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Schools, 1914

2,683 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 135

Scholarships. for Country Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

The institution of country High schools and district schools has enabled the Department of Public Instruction to decentralise secondary education, a proportional number of bursaries…

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Public School Repairs

Evening News · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 6

The following tenders have been accepted by the Department of Public Instruction:— Broken Hill Public School, repairs, etc., residence. K. Power Broken Hill, [?]…

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Railway Passes for School Children

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

Speaking at a meeting of the Bathurst branch of the Catholic Federation on Sunday night, Rev. Father Lonergan, inspector of Catholic schools,…

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Schoolboy Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

While bathing with a number of boys from St. Peter's R.C. School, Devenshire-street, John B. Maguire 13, was drowned in the Domain Baths on January 30…

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An Art School. to Thk Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 7

Sir,—In this morning's issue of the "Horald" road with interest Mr. Paul's letter about on art school for New South Wales. He is quite right when he says that "it is hardly…

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Cost of Public Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 13

In 1905 the cost of the New South Wales public schools per child (average attendance) was £4 19s 9d; in 1907 it reached £6 0s 5d; in 1910 the cost was £7 10s 10d; and in 1912 the…

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Domain Baths Fatality. Regulations for Public Schools .Why Not Foe Private?

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 7

Somo Important facts were elicited yesterday before the City Coroner (Mr. H. S. Hawkins, S.M.), when an inquiry was hold concerning the death of the lad John B. Maguire (13), who was…

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School Girl Killed. a Disastrous Storm. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 24

A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning, passed over Geelong this afternoon. Its effects were worst at Gheringhap, where a schoolgirl was killed, and her sister…

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The Sunday School as a National Force. Education and Society

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

But what are its possibilities, and how can it enter into the national system of education? Let us reach this by tracing out the relation of education to society. In the primitive and subsequent stages the one…

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Sunday Afternoon a Psalm of the Good Teacher

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 1

The Lord is my Teacher: I shall not lose the way to wisdom. He leadeth me in the lowly path of learning, He prepareth a lesson for me every day:…

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How we spent New Year's Day at the Summer School

The Methodist · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

After the Watch-night Service, all seemed to spend a quiet night. Morning broke fresh and breezy, a, gladsome opening of the New Year. Some of the campers indulged in the surf or baths, and some in quiet…

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Inter-state Match. New South Wales V. Tasmania Schoolboy's Good Batting

The Sun · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 7

One wicket for 37 runs was the New South Wales score when stumps were drawn at Sydney Cricket Ground last night, and today torrid weather made cricket none too…

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Encouraging Australians Important Appointment. Newcastle Technical School

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 13

Mr. C. A. Sussmilch, F.G.S., has been appointed Principal of the Newcastle Technical College. "This is another example of the…

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The High School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

Mr. Moxham, M.L.A., has been giving the Minister no rest over the tenders for the erection of the High School buildings In Parramatta. Last week the Minister…

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Springwood School

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

Mr Brinsley Hall, M.L.A., has received the following from the Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, under date 23rd January, 1914…

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Agricultural High School

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

A well-arranged pictorial prospectus in connection with the Hurlstone Agricultural High School has come to hand from the Department of…

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Defence Aviators. When Will They Fly? Would be Pupils Waiting. A Departmental Muddle. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1914 · page 12

It is small wonder that Senator Millen, Minister for Defence, watched Harry Hawker flying in his biplane to Federal Government House last week with mixed feelings…

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Opening of Leichhardt School of Arts a Good Asset to the District

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 February 1914 · page 10

The Leichhardt School of Arts was officially opened yesterday afternoon by the Minister for Education, after which function a social was held in the local Town Hall, at which Mr…

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Mountain Schools. Complaints Against Department. Small and Unhealthy Buildings. Lawson

Evening News · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 1

The state of the public schools in many of mountain towns has long been a source of anxiety to the parents of the children who attend them, and it has been only after a…

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Eastwood School

Evening News · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 5

The new temporary Haas rooms for the Eastwood Public School have been completed. and are to be officially opened by Mr. Board, Director of public Instruction, next Friday…

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