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Schools, 1908

3,153 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 158

Artilloery School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 10

The annual artillery school, class B. has just been completed at Hiddle Head. The sy[?]s was so arranged as to embrace all the latest amendments and procedure in the gunnery of the Im[?]erial service…

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Schools of Arts. Cronolla, Tuesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Cronulla School of Arts was held in the new building on Friday, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Patron: J. Peden Steel;…

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Scarlet Fever Epidemic. Country School Affected. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 7

At last night's meeting of the Municipal Council a resolution was passed asking the Minister for Education not to reopen the school for another two, weeks owing to the…

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Greenwich Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

Yesterday morning Mr. Hogue (Minister for Education), Mr. P. Board (Under-Secretary), and Mr. J. W. Turner (Director of Technical Education) were taken by Mr. David Fell, M.L.A., and Ald. Jones to the site of the…

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The Soil Settlement and Production. Nature Study. Teachers' Summer School. Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 9

The weather conditions throughout the term of the Summer School have been very trying, but all the opportunities afforded the teachers have been readily availed of. The most popular…

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New School for Eastwood

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 3

The Hon. J. A Hogue, minister for Public Instruction, accompanied by Mr. J. W. Turner, Superintendent of the' Technical branch of the Public Instruction Department, visited East…

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Bible Teaching in Schools

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday Evening.—Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, the Prime Minister, to-day assured a deputation from the Churchmen's Union, headed by Dr. Percival, Bishop of Hereford, that…

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The Queenswood Magazine. a Girls School Paper

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 2

Here is a charming little magazine from the Queenswood Grammar School in Glen issues. it is "No. I., Vol. [?] and it is simply a delightful…

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Eastern Extension Telegraph v Country and City Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 10

This match was played on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday afternoon, resulting in a drawn game. Scores:- Teachers.—Schrader, retired. 43: Dunn, [?] Davidson,…

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Schools of Arts. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 5

Officers elected at the half-yearly meeting of members of the Mechanics' Institute were —President, Mr. J. G. Gray[?]ton; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. F. Tribe and J. Denning;…

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Country News. an Overcrowded School. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 5

The local school board has addressed a strong letter to the Minister for Public Instruction, pointing out the wretched condition and insufficient accommodation of the present…

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Bible Teaching Its Retention in Elementary Schools London, Thursday, 8.20 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 1

The Premier, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, to-day assured a deputation from the Churchmen's Union, headed by the Bishop of Hereford, that he entirely…

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Two-minute Chats with Busy People on Matters of Passing Interest Teachers' Salaries

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 5

The increases to the salaries of our teachers was the subject of a conversation between, a "Star" man and Mr. Peter Board, Under-Secretary for Public Instruction, this…

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An Old School Friend 'And the Story of a Fiver

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 7

Mr. Nott, of Messrs. Thompson and Nott, informed a "Star" reporter yesterday that on January 3 a man who claimed to be an old school friend of Marwick called upon…

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Compulsory English New Rule for German Schools

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 4

In reply to a proposal from the director, Dr. Trendelenburg, the Berlin Municipality has sanctioned the introduction of English as an obligatory subject in the upper forms…

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Largest School in the World. ACCOMMODATES 3500 SCHOLARS

The World's News · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 16

THIS is the Jewish School in Middlesex-street, London. Its 3500 pupils constitute the record number of scholars gathered together in…

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Prize Competition for Boys and Girls at School. Pounds for Pennies

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

Competitors, boy or girl, in any school, may compete for prizes in this column on historical or other educational subjects as submitted…

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More Public Schools Education Department Busy

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 5

The Minister for Public Instruction, Mr. Hogue, during a short that with an "Evening News" reporter this morning, remarked that the department had 311 works in hand, including the…

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Dolls in Schools

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 14

Among the resolutions passed at the conference of the British Constitutional Association, at Oxford, on Saturday, was one "earnestly deprecating the tendency of modern legislation…

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Bible in Schools. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 13

The Prime Minister, Sir H. CampbellBannerman, assured a deputation from the Churchmen's Union, which was headed by, the Right Rev. Dr. Percival, Bishop of…

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