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Schools, 1913

3,437 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 172

School Children. Vaccination Arrangements

The Sun · Thursday 10 July 1913 · page 7

The Education Department is taking active measures in connection with the smallpox epidemic. The staff of the head office was vaccinated on Monday afternoon, and already…

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More Leg-pulling. the Patriotic Schoolmaster Government House Comedy

The Sun · Thursday 10 July 1913 · page 8

"Many interesting letters were read. A public school-master forwarded a cheque for £100, representing 17 years' savings, to help fight the case."…

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Fellew Memorial School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 July 1913 · page 11

The Dean of Sydney dedicated the Fellow Memorial School, a recent addition to St. Barnabas' Anglican Church, George-street West, in the presence of a large gathering of the…

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Compelling Child to go to School

The Land · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 14

E.P. asks:—Would you kindly inform we what age the Department can compel a child to go alone to school—six or seven? The distance is 1¼ miles,…

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School Destroyed Fire at Mortlake. Firemen's Troublesome Job. Water Pressure Bad

Evening News · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 3

The Mortlake Public School, a big weather-board building in Brays-road. Mortlake, in which the mental welfare of about [?] has been looking [?] was [?]…

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St. Peters Public School

Evening News · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 2

The action of the Department of Education In cutting out the sixth class, and thus reducing the local school from "superior" to plain public school, has caused much dissatisfaction…

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A Shrewd Lad. Understood His School Mates

Evening News · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 9

Among the patients vaccinated this morning by a City doctor was a schoolboy, who, if he carries into his later life the shrewdness and worldly wisdom be already possesses, should…

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Schools of Art. Shellharbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 12

At the annual meeting of the School of Arts the balance-sheet showed a credit of £9 2s 4d. The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr…

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The Schools. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 12

Mr. Newton, Government Architect, of Kempsey, visited Coff's Harbour and selected the positions the school and residence are to occupy on the new site opposite the police…

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School Children. Departmental Preparations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 10

The Director of Eduction stated yesterday that arrangements were being made with the Federal authorities for a supply of 2000 tubes of lymph for the Education…

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Bible Reading in Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 7

The Minister for Education informed the House that he did not intend to introduce legislation empowering school committees to adopt the Nelson scheme of Bible reading in…

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Fire at Public School

The Sun · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 9

A fire broke out at the Mortlake Public School, Bray's-road, Mortlake, to-day, and the building was considerably damaged before the firemen got the blaze under control…

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Contact in School

The Sun · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 7

The children of one public school were thrown into a state of excitement yesterday when a pupil was suddenly called out of the class arid sent home. Naturally the…

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School Children's Tickets

The Sun · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 4

In addition to the many grievances in connection with our railways so ably and forcibly expressed by your paper, there is one aspect of the recently-increased railway…

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School Children. in the Infected Areas. All to Be Vaccinated

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 10

Arrangements are being made by the Director of Education with the Federal authorities for a supply of 2000 tubes of lymph, and as soon as it is available the pupils attending schools situated…

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School of Arts

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Penrith School of Arts will be held in the billiard room on Wednesday night, July 23, at 8 o'clock, the business being…

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Smallpox. Teachers Vaccinated. Sunday Inoculation in the Domain Suggested (Continued from page 3.)

Evening News · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 11

At the Education Department this morning a large number of teachers from schools within infected areas presented themselves for inoculation. Arrangements will be made…

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A School Ablaze. Excitement at Mortlake

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 13

Not long after 12 noon yesterday a fire broke out in the Mortlake Public school, in Tennyson-road. The building is of weatherboard structure, with iron roof, and consists of two…

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Sunday School Day. Sunday, July 13th

The Methodist · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 4

The World's Sunday School Association is now in session in Zurich, Switzerland. This great (Ecumenical Conference assembled on July 8th, and will remain in session until Tuesday next, the l5th. Throughout…

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