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Schools, 1908

3,153 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 158

Public School Boys Immigrants

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 4

Answers are now being received by the Immigration League of Australasia in connection with the letter sent to the headmasters of the great public schools in the United Kingdom…

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University Medical School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 4

Among the tenders opened by the Public Works Department yesterday were those in reference to the projected alteration, and addition to the University Medical School, the lowest…

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Light House Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 3

A school of instruction for officers of the Australian Light Horse commences at Liverpool today, and will continue for 10 days. A comprehensive syllabus has been prepared. The…

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"Save the Boys." Give Them Something to Do. Plea for Continuous Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 5

BATHURST, Monday. -- "Save the boys" was the keynote of the remarks made by Mr. L. Blunter, senior-inspector of schools, in moving a vote of thanks to Mr. A. Mackie, M.A.,…

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Native Teacher Murdered. in Gulf of Carpentaria

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A telegram was received in Melbourne to-day by the executive board of mission to the Presbyterian Church of Australia stating that a Samoan native…

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St. Leonards Superior Public School Carnival

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 3

Mr. W. A. Thompson, hon, secretary and treasurer St. Leonards Superior Public School Swimming Club, writes—"In Saturday's "Evening News" appears a letter written by "Pater," in…

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Educational Reforms. Resolutions of Teachers' Conference. Deputation to the Minister Proposed Amendments of the Act

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 7

An Important deputation from the Teachers' Association waited upon Mr. Hogue, Minister for Education, this morning, and presented to him some of the resolutions which were passed…

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School Songs and Drill. What the Aboriginal Children Like

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 9

In November last the Department of Education established a provisional aboriginal school at Runnymede, near Casino, and a report from The department's inspector concerning it has…

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North Newtown School. Its Unhealthy Condition. Strong Remarks at a Council Meeting

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 8

The condition of the North Newtown Public School buildings formed the subject of discussion at the meeting of the local municipal council on Tuesday night…

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School Notes

Referee · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 8

The last round strongly established the position of the Sydney Grammar School, who won comfortably against The King's School, while St. Joseph's, the other…

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Insanitary School. Shocking Charges at Newtown Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 8

At a meeting of the Newtown Council last evening Alderman W. C. Clegg drew attention to what he termed the disgraceful condition of the Newtown North Public School buildings…

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Teachers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 12

The first annual meeting of the Southern Metropolitan District Teachers' Association was held this week at Sydney Girls' High School. The annual report showed an enrolment of 285 members, with a credit…

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School-girl Injures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 10

Whilst a number of school children were running down Essex-street from Fort-street school yesterday a cart coming from Church Hill knocked down a little girl, Lillie Walker,…

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North Newtown School a Disgraceful Condition

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 3

At the Newtown Council last night Alderman Clegg drew attention to the condition of the North Newtown School building, which, he said was a menace not only to…

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British School Boys for Australia

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 8

Answers are now being received by the Immigration League of Australasia in connection with the letter sent to the headmasters of the great public schools in the…

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School Swimming

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 14

The 'intention of the P.S A.A.A. council, in drawing up the regulations governing the Brilliantshine shield competition, was to make the competition as little individual as possible. The school, as a whole, was to be…

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The Schools. the Substance and the Shadow

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 14

Everyone has read the fable of the dog who walked a plank across a stream and grabbed at the reflection of the piece of meat he was carrying. A good many teachers are thinking hard over the story, but they cannot quite…

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Public School Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 14

In the first-grade Cleveland-street beat petersham [?] six wickets. In their second knock petersham made only 55. and Kelly was top with 18, Berry and woolcott halving the wickets. Oleveland-street got the runs for…

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Combined Public Schools V. S.g.s

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 14

The match against the Sydney Grammar school [?] week showed unmistakably that the calibre of school cricketers this year is distinctly below that of the last two years. There are no players of Maidment and…

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Teachers' Drawing Examinations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 14

For many years, every list of classifications published had a number of asterisks affixed to certain names, with the footnote that the classification was "subject to passing in drawing." So little attention was paid to it, and…

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