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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1912

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New School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 2

A concert was held at Brooklyn on Friday, In F. Thomas's large boat-shed, with the object of raising funds for the proposed School of Arts. Councillor Higgins…

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Schoolboy Howlers

Globe · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 10

A physician mixes medicine for people, while surgeons cut their legs off, and all the other organs off the human body if anyone requires it…

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School for Waiters

Globe · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 6

London may shortly have a school for waiters. it is to be an all-British school with special scholarship for swift service. Hitherto the art of waiting has been left solely in the hands of…

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In unhappy France. Incompetent School Teachers and an Illiterate Tecple. Comte Mun's Return. Parts, January, 21

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 4

It, is at the present moment Impossible to define with precision the measures the Poincare Ministry will take to "defend" the lay—ir, in other words, the…

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Education in Convent Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 14

Two articles on convent education recently appeared in an English paper. One, under the honding, "Why I Send my Daughter to a Convent School," was written by a mother…

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Inter-state Notes Victoria. How Convent and School at Dandenong

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 21

The new convent for the presentation Nuns, and the primary school to be conducted by them at Dandenong were blessed and opened on Sunday afternoon by…

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Neutral Bay School

Evening News · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 8

Mr. Arthur Cocks, M.L.A., has received a letter from the Department of Public Instruction, stating that the Minister has approved the preparations of full plans and specification for the…

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Brave Schoolmaster

Evening News · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 9

Nine persons were recently killed in the collapse of a row of houses is Seville, Spain. On the first of one house was a boys' day school. Most of the boys had left half an hour…

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South Australia. Scriptural Instruction in Schools. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 12

The Methodist Conference to-day carried by 85 votes to 37 the following motion. [?] "That the conference cordially approves of the objects of scriptural instruction in State…

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Military Aviation School London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 9

Colonel Seely, Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office, speaking in the House of Commons, on the Army Estimates to-day, said that the training at the aviation school on…

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Blacking and Grease. Ragging, Rollicking Girls. Fun in a Melbourne School. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 8

A tremendous hubbub has been caused by the allegations of ragging at the State School Training College. All sorts of wild yarns are in circulation. One girl was said to have…

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Thefts From Schools

The Sun · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 8

For having stolen various small articles, including books and carving tools, valued at 10s, from the Dulwich Hill Public School on Sunday James Albert John Siggers aged 16, was at the Newtown Police Court to-day…

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School of Aviation. What Its Purpose Is

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.--Lieut.-Col. Secley, Under-Secretary for War, stated in the House of Commons this evening that the training at the school on Salisbury Pain for…

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New Public Schools. Education Progress in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 9

It is proposed by the Department of Public Instruction to establish public schools, in Hon of provisional schools at Bungalong Creek. Combaning Siding. Wapengo. Brigalow, Meryula…

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N.s.w. Public School Teachers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 7

A special council meeting was called for Wednesday evening last, to consider the recommendations of the constitution amendment committee, which has had under…

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Suspension Bridge School

Evening News · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 8

Mr. Fell, M.L.A., has been advised that the [?] for Public Instruction has approved [?] of fall plans and speci[?]cateons for the [?] of a new school building at…

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A Boggabri School

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 4

H. M. Holland, of Glenmore Boggabri writes:—We applied to the Department for a school, and we were told that if we built the school, finding…

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The Commonwealth School Paper News of Italy and Turkey

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

The Commonwealth School Paper for March devotes considerable space to Italy and Turkey and the Mchammedans. Which, in view of the war…

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Schools' Cricket. S.H.S. v PETERSHAM S.P.S.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 12

Sydney High School, six wickets for 139 (Wall 62, Otter 27 not out), defeated Petersham S.P.S., 121 (Alderson 26, Gillman 20), by l8 runs. For the S.H.S., Gamer bowled best, and for Petersham Campbell,…

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"Two-uppers" Trapped. Policeman Joins a School

The Sun · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 3

An anonymous letter was recently addressed to the Inspector-General of Police, calling attention to the annoyance caused to persons in the vicinity of the rope works,…

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