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Schools, 1912

3,355 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 168

Schoolboy Killed. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 13

While Thomas Mills, aged 9 years, a son of Mr. Mills, Upper Burringbar, was riding home from school yesterday evening the saddle rolled, and he was dragged some…

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Sydney Grammar School's First Eleven

The Sun · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 14

Top Row (left to right).-- E. W. Broughton. W. Macdonald, A.H.S. Lucas (headmaster). R. Bardsley. R S Scott Middle Row.-- G. H. Street, W. F. Crawford. A.C.R. Soden (coach), R. C. Staffor d, J. G. Brady. Bottom Row.-- A. C. Buckle, R. H. Grieve (scorer). W. Maclean. [Photo by Kerry and Co…

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School of Gunnery. South Head Building

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 13

Recently the Federal Government called for tenders for the erection of a building at South Head, to be used as a school of gunnery. This sas given rise to the impression…

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New Sunday School Hymn Book Ritualism. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 12

Sir,—Would you kindly allow me a personal explanation to your correspondent "Adherent." I am sorry he read my remarks on adherents as insulting. I had…

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Sunday School Lesson. Sunday, April 14th, 1912

The Methodist · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 4

The Use of the Sabbath.—Mark 2:23—3:6 Golden Text.—"The Sabbath was made for ma[?] and not man for the Sabbath."—Mark 2:27. Introduction…

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The General Secretary's Column. Sunday School Notes

The Methodist · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 4

The Sunday School Council's Executive has resolved to hold the Great Inaugural Demonstration, referred to in last week's Notes, in the Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday, May 29th. The objects of the…

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The Schoolmaster

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 April 1912 · page 21

"Bend the twig and shape the tree," was one, of the wise saws set at the top of my school-day copy-books, but when the twig was bent across my back the wisdom contained in the…

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School Teachers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 April 1912 · page 11

At the last meeting of the council of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Association letters were read from Professor Mackie accepting the honorary membership of the…

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Petersham School v Campbelltown Old Boys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1912 · page 12

A match was played at Campbelltown last Saturday between Petersham Superior Public School and Campbelltown Old Boys. Petersham won by 110 runs. A return match will be played in Sydney next Eight-hour…

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The Schools. Craboon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1912 · page 10

At a meeting of the Dunedoo Parents and Citizens' Association a letter was received from the Education Department, stating that it was arranging for tenders to be called for…

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Education. the Teachers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 4

The N.S.W. Public School Teachers' Association holds to-day a special conference at St. James's Hall, Phillip street, commencing at 10.30 a.m…

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Teachers' Examinations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 4

The general annual examination of teachers of all grades in the Department of Education commences to-day; it will extend to Thursday, 18tg inst., for teachers of classes I. and…

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Manual Work in Country Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 4

To extend manual work in country schools the Education Department is arranging to form classes for teachers in various centres where not less than eight can attend. The…

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The Infant Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 4

The importance of the work of infant schools and kindergartens was specially urged when the Teachers' Association recently sought of the Salaries Board better increases for…

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Teachers' Conference. Country Against City. Differential Subscription Rates

The Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 4

There was an air of chalk, Ink, and fall- out- you at St. James's Hall, Phillip -street, this morning, when the Public School Teachers' Association opened its special Easter conference, under the chairmanship of Mr. p…

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School- Teacher's Loss. Robbery at Railway Station. Thief's Smart Work

The Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 8

A Toronto school- teacher, Miss E. Tippett, who has been, visiting Sydney for the Easter holidays, has reported to the police the theft of her basket at the Ashfield railway…

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The Schools. Teachers' Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 13

At the annual conference of the Teachers' Association, held at Christmas, a number of amendments to the constitution were submitted, but it, was finally determined to hold a…

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Winter School for Farmers. at Hawkesbury Coilege

Evening News · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 4

This year's Hawke bury Agricultural College winter school for farmers will commmence on Monday, June 17, and will terminate on Saturday, July 12. The purpose of Lbc school is to…

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City and Country. Teachers' Conference. Revising the Constitution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 17

The St. James's Hall, in Phillip-street, was occupied yesterday by a number of Public school teachers, who had assembled in special conference for the discussion of the revised…

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Newington Collece v Brisbane Grammar School. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 22

Brisbane Grammar School commenced a match against Newington College on Monday. It was decided to declare Saturday's match finished. Grammar School, [?] (Gall 4[?]). For Newington, Thompson took two wickets…

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