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Schools, 1908

3,153 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 158

Socialistic Sunday School. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 9

The formation of a socialistic Sunday[?]school by Tom Mann yesterday afternoon was carried out with unintentionally farcial ceremony, First the children sang a selection entitled…

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N.s.w. Teachers on Tour

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 13

Eighty-five runs behind on the first innings, the New South Wales teachers over in New Zealand were saying serious things of themselves, but they got some of their self-respect back next day. The New Zealand team…

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Country Teachers' Outing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 13

Many of the country touchers are to be found about Sydney--Manly, Coogee, and Bondi are the temporary places of residence of most. At the conference they received an invitation from the Sydney Ferries Co. to…

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New South Wales Teachers V. Wanganui

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 13

The Teachers' easily beat the Wnaganui Cricket Association in New Zealand. The wicket was deceptive, being a lot worse than it looked. One ball would graze the batsman's ear, and the next crawl under his feet. In…

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Cricket. Teachers V. Past and Present of Cleveland-street

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 13

This match took place yesterday on Manly Oval, and resulted in a win for the Teachers by 28 runs. Cleveland -street complied 140 runs in the first innings (Woolcott 39, Maidment 25); while the Teachers responded…

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The Rhodes Scholars. Australasian Candidates

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 41

For 1907 73 Rhodes Scholars were elected, 45 of whom were from the United States, 8 from Canada, 6 from Australia, 5 from South Africa, 5 from Germany, and one each from…

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School Teachers As Cricketers. New South Wales v. New Zealand. Auckland (N.z.)

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 3

The New South Wales School Teachers [?] at present in New Zealand began a match against a representative New Zealand teachers' team on Tuesday afternoon…

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Summer School for Teachers. Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 9

RICHMOND, Wednesday.--Yesterday's proceedings were commenced by a nature study walk with the science master, during which lecturettes were given on a number of plants…

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St. Mary's Convent School, Moruya

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 37

The annual entertainment by the children of St. Mary's Convent was given in the Mechanics' Hall on Friday, December 13th, and was in every department a decided success…

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The State Schools and Catholic Attendance

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 21

The report of the Department of Public Instruction for 1906 comes unusually late, being ready for distribution in the last month of 1907. This tardiness of issue, however, is…

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A Boy's Chastisement. Chief Justice Upholds Teacher. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 7

In the matter of Roy Sparkes v Geo. Martin, the head teacher of the Hamilton State school, arising out of an assault case recently tried at the Brisbane Police Court, his Honor the…

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Record School Attendances. Every Day for Five Years. Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 6

At the recent distribution of prizes in connection with the Hoxton Park Public School the report presented by the principal, Mr. A. D. Southwell, showed that Doris May, who…

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Teachers at Cricket. the New Zealand Tour. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 8

The N.S.W. teachers' team began a match against a representative New Zealand teachers' team on Tuesday afternoon. New Zealand, batting first, made 258—Jackobsen 49,…

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New Zealand Defeats N.S.W. Teachers. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 8

The New Zealand teachers beat the New South Wales team by a handsome margin of 182 runs. New South Wales' first innings closed for 185. In their second innings New Zealand made 243, Lust scoring 8[?] With…

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Insanitary School Premises

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 8

ALBURY, Wednesday.--At the Home Council meeting yesterday,the sanitary inspection reported that the public school sanitary service at Howlong was bad, and a danger to the…

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Sectarianism in the Public Schools

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 14

Some time ago our local daily press had cable news that the Hebrews of New York had protested against religious sectarianism in the Public Schools, It appears now, from particulars to…

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Attendance at Public Schools. Results of Supervision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 3

The Minister for Public Instruction (Mr. Hogue) has received a report from the departmental principal attendance officer stating that as a result of…

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Victorian School Inspector's Death Melbourne

The Australian Star · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 7

Major Eddy, one of the senior inspectors of the State schools, and senior major of the cadet force of Victoria, was found dead in [?]ed to-day at Glenferrie. He had been…

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School of Seamanship. the Port Jackson Signalled

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 8

The famous four-masted barque Port Jackson, which is paying her second visit to Sydney as a training ship under the auspices of the Marine Society of London, may now be looked for here…

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District School at Mudgee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

Application having been made tor the establishment of a district school at Mudgee, the Minister for Public Instruction caused inquiry to be instituted as to the amount of support…

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