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Schools, 1909

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Rural Camp Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

By the appointment of Mr. T. S. Lobban to the position of school attendance officer, the charge of the rural camp schools became vacant. Mr. Roberts, assistant teacher under,…

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The Teachers' College

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

The college will reopen for work on the [?] inst. There is practically no advance in the proposed erection of a college within the University. The site is still to be determined,…

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Classification of Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

It having been provided that the roclassification of schools shall take place annually, commencing from January 1 in each year, the new list will be published in the February…

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Our Schools. At work and at Play

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · 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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The School Child's Horizon

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 6

Mr. Chawner, headmaster of Billinudgel public-school, in Byron Bay district, when in Sydney during Fleet "Week, arranged with some of the officers of the Minnesota to have an…

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A Nice Point for Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 6

When Professor Tucker of the Melbourne University takes up his pen, as he did on Saturday in the Melbourne "Argus," to tilt at the suggestion that poetry…

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Schools of Arts. Stroud

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 12

At the annual meeting of the Stroud School of Arts on Friday evening the following were elected office-bearers for this year:—Patron, Mr. J. A. M'Kenzie; president, Mr. R. E…

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Tee Porpoise School

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 47

The breakers were chasing each other up and down the hard white beach, each straining to leave his shell-fringed mark just a few inches higher than the last. Teddy had been…

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The Schools. Inspectoral Changes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 13

Under the old system inspectors were kept in the same district until the clever teachers knew every convolution of the inspectoral brain, and the consequent tendency was towards two parallel ruts, since even…

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The Teacher's Lot

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 13

According to the Director of Education in Tasmania, the teacher's lot is happier than the policeman's "A certain class of teachers," he told the Commissioners, "have six weeks' holiday in the year; they have every…

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Teachers' Associations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 13

The shuffle among the metropolitan inspectors will necessarily cause some change in the various sections of the Inspectoral Associations, since the constitution provides that the inspector shall be ex-officio the president…

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New Sunday School Bait

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 58

"Tommy," said a young lady visitor at his home, "why not come to our Sabbath school? Several of your little friends joined us lately." Tommy hesitated a moment, then suddenly…

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Opening of New School and Brothers' Residence at Surry Hills

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 28

His Eminence the Cardinal will bless and open the new boys' school and Brothers' residence at Surry Hills on Sunday week. The Superior of the De La Salle Brothers…

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Burwood School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Burwood Schoo[?] of Arts was held on Tuesday night at the institution. The annual report presented by the president, Mr. John F. Hennessy, and acting…

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Public School Boycott. Gunnedah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 11

In spite of a wire from the Mayor and council the Minister for Education ordered the Public school to be opened on Monday last. The parents resented this, and in consequence…

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Manly School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 10

The annual meeting of the above society took place on Tuesday night. The annual report showed that the receipts compared with those of last year had increased by £40 15s 8d from subscriptions, £20 [?]…

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Burwood School of Arts

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 8

At the twenty-ninth annual general meeting of the members of the Burwood School of Arts Mr. J. F. Henneasy presided. The committee's report showed that the…

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Randwick Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 11

Mr. D. Storey, M.L.A., and the Mayor of Randwick (Aid. Snape) waited on the Minister for Public instruction yesterday with reference to the carrying out of additions and improvements to the school…

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Typhoid at Gunnedah. the School Deserted

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 7

GUNNEDAH, Wednesday.--Recently the Mayor requested the Public Instruction Department to keep the public school closed until the typhoid epidemic had abated. The…

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Manly School of Arts

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 4

The annual meeting of members of the Manly School of Arts was held at the Victoria Hall. The eighth annual report showed the institution to be in a good position, both as regards membership and finance…

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