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Schools, 1913

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Corporal. Punishment at Barrier Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 9

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--Corporal punishment at the local public schools in reported as being gradually abolished except for flagrant offences…

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Mr. Barry's Pupils' Recital

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

Mr. Alfred Barry is to be heartily congratulated on the success of the instrumental and vocal recital in St. John's New Hall, Parramatta, on Wednesday. A…

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Mr. Bertram Flohm's Pupils

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 9

A Bumber of new musical [?] humorous and dramatic secenes and sketches and character reclials, will the brought forward at St. James'-hall in Tuesday evening next, by pupils of the Bertram Flohm School of…

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Interstate Schools Match

Evening News · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 9

The following team has been selected to represent New South Wales in the interstate schools match against Queensland at Epping on Monday:—Goal, Fairland (Randwick):…

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St. Paul's New School

Evening News · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 7

The work of [?] the Redforn railway tunnel, commonly as the bottle [?] the resumption of the day school building connected with St. Paul's Church of…

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Fully Armed. Madman with Six Revolvers Wild Shooting at Girls' School. Two Killed; Seven Wounded Derlin, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 5

A crime of an extraordinary nature, which has caused a great sensation throughout Germany, was perpetrated to-day at Bremen. A man named Schmidt, who was a candidate…

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School Games

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 18

At Erskineville Oval, Cleveland-street A deleated Petersham A in a great contest. The game was played on a small diamond, which is a mistake. Pitchers, Thacker and Clarke (who both play Saturday baseball),…

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For Teachers

The Methodist · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

A great sculptor once said when asked why he devoted himself so assiduously to the trifling and apparently unimportant parts of his work: "Perfection is made up of trifles, but perfection is no trifle."…

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Topical Taps Cronulla School of Arts

The St George Call · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 1

Shelley Beach writes:-- " On reading " The Call" of last week I find in one of the columns, a letter from a person signing himself 'Podge,'…

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Armed to the Teeth. Mad Youth with Six Guns. a Plucky Teacher. London

The Sun · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 8

A young fellow named Schmidt, who was a candidate for a position as school teacher in Bremen, ran amok in the school playground, shot two girls dead, and wounded…

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New Railway Scheme. School of Arts Debate

The Sun · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

The discussion at the last meeting of the Sydney School of Arts Debating Club was "That the Proposal of the State Government to Have Railways Constructed by a Private…

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Girls' Grammar School. Prize Distribution

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 10

The large hall of the Church of England Grammar School for Girls, Forbes-street, Darlinghurst, was well filled on Thursday with pupils, parents, and friends, the occasion being the annual speech day and…

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Forty All Told. Remnant of Chatswood School. Diphtheria and Regulations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 6

A school capable of accommodating over 1000 scholars, with only 40 present, suggests a remarkable scene, and that was the position at Chatswood yesterday…

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A Chinese School in Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 15

CHINESE CHILDREN IN SYDNEY BEING TAUGHT TO READ A ND WRITE CHINESE AT A SCHOOL IN ELIZABETH-STREET. The school shown in this picture was opened three years ago, and has from the commencement been in charge of Mr. Loo Y ee. The school will only accommodate 25 scholars, and is always full. For those who are anxious to decipher the writing on the blackboard we give the following translation:--"Confucius China's great sage. He was never tired of learning. When he was teaching his pupils he was always alert. One of his great sayings is--Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you."…

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Sunday Schools. Methodist Conference Suggestions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 21

BRISBANE, Friday.--The proposed new Sunday-school regulation was considered at the Methodist Conference. yesterday. A recommendation was submitted by the…

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School Broken Into

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 17

MITTAGONG, Friday.--On Monday night last the Jellore Public School was entered and about £4 worth of departmental books were stolen. The whole of the property has been…

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The Ideal School. Far-reaching Proposals for the Education of Children

Globe · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 8

I think that the educational system is not what it ought to be, so will offer a few suggestions for its improvement. Firstly, there is the health of the children, They should be all…

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Victoria Defeats the King's School. Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 June 1913 · page 13

Victoria defeated The King's School, the leading team in the Sydney Great Public Schools' Competition, by 14 points to 11…

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Industrial Schools

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 June 1913 · page 18

The British Home Office Committee on Industrial and Reformatory Schools concluded its work last month. The committee has been in existence for two years, first under the…

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Diphtheria Outbreak at Chatswood. Minister's Reason for Keeping School Open

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 June 1913 · page 9

The Minister for Education, Mr. Carmichael, yesterday referred to the diphtheria scare at the Chatswood Superior Public School, which has resulted in the greater number of the…

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