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Schools, 1908

3,153 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 158

Kogarah School Old Boys' Union

Evening News · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 7

The third annual meeting of the Kogarah Superior Public School Old Boys' Union was held in the School of Arts, Kogarah, on Thursday, the president, Mr. E. G. Wilson (headmaster)…

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Great Public Schools Competition St. Joseph's College v. Sydney Grammar School

The Australian Star · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 7

A large number of boys and their friends attended at St. Joseph's College Grounds, at Hunter's Hill, to witness the annual match between St. Joseph's and Sydney Grammar…

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Empire Schools' Essay Miss Myrtle Brown

The Australian Star · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 4

Of the Newtown Public School, who won the Earl of Meath's Challenge Cup and a money prize of £3 3s for one of the best essays In the two competitions held in…

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Empire Day. Teachers Up in Arms. Refuse to Parade the Streets

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 8

PERTH, Sunday.--The State Teachers' Association deeply resents the part they are asked to play in parading through the streets on the Empire Day celebrations…

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Education. the Interchange of Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

At the Imperial Education Conference, held in London in May and June, 1907, it was resolved,—"That it was desirable that financial and administrative arrangements should be…

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Efficiency in the Public Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

The system of the annual observations of the work of the Public schools is directed rather towards inquiry into the teacher's methods, the teacher being inspected rather than the…

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Football. Great Public Schools Premiership. St. Joseph's College v Sydney Grammar School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 10

These teams met at Hunter's Hill, and a very fast and exciting game ended in the defeat of last year's premiers by two tries to a penalty goal (6.3). The play was confined mostly to the forwards, but was…

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Catholic Primary Schools Competition

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 3

North Sydney will meet St. Patrick's on Hampden Oval this afternoon. The game should provide one of the most interesting contests of the season…

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Kogarah School Old Boys' Union

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

At the third annual meeting of the Kogarah Superior Public School Old Boys' Union the following were elected as office bearers:--Patrons, Messrs. J. H. Carruthers and J. Murray; president, Mr. E. G. Wilson (headmaster);…

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Teachers' Associations

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 8

MUDGEE, Monday.--The annual meeting of the Public School Teachers' Association was held in Mudgee district school on Saturday. There was a very, large attendance of teachers,…

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Country-teachers and Pupils

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 9

FORBES, Tuesday.--At a meeting of the local branch of the School Teachers' Association. It was decided to ask the central association and affiliated branches to eo-operate in asking the…

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Schoolboy Farmers

Evening News · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 6

Late files from New York show that an association has been formed among the schools of that cHf to make the boys familiar with country life. Arrangements have teen made by which…

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Schools for Cookery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 5

It is a welcome fact in those days of recreant servant maids, that the domestic side of the Public school girl is not being neglected; in fact, while the department is…

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The Giris We Went to School With

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 5

Wherever you go you will meet them, the girls from the old school, whose square red building of the convict days is so well known to all Sydney siders. And wherever you meet…

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Public Schools Rugby Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 12

The fixtures for Friday are:- Senior A.—Burwood v Hurlstone, St. Luke's (late); Mosman v Cleveland-street, Sports Ground (late); Fort-street, [?] bye…

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Australian Rules. Public Schools' Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 12

The draw for matches on Friday is:- Senior Division.—Canterbury, a bye; Fort-street A v Petersham, on Ashfield Park; Marrickville v Burwood A, on Redfern oval. Umpire, Prince…

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The Medical School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 8

The movement just inaugurated to recognise in some suitable way the untiring devotion with which for a quarter of a century Professor Anderson Stuart has…

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School Competition

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 8

St. John Grammar beat Parramatta South, 2 goals to 1. Granville North beat Granville Superior, 4 goals to nil…

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Jewish Schools' Picnic

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 3

A picnic was given yesterday afternoon to the pupils of the Sydney Jewish Education Board, and Jewish Sabbath Schools, to celebrate "[?] and Empire Day…

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