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Schools, 1913

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Tamworth's Educational Status High School Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 6

TAMWORTH, Monday.--A great amount of controversy has taken place regarding transfers in scholastic matters. An agitation has been going on for several months for the…

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Schoolgirl Gamblers. Wealthy New Yorkers

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 13

Forty high school giria, all under the age of 15, and daughters of wealthy Asserloan families were arrested in December in a police raid on a New York gambling house. It was stated…

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Public School Life in the Country

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 8

The pictures on this page, taken at Taree, in the Manning River district, New South Wales, illustrate one of the most delightful sides of our education system, under which so much fresh air and bright sunshine are incorporated in the curriculum of the school-children. In this direction country schools are especially fortunate, but even in the cities the children engage in much more outdoor work an nature study than was the case a generation ago. The results are beneficial in every way…

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The Schools. Scholarships and Bursaries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 19

The anxiety of the competitors to see the published list of the scholarship and bursary winners is no greater than that of the officials concerned to see the last of it. Publication,…

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Superior Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 19

It was stated last week that Mr. Board and Mr. Dawson would meet the headmasters and mistresses of the new superior schools on Friday evening. It was found subsequently that…

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Schools Outback

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 19

As a result of the invitation to apply for schools outback, the department had a large field for selection. Mr. George Moore (Cowra) has been appointed to Burks Ward…

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The High School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 2

There was no grand opening of the new Parramatta High School. The Department seems to have been wool-gathering. Between 150 and 200 scholars were…

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Life in a Belgian Convent. a Sydney Schoolgirl Abrod. Iv. The Fancy Fair

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 23

It was autumn, and such a dull grey day. The trees in the "cour," stripped of their beauty, swayed helplessly in the icy wind that tore across the Holds and whistle…

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Another New School, at Erskineville Opened by the Archibishop

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 20

The old school-church, the wooden hall used or teaching in, and the Convert of Merry at Flrakineville were a few months ago resumed by the Railway Commissioners…

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Public School Religion." a New Brand. Address by the Bishop of Maitland

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 27

The new [?] school at pungong was blessed on Sunday by the Right Rev. Dr. Dwyer, Bishop of Maitland. In the course of his remarks, Bishop…

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Bishop Dwyer at Dungog. Blesses New Convent School. "Public School Religion."

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 24

There were great rejoicings on Sunday at Dungog, when his Lordship Dr. Dwyer (Bishop of Maitland) blessed and opened the new schoolroom at the Convent of the…

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Completing the Group New School at Erskineville. The Archbishop's Address

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 25

Clustered in the vicinity of the line park at Erskineville, that parish now boasts of an admirable array of religious buildings. This fine ensemble has not been achieved…

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Disinfected the Teacher. Scarlet Fever at Ryde

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 12

A peculiar, case was reported to the Ryde Council by its inspector, Mr. Ainsworth, at the last meeting. The officer stated that the child of the schoolmaster at North Ryde…

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Commercial Continuation Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 8

Mr. Carmichael announced some time ago that he intended to establish commercial evening continuation schools at. Annandale, Dulwich- hill. Randwick. and Woollahra; and junior…

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A Country' School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 7

MOREE, Wednesday.--There was a small assemblage of the pupils of the Superior Public School yesterday, on the re-opening of the school after the holidays. The school premises…

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Glenfield Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 15

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.--The sits of the new Glenfiled School contains four acres of land, isa centrally situated on the east side of the railway line, and close to the station. The school building is of weatherboard…

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Spraying the Teacher

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 7

The Ryde sanitary inspector reported to his council at its last meeting that a case of infectious, disease, viz., scarlet fever, had occurred at the residence of the headmaster of the North…

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Public Schools. Tenders Accepted

Evening News · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 7

The following tenders have been accepted by the department of Public instruction. Repairs to big Mimosa School, N. W. Bland, Tomore, £98 12s 6d…

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The Commonwealth School Papers. the February Issues

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 3

How few people ever think of providing good literature for their children! The little, people are left, all too often, to find their own literature,…

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State V. Catholic Schools. Reply to Dr. Kelly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 9

Mr. A. O. Harvey, master of the Public school at Nimitybelle, denies the statements made by Archbishop Kelly in a recent speech respecting that school…

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