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Schools, 1914

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Public Schools' Eastern District Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 12

The annual carnival in connection with the eastern district branch of the Public Schools amateur Athletic Association was held at the Bondi Baths yesterday. Results:…

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Art School. Deputation to the Minister[?] a Definite Promise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 4

A deputation of art students waited upon the Minister for Education yesterday to urge him to establish an art school, even if is became necessary to use £1000, ear-marked…

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Secondary Education. Growing Demand. City Schools Overcrowded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 7

Mr. Carmichael yesterday made available the annual report of the Inspector of the Secondary Schools. Mr. Elliott reports that the year has been…

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Shakespeare Festival. "Actors' Day" and "Schools' Day."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 10

Lady Cullen presided at a meeting of the Shakespeare Festival Committee held at the Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Among those present were Mr. Leslie Board (the…

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Wentworthville School Outbreak of Diphtheria

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 6

An outbreak of diphtheria was discovered at Wentworthville Public School yesterday. Two children, members of one family, who had been complaining of feeling unwell for…

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Teachers' Wants. Deputation to the Minister. Conference Resolutions

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 12

On Saturday morning at 10 o'clock a deputation from the Teachers' Association will lay before Mr. Carmichael a number of matters involving departmental policy. Included in the…

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Secondary Schools. Growing Demand for Entry. a Year's Expansion

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 11

The educational year has been one of general expansion in secondary school work, reports the inspector, Mr. Elliott, to the Minister for Education…

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New Public Schools. Building Tenders Accepted

Evening News · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 10

The following tenders for the erection of new schools, and for repairs and improvements to some existing buildings, have been accepted by the tender board of the Public Instruction…

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School on Wheels. an American Way

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 7

The Iowa State Dairy Association recently made arrangements with a railroad to operate a special dairy train [?]ver Southern Iowa…

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Suburban News. Enmore Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 12

The Minister for Public Instruction (Mr. Car[?] has decided to resume a block of hind in Martonstreet, Enmore, for the purpose of extending the playground of the local Public school, but as this…

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Bondi-waverley School of Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 11

The new Bondi-Waverley School of Arts, an Illustration of which appeared in "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday is situated on Bondi-road, Bondi. It will be officially opened by the…

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School Teacher Killed

Evening News · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 11
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Miss Jane Egg[?]ngton who was killed was to year of as an [?] a daughter of Senior-Constable Egg[?]ngton of Orange. She was a teacher of the Gran[?]e Public School and…

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Cure of the Young. School Medical Inspection. First Annual Report. How the Wore Proceeds

Evening News · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 8

"I have just received the first annual report, of Dr. Willin, the principal Medical officer of the Department," said Mr. Carmichael this morning…

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Assured Future. One predicts a future for the schoolboy who wrote the following terse narrative about Elijah:—

The World's News · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 7

"There was a man named Elijah. He had some bears and he lived in a cave. Some boys tormented him. He said: 'If you keep on throwing stones at me, I'll turn the bears…

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Compulsory Continuation Schools. to the Editor [?] the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 22

Sir,—By his own confession Mr. on michacl's continuation schools have roved a fallure. Already more than £12,000 has been expended in this dir [?]on, and now the…

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Conference Deals with Sunday School Business

The Methodist · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 4

On Wednesday evening, March 4th, the Conference dealt with Sunday School matters. Many kindly words were spoken concerning the work of the Sunday School Department, and the resolutions carried are…

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Sunday School Day and Decision Day

The Methodist · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 4

That Sunday, May 31st, be this year observed as Sunday School Day and Decision Day…

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Sunday School Work Demonstration at Rockdale

The Methodist · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 10

There was a large attendance of Sunday School workers at the Rockdale Methodist School on Saturday afternoon and evening, when demonstrations in…

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Health of School Children Medical Officer's Report. Physical and Mental Defects. Dealing with Infectious Diseases

The Sun · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 6

The Minister for Public Instruction has just received the first annual report of the principal medical officer of the department, and "if any justification were needed by…

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