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Schools, 1908

3,153 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 158

Education. the Museum and the Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

The first of a series of monthly lectures on scientific subjects was given at the Sydney Museum on Staruday by Mr. Hedley, who discussed…

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Struck by a Stone. Schoolboy Seriously Injured. Port Macquarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 7

A schoolboy named Ainslee Kingsford was struck on the head by a stone at school accidentally by another boy. He sustained a severe compound fracture of the skull, and…

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Swimming. Sydney Grammar School Carnival. J. R. Garland, Champion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 10

The Sydney Grammar School's annual carnival was held yesterday at Hellings's Bondi Baths. R. Garland, who is in a class by himself, had no difficulty in again acquiring the 100yds school championship, the…

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Blayney School of Arts. Laying the Foundation-stone. (From Our Special Reporter.) Blayney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 11

To-day the Minister for Education (Mr. J. A. Hogue) laid the foundation-stone of the new School of Arts at Blayney. Mr. John Glasson presided…

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Country News South Coast. the Schools. Woonona, Wed[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 4

At a meeting held in the Superior Public School last night it was decided to form a parents and citizens' association. About 50 persons were present. The following officers…

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Schoolboy Injured

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 1

A schoolboy, Edgar Lee, aged 14 years, living in Missenden-road, Newtown, was riding into the city on an electric car this morning, and when in George- street, near the…

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Boxing in Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 7

The Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association has declined the offer of N.S.W.A.A.A., to put on a schoolboy boxing championship at the forthcoming, amateur meeting. The debate…

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Retired Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 10

"Prophet" writes: -- Referring to the answer to correspondent (under above heading) in your journal, does the reply apply to teachers who, paying into the superannuation fund, elect to retire at the age of 60? or are they, on…

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Dilapidated and Over-run with Bats North Newtown Public School

The Australian Star · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

For a considerable time past the Newtown Council has been agitating to have new buildings erected for the North Newtown Public School, and at the last meeting a letter was…

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Love's Romance. School Teacher's Faith. Clings to Red Indian

Evening News · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 13

The marriage at Santa Fe, New Mexico, of Cora Marie Arnold, a wealthy and highly educated school teacher of Colorado City, U.S., to Albino Chavarria, chief of the Santa Clara…

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Penrith School off Arts

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 3

The March meeting of the committes of the above was held on Wednesday night last, there being present—Messrs R C S [?] (president, in the chair). G W…

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New Ideas in the Education of Girls. Why I Envy My Daughters—delights of Being a School Girl To-day — Jealousy and the Prize-giving System

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 11

I have born spending my time lately looking for a boarding school for my daughters, and have come away full of envy that I cannot have their school…

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School for Manners. Teaching Poor Girls

Evening News · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 3

Success, as some of the city's papers say, has attended the scheme of certain wealthy women of New York society to instruct poor girls in etiquette, good manners, and the proper…

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Sturdy School Children

The World's News · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 20

Russia is trying to provide such a network of primary schools that eventually every peasant child will find itself within two miles of a school. At the present time the schools are…

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AWAKENING. Chinese School of Forestry

The World's News · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 17

The almost worldwide movement tar protect and establish forests has reached…

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Gift to a School. Science-room Equipment. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 11

Mr. Albert Stafford, of Narrabri, has written to Mr. Finney, inspector of schools, stating that he is prepared to give £100 for the equipment of a science-room at the…

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The Training of Teachers. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

Sir,—In the issue of the "Sydney Morning Herald" for March 17, I find the following statement made by the Minister for Public Instruction:—"The reconstruction of the training system provided for the previously…

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The Sunday School This Page is under the auspices of the Council of the Sunday School Department. Sunday School Lesson. Sunday, March 22nd, 1908. Review.—John I—IX

The Methodist · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

Golden Text.—In Him was life and the life was the light of men. I.—The Incarnation. The eleven lessons before us for review begin and…

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School Lessons Made Delightful

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 12

It was while I was Journeying in Grenada (writes a traveller) that I came across a school in which, at first sight, the pupils seemed to be playing. I soon found, however…

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The American Armada Letter of a Japanese Schoolboy Is This Pacific Fleet Loaded ?

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 March 1908 · page 7

To Editor "Collier Weekly," journal which is discovered being read by all Great Thinkers, also on news—stands: Mr. Sir,—This will be great afternoon…

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