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Schools, 1913

3,437 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 172

What People Think. Girls as Orchardists. Grammar School Pupil Goes on the Land

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 15

A new avenue for the employment of girls was suggested by Miss Badham, when speaking at the, distribution of prices' at the Girls' Grammar School, Sydney, on June 19. It…

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Teaching the Teachers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

The fortnight's physical training, which the bulk of the public school teachers in the Parramatta district (about 30) submitted themselves to, at the hands of…

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St. John's Poor School: A Splendid Year's Work Among the Children The Archbishop at the Annual Meeting

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 20

At the annual meeting of St. John's Poor School, Kent-street, held on Thursday afternoon, his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney presided over…

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Interstate Notes VICTORIA. New School at St. Kilda East

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 25

A fine, imposing and commodious now primary school for the girls of St. Mary's parish, St. Kilda East, was blessed and opened on Sunday week by his Grace the…

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New Convent School at Forbes. Foundations Blessed by Bishop Dunne

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 24

On Sunday week his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Dunne, Bishop of Bathurst, blessed the foundation stone of the girls school, at Forbes, which is to be erected on…

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Children Free on Railways. But Not From Catholic Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 26

Some few weeks ago his Grace the Archbishop complained that while children in the country who attended public schools were allowed to travel free on the railways…

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"Suffer the Little Children." a Year's Work at the Catholic Poor Schools

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 9

Squeezed in between warehouses which tower over it on every side, amid the rush and clangour of the busiest part of Darling Harbour, is the little schoolhouse of…

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Why Catholic Schools Are Necessary. Bishop Dunne's Remarks on Education, New School at Forbes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 22

His Lordship Dr. Dunne, Bishop of Bathurst, conducted a final ceremony in connection with his visit to Forbes on Sunday, by blessing the foundation-stone of a girls'…

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New School of Arts. Leura

Evening News · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 8

The new School of Arts at Lours was opened on Wednesday by Mr. D. R. Hall, Minister for Justice. It was originally intended that Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Public…

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Sunday Schools' Convention. London, Wednesday 10.15 p.m

The Sun · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 8

Most of the nations of the world will be represented at the Sunday Schools' Convention, opening in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 8…

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Australian Rules. Western Districts Schools Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 5

Dulwich-hill (S. Tylor, A. Goodier), 5 goals 7 behinds (37 points), best Burwood B(Rosea, Membrey), 4 goals 6 bechinds (30 points). Burwood C (Piper, Gorgan), 67 defeated S…

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Leura School of Arts. Opened by Mr. D. R. Hall

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 6

LEURA, Wednesday.--Leura was en fete today, the occasion being the opening of the new School of Arts in Megalong-street. The majority of the business houses were decked out with…

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Wollongbar Winter School

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 7

This school is intended to provide at the slack period of the year a practical course of intensive instruction for farmers who can devote only a limited…

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Fleet-footed Thief. Schoolboys' Unsuccessful Chase

The Sun · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 12

The Paddington police are busy looking for a man who yesterday afternoon broke into Mr. A. Stoneham's house in Ocean-street, Bondi…

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Thief Chase at Bondi. Police on Bicycles. School Children in Pursuit. Escape in the Bush

The Sun · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 8

A sensational chase after a housebreaker, in which an army of school-children, two constables on bicycles, two plain-clothes men, and a number of civilians joined, took place…

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"Damp, Cold, Unhealthy." Riverstone Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 12

RIVERSTONE, Thursday.--The sanitary inspector of Windsor Council put in a long report at the last meeting. The infants' department of the Riverstone Public School came in for…

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St. Paul's New School. Laying the Foundation Stone

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon Mr. J. S. T. M'Gowen will lay the foundation-stone of a new school for St. Paul's Church of England, Redfern, of which he is and has been for over 20 years superintendent. This will be his…

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Armidale Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 10

ARMIDALE, Thursday.--The formal opening of the new science and manual training classrooms attached to the local district school took place this afternoon. The new rooms cost…

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Woonona School. Improvements to Cost £2000

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 12

BULLI, Thursday.--Some time ago it was decided to effect substantial alterations to the Woonona Superior Public School, and tenders were invited. The department has, however,…

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Speaker As Judge. School of Arts' Impromptu Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 12

The Speaker (Mr. Willis) appeared in a new role last night, when he acted as an impromptu speeches competition organised amongst members of the Sydney School of…

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