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Schools, 1911

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School for the Destitute. Annual Meeting of Rand-wick Asylum. What the Society Has Done

Evening News · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 2

Over a hundred girls and boys the girls looking spick and span in clean white dresses and the boys the essence of tidiness with their long irousers, sal on either side of the spacious…

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In Society and Out of It "Seven Days"--Fire at "Lafayette"--The Lamb-Lingen Wedding--The Weather and the School Children--A Medical Woman's View--The Bathing Habit

The Sun · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 6

Grace Palotta, as an instructress in first aid to cookery, looks pretty enough to justify anybody's faith in the powers of Kit M'Nair to make an omelette. The girl who…

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Teachers in Continuation Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

The appointment of the class teachers for the new continuation schools, to open on February 20, will be made this week, and several applications have been received for…

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Open-air Schools. Experiment at Casino. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 10

Some time ago the Sisters of St. Joseph's Convent, Casino, decided to adopt open-air class-room for their pupils. These have now been completed and the innovation is a…

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Sydney School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Sydney School of Arts was held last evening in the hall, the president (Mr. Wm. Reid) being in the chair. The report and- balancesheet for 1910 were unanimously adopted. The report…

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Education. the Technical High Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

The Department of Education is advertising for applications for the position of headmaster of the Sydney Technical High School, which carries a salary of £400, ranging up to…

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The Secondary Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

"We are very busy bridging the gaps between the old and the new in regard to secondary education," 'said Mr. Dawson on being spoken to concerning the establishment of…

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Schools of ARTS.d BELLINGEN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 7

Bellingen School of Arts committee has definitely started to work with a view of enlarging the building and installing a billiard table. The department has agreed to the…

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Rural Camp Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 6

RICHMOND.—It has been decided to establish the next rural camp school in the Hawkesbury district. The organising officer, Mr. W. Roberts, B.A., has been throughout the…

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Burwood Public School Its Insanitary Condition. Departmental Lethargy

The Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

As a parent of the Burwood S.P. School, I would like to draw the attention of parents, the municipal council, and the Minister of Education to the state of the school. I…

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"Huckleberry Finn." to Be Barred From Kansas Schools. New York

The Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

There is a movement on foot in Kansas City to bar the reading of Mark Twain's book "Huckleberry Finn" in the public schools…

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Sydney School of Arts. a Working Man's Institution

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

Mr. Wm. Raid (president) was in the chair at the annual meeting of subscribers to the Sydney School of Arts last evening. There being only sufficient candidates for the…

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Camp School for City Boys

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 10

The next rural camp schools will be held to the Hawkesbury district, and will be on Ham Common. near Richmond. Twelve units of twelve boys and a teacher from each school…

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A New School of Physical Culture

Referee · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 9

In to-day's issue Mr. F. J. Morgan, so well and favorably known as a weight-lifter and field game exponent, makes tho announcement that he has started a School…

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Fort-street Boys' High School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 9

Nearly 400 entries have already been received for the above club's twenty-first aquatic gala, which will he held at the Domain baths on Saturday, February 25. A highly attractive programme will be…

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Burwood Superior School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 14

From time to time complaints have been made by residents of Burwood in regard to the condition of the local superior Public school, and steps are now to be taken to bring the…

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Port-street High School

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 1

Nearly 400 entries have already been received for the Fort-street High School's twenty-first annual aquatic gala, which eventuates at the Domain Baths on…

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Insanitary Schools

The Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 6

If investigations were made into the condition of the public schools throughout New South Wales, many like Burwood would probably be found. A correspondent ban drawn attention to the shocking state of the accommodation provided for scholars in that suburb. He declares that in fine weather the dust suffocates…

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The Schools. the Spirit of Discipline

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 15

Mr. Dawson, Acting Under-Secretary, gave the first educational address of the year on Monday night to the members of the eastern section of metropolitan teachers. Commenting on the reiterated charge that the young…

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