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Schools, 1911

3,132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 157

The Schools. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 13

Complaints are made that the school-house and residence at Two-mile are in a deplorable condition having been eaten out by white ants. So badly is the residential part affected…

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The Week in London. an Australian's Notes. (From Our Special Correspondent.) The English Schoolboy. LONDON, February 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 5

For some time past a controversy has been going on in the papers as to whether the English Public school boy (that is to say, the boy at the Great Public schools) is a s[?]…

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Mr. Beeby at North Ryde. a Public School Ceremony. What Parliament Will Be Asked For

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 7

The Ministor for Public Instruction, paid an official visit yesterday to North Ryde, accompanted by Mr. D. Fell, M.L.A., for the purpose of formally opening the new wing of the local…

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Continuation School for Burwood

The Sun · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 6

When the Minister for Education visited Burwood to inspect the local public school a few weeks ago he promised that if it could me shown that a continuation school was…

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North Manly Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 5

The question of the establishment of an infant's public school at North Manly was discussed at a recent meeting of the local council. Ald. Quirk considered that as the Manly School was just on the point of being…

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Wretched School Buildings. What the Minister Said. a Quarter of a Million of Money Needed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 11

Correspondents in letters to "The Daily Telegraph" have frequently drawn attention to the wretched buildings which in some places are used for Government school purposes, Mr…

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The Schools. the Anomalous Position of the Teacher

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 11

The difference in the conditions of the public school teacher and other members of the public service has frequently been pointed out. These differing conditions include method of appointment, of examination, of salary,…

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Schools of Arts. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 9

At a meeting held at Kincumber it was decided to establish a school of arts, and a sub-committee was appointed to select the most suitable site…

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Burwood Public School. Delay in Effecting Repairs

The Sun · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 6

Considerable indignation is being expressed by residents at the apathy of the Government in carrying out the promised repairs and alterations at the Burwood Superior Public School. Some few weeks ago this paper…

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Maitland Teachers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 11

A social gathering took place in the School of Arts, West Maitland, on Saturday evening, under the auspices of the Maitland District Teachers' Association, to bid farewell to Mr. C. J. W. Friend, senior inspector. who…

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Raising Money for School Equipment

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 11

"Would you allow me to make a protest against some of the methods which are becoming very common, of raising funds for public school purposes? Such methods, connected with a national system of education, seem to…

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Who Owns the School Piano?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 11

A somewhat curious position recently arose in regard to a school piano. The parents and other local residents rallied round the teacher, and by dint of bazaars and such like measures, raised enough money to buy a piano…

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A Peep at Shakspere's School

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 34

The quaint old building next to the, square-towered chapel is the school, and it looks out…

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A Village Schoolmaster

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 59

An English visitor to one of the out-away American States recently heard a rural school teacher say to his pupils:-- "Come, come, young uns, can't you set up a…

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Public Schools' Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 12
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The handicap for boys 13yrs and over was swum off at the Domain Baths on Tuesday afternoon. Results:—M'Culloch (Pyrmont), 1; Stanford (Ultimo), 2; Nicholls (Cleveland-street), 3. The 220yds handicap…

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Public School Burned Down. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 10

The Ha[?]lgrove Public School was burned down yesterday. An inquiry was held yesterday evening, and the coroner returned a verdict that the school was accidentally burned…

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Continuation School for Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 2

Mr. W. D. Haydon, secretary of the Parramatta Progress Association, has received a communication front the Department of Education (in reply to his application…

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Notes of the Week The Country Schoolhouse

The Land · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. Beeby is satisfied that an educated people is the best asset, just as "the baby" is the…

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Public School Sanitation

The Land · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 9

The Sanitary Inspector reported to the Gostwyck Shire Council, in reference to the condition of the public school at Maitland Point. It was…

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