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Schools, 1912

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Coogee Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 7

Notwithstanding the most unfavourable weather on Friday, the Coogee Public School celebrated its first Empire Day most successfully. Hitherto Coogeo has joined with…

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Empire Celebbations. Sydney Boys' High School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 7

At the Sydney Boys' High School the earlier part of the morning was occupied by the delivery of addresses by the masters to the various sections of the school. Later,…

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Empire Schools' Matches. London, May 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 9

The returns in connection with the Empire schools' rifle matches show that the senior match was won by the Durban High School with a score of 496. Melbourne High…

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Empire Day. Widespread Celebrations. Millions of School Childben. London, May 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 9

Including for the first time Manchester and Carmarthen 5,250,000 school children in the United Kingdom, and 4,250,000 in the Dominions, celebrated Empire Day…

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A Bishop and Education. Catholics and State Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 13

BATHURST, Sunday.--Speaking at the opening of additions at the Roman Catholic Church, perthvili[?], to-day, Dr. Dunne, Bishop of Bathurst, said that although he regretted the delay…

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Sydney Boys' High School

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 14

At the Sydney Boys' High School the earlier part of Friday morning was occupied by the delivery of addresses by the masters. Later the boys assembled in the main room, where…

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Athletic Problem. Rhodes Scholars. Influence Varsity Contests Cambridge Vanquished

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 8

A curious problem in athletics has arised as a result of the dominant influence of the virile Rhodes' scholars in 'Varsity life; a problem never anticipated by the great Cecil…

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Public School Overcrowded [?] the Parks

Evening News · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 4

The Mayor [?] at the meeting of the Marrikville Council last night, stated that the Public Schools at [?] and Chapel-street. Marrickville, were overcrowded…

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Tragedy at Bondi. Photographer Drowned. What "Effect" Cost. Big School of Sharks

Evening News · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 7

Two Austrains.—Jar[?]lov Carney,26, a civil engineer, and Zanko Homlb—Jouneyed to a camera intent on talking some…

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South Coast Union. Trouble Over the Dairy School

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

A meeting of the South Coast Agricultural Societies' Union was hold at Kiama. Delegates were present from the Kiama, Wollongeng, Albion Park,…

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Teachers' Salaries Result of Appeal Increases Geanted by Boabd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 9

Yesterday afternoon the report of the Departmental Board of the Department of Public Instruction was issued dealing with appeals regarding salaries. The report sets…

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Schoolboy Suicides. St. Petersburg, May 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 9

Suicides by schoolboys occur daily in various districts. Two lads who were irritated over a disagreement with a teacher at Poltava, threw…

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Billiards. Newtown School of Arts

The Sun · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 4

The following will play for the final of the billiard tournament promoted by the Newtown School of Arts:--A Foster, jun: (scr.), v. A. E. Beasley (25 behind), W. Dunkley (rec…

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Teachers' Salaries. Regrading the Regrading. Further Increases

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 9

On January 25 of tills year the Education Departmental Regrading Board issued a new scheme of salaries. The list, included over 120 distinct salaries for the various classes, of…

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Schoolboy Suicide Epidemic. Double Tragedy in Russia

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 10

ST. PETERSBURG, Sunday Evening.--Schoolboy suicides occur daily in various districts. The latest, a particularly shocking double tragedy, occurred at Poltava. Two lads, nettle…

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What Should Be the Minimum School Age?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 8

Dr. Rogers, who gave evidence before the Education Commission at Adelaide yesterday, said:--"To send a child to a general public school before the age of seven years is…

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Miss Alice Liggins's Pupils

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 13

Fathering assembled at the King's-hall, at the invitation of Mus Alice Higgins, last night, to listen to a programme of pianoforte selections by pupils of that lady. Miss Ethel Liggins (pianist), Miss Constance…

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Pupils of Miss Alice Liggins

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 20

A successful pionoforte recital was given at the King's Hall, Phillip-street, last evening, by the pupils of Miss Alice Liggins, assisted by Miss Ethel Liggins, Miss Constance Bailey, and Mr. Kelly. The…

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Methodist Sunday Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 6

The Methodist Conference of 1912, following upon the recommendations of the general conference of two years ago, resolved upon an advance movement in connection with the…

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The Schools. the New Salaries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 18

There will be general congratulation among teachers on the recognition by the departmental board that the first-class teacher of a first-class school was worth more than the £10…

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