitten by a Snake. Gloucester

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 14

Andrew Laurie, aged 15, son of Mr. J. laurie, of Invergordon, while going through the scrub with naked feet was bitten on an instep by a snake. First aid was given by…

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San Franciscan Schools Segregation Countermanded. London, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 13

The School Board in San Francisco has withdrawn the instructions for the segregation of Japanese children. President Roosevelt is accordingly signing an order…

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Sunday School Lesson, Sunday, March 24th 1907. Woes of Drunkenness—Isaiah xxviii., 7—13

The Methodist · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 6

Golden Text.—"Wine and new wine take away the heart."—Hos. 4:11. Introduction.—Christian people are so assured of the great evil wrought by the drink traffic, that the…

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The Sunday School [This page is under the auspices of the Council at the Sunday School Department.] a Rank Failure

The Methodist · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 6

The correspondent "Church Member" must have known when he wrote of the splendid S.S. gathering which was held at Burwood last Tuesday evening as "a rank failure" that such a statement was…

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Cheap Entertainments Use of State Schools Melba Song Records

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 7

Once more we must emphatically protest against the departmental permission granted to traveling showmen to use State school buildings for cheap…

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Rural Camp Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 8

In pursuance of the scheme of rural camp schools, introduced last year, the next section of pupils will leave Sydney on April 10. A ballot to determine what schools shall take…

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Who Should Keep the School Grounds Clean? to This Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 12

Sir,--I quite agree with "Father of Seven" that children should be taught to put things in their place, but it mainly rests with the mothers. If they taught the children to be tidy there would be less complaint. But…

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America and Japan. 'Frisco School Board Gives Way

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The San Francisco School Board has withdrawn its instructions for the segregation of Japanese children in the schools, and President…

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