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Schools, 1908

3,153 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 158

Swimming. Public Schools Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 12

The following swimming carnivals will be held to-day in the Public schools:Western district, which includes all the Balmain and adjacent river schools at the Elkington baths. The…

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Combined Public Schools v Sydney Grammar School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 12

The following boys have been chosen, and a final selection will be made to-day from them, to represent the Public Schools v Sydney Grammar School, on the Sydney Sports Ground:—Nicholls, Walker,…

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Cricket. Public Schools Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 12

The uncompleted matches of first grade will be played out this week. In third grade B district has to finish first round. The following is the draw:-…

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Rifle Shooting. A.l.h. School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 12

A match was fired between teams of 15, repsenting the three regiments attending the school of instruction tor N.C.Os. Sergeant S. Whyte, of Glen Innes, was top score. The men from the northern…

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Hornsby School of Arts Tournament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 12

The final result of the billiard tournament held in conjunction with the above institution was as follows— P. A. James (rec. 20) defeated H. Donnelly (rec. 65) by 25. The result for the consultation prize…

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Rural Camp School

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 6

Owing to the flooded state of the country round and about Morpeth, at which place the rural camp school is being held, it has been found necessary to postpone the second…

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Public School Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 14

Cleveland-street and Petersham met on Friday in the senior A competition, and the game is in an interesting stage. Petersham made 96, and Cleveland-street has five wickets down for 72. The wicket was next door to…

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Great Public Schools' Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 14

Sydney Grammar School is now level with St. Joseph's in the G.P.S. competition, with T.K.S., North Shore Grammar School, and Newington following in order. No matches were played on Saturday on account of the…

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The King's School

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 14

The Old Boys of The King's School are determined to carry out their scheme of erecting a swimming bath at the school. The executive committee has authorised their engineer, Mr. E. C. Stone, to carry out the work,…

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Public Schools A.a.a

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 14

The annual meeting of the P.S.A.A.A. was attended by about 50 members out of a total of 750. This does not so much show a lack of interest in the affairs of the association as a feeling that things are going on all right,…

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The Schools. Cramming and Examinations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 14

When Professor Macmillan Brown lectured here under the auspices of the University Extension Board last winter, he ran a tilt at examiner. He has returned to the charge in the course of a series of articles on…

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Education in Britain. Amending Bill Introduced. State Aid for Certain Schools. Secular Instruction

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. R. McKenna, President of the Board of Education, appealing for sympathy and the abandonment of…

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Current News. Rural Camp School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 2

Ten boys from Parramatta District School have returned from the Rural Camp School held at Morpeth, Hunter River. Twelve schools in all took part,…

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In Queensland. School Teachers As Local Preachers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Queensland Methodist Conference was resumed to-day. At the pastoral session a communication was read from the Foreign Mission Board, intimating that…

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A School Entertainment at Newtown

The Catholic Press · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 25

The pupils of the Christian Brothers' School, Newtown, are to be at home to their friends and patrons on Tuesday evening, when they will give a concert in St. George's…

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Lewisham High School Entertainment

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 29

The pupils of the Christian Brothers' School, Newtown, will give a grand in St. George's Hall on Tuesday evening, March 3rd. In addit on to a varied…

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"Electioneering Extraordinary." Charge Against a State Teacher. Departmental Enquiry. Official Exoneration

Watchman · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

The following official reports with reference to a paragraph which appeared in the Adelaide "Register" on Monday, February? 17, were handed to the press for publication…

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Cleveland-street School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 10

Some of those events which it is impracticable to hold at the annual carnival on March 11 next were contested yesterday at Hellings' baths. The principal race, the 50 yards championship of the school, evoked…

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Swimming. Fort-street Model School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 10

Entries close on Saturday for events in connection with the above school carnival with Mr. E. Howes, hon. secretary N.S.W. A.S.A., at Sports Club, Hunterstreet; or the club secretary, Mr. W. A. Selle. The…

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Schoolboys Seriously Injured. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 8

Two schoolboys met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon outside the Central Public School ground. A jinker was being removed, and a number of boys jumped on to the…

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