School Teacher to Prima Donna How a Contralto Became a Famous Soprano
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 July 1908 · page 8
One of the most remarkable successes of the present opera season at Covent Garden has been achieved by Miss Edyth Walker in the difficult role of Isolde. This accomplished…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 5 July 1908 · page 5
In the reports of various school inspectors just published by the New South Wales Department of Public Instruction, lament is again made over the…
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Evening News · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 4
The problem of suitable buildings for country schools has been brought up again by a report by Senior-inspector Nolan, ?who, after pointing out that in summer some teachers hold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The School Slate. Disseminator of Disease. Lismore
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 7
The Tullooroo new State school, three miles from Lismore, to replace the building burnt some time ago, was openend to-day by Mr. Hindmarsh, the member for Rous…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 5
The annual meeting of the School of Arts was held on Thursday. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £110. The following officers were elected:—President, Mr. F. G. M'Pherson;…
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The Australian Star · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 5
Parliament House was invaded this morning by about 40 girls from the Rockdale Superior Public School. They were in charge of Miss. Velain, who…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 6
Complaints are frequently made that owing to lack of accommodation classes in many public schools are conducted in weather sheds, and harrowing pictures are sometimes drawn of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Irish Education. the Priest in the Schools. Cardinal Logue on a Liberal . Nationalist
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 7
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.-- English Nonconformists applaud, the liberality of recent utterances by Mr. John Dillon, M.P. (Nationalist), on the education question…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Education. Public School Teachers' Association
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 5
The council met on Friday evening. Among the country business were several letters asking the assistance of the council towards securing American fleet week in lieu of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High School Exams. Winners of Scholarships. List Issued To-day
Evening News · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 5
At the High School examination held on June 4 and 5, the following candidates were successful, and will be awarded scholarships on production of the necessary proof that they were…
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The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 4
At the opening of a new school on the site of one which had recently been burnt down at Tullooroo—near Lismore—last week, district Inspector…
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The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 6
The winter school for farmers at Hawkesbury Agricultural College is in full spring. Gathered there are men from all parts of the State, men…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 11
The Broken Hill Public schools remain in want of extra teachers. Broken Hill has only 84 teachers, where it should have 106. The Central School has 1319 pupils, North…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Suburban News. Send-off to Paddington Schoolmaster
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 9
A pleasant function took place at the Paddington Public School on June 29. The pupils assembled in the courtyard to bid farewell to Mr. G. T. Cotterill, late headmaster, who leaves to take up the position…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 8
Miss Condran, mistress of the girls' department, South Goulburn Superior Public School, has been granted six months' leave of absence prior to her leaving the service…
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The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 4
[We have arranged to publish each Tuesday special notes under the above heading. It will assist us and add to the interest of the column it teachers and responsible scholars will forward notes of…
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Evening News · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 3
At a meeting of the Public, School Teachers' Assistants' Association (which has now a membership of 250), to discuss the new regulations affecting promotions, an address was…
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Evening News · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 5
A deputation, comprising members of the Enmore Parents' Association, waited on the Minister for Public Instruction this morning, with the request for the establishment of…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 5
In the June number of "The Woman" Dr. Gertrude Halley speaks warmly in support of school hygiene. England and Australia seem to be very far behind all other civilised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football. Schools' Competitions
The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 6
The Great Public Schools Competition is suspended until August 1, when the second round of the competition will be opened. The Catholic Schools Rugby Competition is at…
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