Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Schools, all years

Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1911

3,132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 157

Schoolmaster Albert Medallist

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday Morning.—The Albert medal (second-class) has been awarded to Mr. R. Williams, headmaster of the Clydachvale school, for…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Education. Teachers' Salaries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 5

The new regulation fixing the minimum salary of male employees of the State at £110 per annum came into force with the new year, and the department of Education will be…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Canadian Immigrants. Best Class Not Reached. Advocacy of Public School Boys

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 6

"It would be a real help to the Dominion Government and to the Canadian Pacific Railway to know how to tap a now field from which to draw immigrants," Said Mr. J…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Ran to Meet Death. Sunday-school Boy's Misadventure

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 4

Henry .M'Pherson, a schoolboy, lately residing in Illawarra-road, Sutherland, was run over by a motor ear at Sutherland on Sunday, and received such injuries as resulted in his death…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Another School Wanted

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 7

CLIFTON, Wednesday.—A public meeting of citizens of Clifton and Scarborough took place last night, for the purpose of coming to a decision regarding a central site for the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Cricket. New Zealand Defeats N.s.w. Country Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 11

The New Zealand teachers, who are touring New South Wales, yesterday easily defeated a team of country teachers on the Petersham Oval. Lusk, of New Zealand, was the champion of the day, for in…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Summer School at Hawkesbury

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 7

The annual summer school for teachers held at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College began yesterday, and for a fortnight 100 teachers-about a fourth of them women--will lead the simple life at Richmond. There…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Schools. New Zealand Visitors

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 7

The teachers from New Zealand will escape the Scylla of Sydney hospitality this morning, to fall upon the Charybdis of a Newcastle welcome. Last week they were entertained by the New South Wales teachers who…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Cardinal's Hope. Roman Catholic School Claims. Bursaries and Scholarships. a Fourth "R."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 9

Cardinal Moran yesterday amplified the statement made by Monsignor O'Haran with reference to the attitude of the Roman Catholic Church towards the Labor Party…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Queensland Teachers' Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 10

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The 23rd annual teachers' conference commenced' to-day, the president, Mr. W. T. Gray, in the chair. About 50 delegates were present…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The Schoolmaster Abroad. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

Sir,—The writer over the name O. Goldsmith, in your impression of the 24th December, asks a few questions, most of which appear to me to have little, if…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Schoolroom Humorists

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

In "Merry Momenta with Scholars," Mr. Henry J. Barker narrates numerous, examples of youthful humor, mostly of the unconscious kind…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Second Visit of the N.Z. Teachers. N.Z. v. Parramatta Pedagogues

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

The New Zealand teachers paid a second visit to Parramatta on Friday, as mentioned in our last issue; and a drawn match was the result. The bowling on…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Leichhardt Musical Recital. Misses Dearns' Pupils

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 30

The Misses Dearn held their annual pupils' concert in the Leichhardt, Town Hall on Wednesday, 21st December. It was one of the best pupils' concerts of the year, and…

Continued on Trove, page 30 →

Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham. Prize Distribution

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 29

The annual entertainment by the students of the Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, was given in the Petersham Town Hall on Wednesday, December 21…

Continued on Trove, page 29 →

St. Vincent's School, Redfern. Annual Entertainment

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 31

The annual entertainment and distribution of prizes in connection with St. Vincent's School was a brilliant function, with a varied and attractive programme…

Continued on Trove, page 31 →

St. Brigid's High School, Mosman. Distribution of Prizes

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 35

St. Brigid's High School, Mosman, concluded last year's school work with a successful entertainment, There was a large audience, and the exhibition of plain and…

Continued on Trove, page 35 →

The Labour Party and the Schools. The Catholic Position. an Interview with the Cardinal

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 27

The Catholic position with regard to education was defined by the Cardinal, in an interview in Wednesday's "Daily Telegraph." Yesterday morning a…

Continued on Trove, page 27 →

Talks on Secondary Education. and Matters Pertaining Thereto. Iv.—the Evolution of Superior Schools

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 31

It is by no means a difficult task for anyone moderately skilled in dialectics to formulate a good case either in favour of, or against, an assigned topic; hence, in what…

Continued on Trove, page 31 →

The Cardinal on the Schools. Mistaken impression Corrected. Education Conference. The Catholic Position Defined

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 17

A few days before Christmas His Eminence the Cardinal made some observations upon the present aspect of the education question. The Cardinal's statements were published in…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →