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Schools, 1907

3,118 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 156

Teachers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 6

The meeting of the council of the Teachers' Association, called for last Friday, was postponed on account of the "Anthropometric" gathering on the same night. The adjourned meeting will be held on Friday night, when,…

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High School Examination

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 6

The High School scholarship examination has been fixed for June 6 and 7. This will be the first examination under the new standard, which, in view of the fact that the age has been raised from 14 to 15, is slightly higher…

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Teachers' Removals

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 6

Mr. Dwyer has been removed from Jesmond (Newcastle) to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of the headmaster of South Granville. Mr. King, of Mandurama, goes to Jesmond, and Mr. West goes from Guntawang to…

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Wolgan School Children

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 12

With reference to complaints which have recently been made about the absence of a public school at Wolgan, the parents concerned--probably more so than the children--will be…

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The Schools. Football. St. Ignatius College

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 6

The particularly favorable season, from the sun-bath standpoint, that we are undergoing has kept football back for the present, since there is no fun in steaming in a vapor atmosphere. However, there is no knowing…

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Cricket. Combined Public Schools V. Sydney Grammar School

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 6

Even after three postponements, it looked on Wednesday as though the match between the Sydney Grammar School and the State Public Schools would not come off after all, for it rained in the morning, and remained…

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North Ryde School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 2

The necessity for renovating the North Ryde Public School was brought under the notice of the Minister for public Instruction on Monday, by a deputation…

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Poets and Moral Teachers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 9

Two ecntenaries just been observed—the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Carlo Goldoni and the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Longfollow, says…

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PIUS X. in a New Light. a Study. a New Book. by One Who Knows Him. The Pope as Schoolboy and Student

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 18

There was for a time, after the accession of the Holy Father, a tendency to regard him solely in the light of a "rellgious" Pope, a man of unswerving zeal and evangelical…

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Women Teachers in New York

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 3

The Senate of New York State has passed a Bill, fixing the minimum salaries of female teachers in public schools at £144 per annum, making them on an equality with the salaries…

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Teachers' Pay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 6

We are informed by this morning's cables that the Senate of the New York Legislature has passed a bill fixing the minimum salary of female teachers in…

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Salaries of Women Teachers. a New York Reform. London, April 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 7

The Senate of New York State has passed a bill fixing the minimum salaries of female teachers in Public schools at £144 per annum, making them on an…

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A Closed School. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 6

Sir,--As a resident and ratepayer of Jingellie, Now South Wales, I would like to ask you why the children of this district are subject to such treatment by the department. Although there were 14 children wanting…

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New York State Teachers. Both Sexes on an Equality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The New York State Senate has passed a bill fixing the minimum salaries to be paid to female touchers in public schools at £144 per…

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John Halstead. Agricultural Teacher

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 6

Now that the boys in the public schools are being educated to do things, instead of to remember things, the men who know how to do…

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School of Arts. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 8

The members of the Helensburgh and Lilyvale Workmen's Social and Literary Institute held an entertainment last night. A debate took place, on the advisableness or otherwise…

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Pupils' Entertainment

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 3

On Monday a concert and social took place at the Oddfellows' Hall, Balmain, in aid of the Queen Alexandra Hospital Cot Fund. The…

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Penrith School of Arts

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

The April meeting of the committee of the above institution was held on Friday night of last week Present—Messrs R C S Wilkinson (president,…

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Male "Schoolmistress."

Evening News · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 9

A sensation has been caused in St. Peters-burg by the discovery that the headmistress of a girl's school, who recently died, belonged to the sterner sex. The "mistress" had led a…

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Sensational Fire. at Hunter's Hill This Morning. Convent School Destroyed, Inmates Narrowly Escape Incineration. a Mysterious Outbreak

Evening News · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 6

The weatherboard buildings attached to the Villa Maria Roman Catholic School and residence, at the corner of Gladesville-road and Mary-street, Hunter's Hill, were totally…

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