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Schools, 1910

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Injury to a School Boy. Verdict for Plaintiff. Awarded £341 Damages

The Star · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 5

The claim for £1000 damages by a schoolboy named Herbert Oliver Hole, in respect of on injury to one of his eyes, by sulphuric acid, and in which the Government of New…

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Injury to a Schoolboy. Sulphuric Acid in the Eye. £1000 Claimed From the Government. a Master's Alleged Negligence

The Star · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 4

An action arising out of the alleged negligence of a Government servant--a public school master at Marrickville West--occupied the attention of Mr. Justice Pring and a…

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School of Civic Design

Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 8

The University of Liverpool has founded a School of Civic Design, the first of its kind in England, and as.a school exclusively designed to give instruction and stimulate research in the problems of civic…

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Public Schools' Athletic Association. New Council Elected

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 5

The result of the election of councillors of the Public Schools' Athletic Association was declared on Saturday evening. There was a heavy poll, between [?] and 700 members…

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Back to School

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 8

Dear "Planets,"—I promised I would write to you as soon as I came back to boarding-school, so here I am, keeping my promise. We don't…

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Education. the Teachers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 3

The second monthly meeting for 1918 of the council of the N. S. W. Public School Teachers' Association was held last Thursday evening, when a considerable amount of…

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Music in the Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 3

It is generally recognised that the singing of the children of the Public schools is good and of a quality pleasing to the ear of the stranger. The superintendent of music (Mr…

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Women Teachers' Retiring Age

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 3

Miss Golding,vice-president of the Teachers' Association, moved at the council meeting last week that the Minister for Public instruction be asked to have the regulations…

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Buildings and Works. Progress of the Trade. Public School, Improvements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 8

At present there is a good deal of work going on in the Government Architect's Office in connection with improvement to Public school buildings. A large percentage of this…

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The Schools. (This Column appears Every Tuesday.) Improving the Buildings. Transfers and Promotions

The Star · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 2

There has been considerable activity in the country districts, new schools being built or opened and old ones renovated. The Young district has been exceptionally…

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Coach for School Children. Mothers Meet the Minister

The Star · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 3

When Mr.'Hague, the Minister for Education, visited the Banks own school yesterday. he was met by a large matter of the mothers of the children, who aired a long-standing…

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Pianos for Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 6

For some years teachers have urged that the Department of Public Instruction should supply schools with such equipment as pianos and sewing machines. In his annual report for 1909…

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Law of Negligence. School Master's Liability. Damages Against the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 5

A case bearing upon the law as it relates the question of negligence was decided yesterday before Mr. Justice Pring and a jury of four in No. 2 Jury Court, in a suit brought against…

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The Cadets and Schools. Colonel Paul's Report

Evening News · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 10

The cadets are now represented 'n almost every large school in the State, says Colonel A. Paul, O.C. Cadets, ir. his annual report on physical drill. At the end of 1909 there were 6900 cadets in the…

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Schools of Art. Canowindra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 11

At a meeting of the School of Arts committee a communication was received from the Department of Public Instruction intimating that a subsidy of £1 for £1 would…

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The Schools. Unanderra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 11

The presentation of prizes took place at the Public school on Friday. Upwards of 50 handsome books were distributed, and were [?]anded to the winners by Mrs. George…

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Public School Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 6

The senior competition in the public schools this season is just as interesting as the electorate competition, since it is possible for any one of three teams to win the premiership. The present position to Petersham 9…

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Teachers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 6

The council of the Teachers' Association intends, if possible, to infuse more interest and enthusiasm among its members, and to this end proposes to appoint an "agent" in each of the big Sydney schools. The…

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A School Song-book

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 6

At its last meeting, the council of the Teachers Association decided to recommend the Department of Public Instruction to appoint a committee that would include in its members some musical teachers, for the purpose…

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Teachers' Examinations in Drawing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 6

By persistent application to text-books and by judicious cramming, a teacher with no head for figures can successfully negotiate all mathematical hurdles in his examination path, and it is possible for a man with less…

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