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Schools, 1913

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The Commonwealth School Papers. Empire Day

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2

It will be "Empire Day" on May 24th and the May issue of the Commonwealth School Papers are full of the event. The covers of the whole…

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Religion in Schools. "Not a Fair Deal." Rev. M. J. O'reilly's Complaint. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 9

The ceremony of opening and blessing the additions to the convent of mercy at Orange on Sunday afternoon was witnessed by a large crowd…

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Baseball. Opening of the Season. Organisation in Schools Wanted. the Importance of Signals

The Sun · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 12

The opening of the season marked another epoch in the progress of baseball locally, not only in regard to the big increase in the number of players engaged in the game, but…

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Drama for Intellectuals. Repertory Theatre School. Successful Melbourne Venture. Make Bernard Shaw Pay- Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 8

The story of the plucky effort to found a Repertory Theatre in Melbourne will be useful to those who are imbued with the hope of establishing a similar institution in…

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Schoolchildren on Tour

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 10

LONDON, Sunday Evening.--Eighty county council schoolchildren are visiting Paris and many French schoolboys are visiting London…

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The Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 12

PENRITH, Monday.--Miss E. O'Brien, mistress of the Penrith Superior Public School girls' department, has been granted six months' leave of absence, after long serivce in the…

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Rugby Union. the Great Public Schools

Referee · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 13

The first round has ended with The King's School and Church of England Grammar School alone having won their games. The only match played on Wednesday was…

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Religious School Instruction. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 16

Sir,—As Father O'Reilly says he will attack the education system right to the end, and "speak against it as long as life is left in him," it is only fair that he should speak…

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High School Site. Objections to the Proposer Change

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 14

Work is still suspended at the building which was started at North Sydney a few weeks ago for a Girls' High School. The reason of this is that the trustees of the…

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Fixtures. To-day. Great Public Schools' Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 5

[?] Ignatius College v St. Joseph's College, at St. Ignatius; Sydney Gra[?]er School v Newington College, at Sydney Grammer School Ground; The King's School v Church of England Grammer School, at…

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School for Military Instructors

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 10

These interesting pictures Were recently taken at Albury, New South Wales, where is located the Permanent Special School of Instruction, established for…

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Public Schools' Rugby

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 7

The Great Public Schools matches for Wednesday are as follow:—St. Joseph's v. St. Ignatius, Sydney Grammar School v. Newington. The King's School v. S.C.E.G.S…

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"Schoolboy Pique." Mr. Henley Angry. Leaves Board Meeting

The Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 8

Further correspondence between Hoskins Bros, and the Public Work Department was read at the Water Board's meeting today in regard to the contract for water…

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Religion in the Schools. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 6

Sir,--In your yesterday's issue the president of St. Stanislaus' College is reported as saying that dogma is the only basis for ethical teaching, and he challenges contradiction. He is, I believe, an elderly ecclesiastic…

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Shakespeare Tercentenary and the Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 8

At a meeting of the executive of the Shakespeare Tercentenary Memorial Fund on Monday afternoon, a special report was submitted relating to the school celebrations on…

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Teachers' College Scholarships

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 14

The Department of Education has instituted college travelling scholarships of the annual value of £200, tenable for one or two years, at the discretion of the Director of Education…

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The Schools. a Case of Burgling

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 14

Sydney is not alone as regards nocturnal visits for predatory purposes. On April 13 six of Sydney's fairest women teachers were sent to Melbourne for the purpose of undergoing a…

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Hospital or School? Dissatisfaction at North Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 6

The Government decided, some time ago, to build a Girls' High School at North Sydney, and purchased a piece of land fronting Lane Cove-road, on the corner of Hazelbank-road--a…

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The Awakening of India. What the Missionary Schools Are Doing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 15

"l don't really think that these sporadic cases of enlightenment are of very great value," said Miss Rivett to a "Daily Telegraph" representative, referring to the great problem of the…

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Dismembered Legs. the Rest in a Parcel. Fate of German Schoolboy

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 9

BERLIN, Monday Evening.--Two human legs have been found in a building. The head, trunk, and other parts of the body were discovered in a parcel at a railway station. The…

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