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Schools, 1914

2,683 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 135

SWIMMING. Ryde Public School Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 3

The swimming carnival of the Ryde Public School passed off very successfully under the good management of the headmaster, Mr. Jarvie, and his able and…

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The High School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 6

The adjourned public meeting convened by the Mayor to arrange for the ceremonies at the laying of the foundation-stone of the Parramatta High School, was…

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The Nepean Times. Saturday, March 28, 1914. Sundry Notes. the Public School

Nepean Times · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

The Department of Public Instruction recognises that a new public school building is necessary, but they only " recognise." They do not seem…

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Agricultural Clubs Should They Be Established for School Children ?

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 March 1914 · page 20

The educative paper read recently before the Carlingford Agricultural Bureau on "The Corn Club Movement in the Schools of the United States," by Mr. Jackson, opens up a very big…

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How He Died "Round the Corner Rifles." a School Poet Upon a Current Topic

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 March 1914 · page 1

Inspired by the generally accepted rumor that 50 per cent, of the rifles made at the Lith-gow small arms factory for the Australian army will not shoot straight, "A.R.B." breaks forth…

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Teaching of Geography in Our Schools

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 March 1914 · page 5

Sir.-My interest was aroused by a paragraph in your issue of Sunday last, wherein "Pater" complains that the path of his son "to future greatness and a bank-managership" is being…

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For All Alike. Pupils' Railway Privileges

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 6

Speaking at the Irish National breakfast yesterday, in answer to Archbishop Kelly, who had referred to various disabilities under which Roman Catholic schoolchildren…

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School Tenders

The Sun · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 3

The following tenders have been accepted by the Education Department for work at various schools:-- Gunnible, new building, D. Jones, Gunnedah, £150; Newstead Mines, new…

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Teachers and the Living Wage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 6

The demand of the probationary teachers for a living wage has been met by the department in an altogether illogical and unjust. way. Instead of paying a living wage…

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National Art School

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 9
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A mass meeting of about 200 art students, from the different art schools in Sydney, and including many students working independently, was hold in the Royal Art Society's rooms in…

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High School at Parramatta

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 8

It has now been decided that in connection with the new High School ut Parramatta the foundation-stone will be laid on April. 3 at 3 o'clock…

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Catholic School Children. Free Railway Travelling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 9

The Premier (Mr. Holman) made a statement yesterday that greatly pleased New South Wales Roman Catholics. At the annual communion breakfast of the…

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Waverley Girls' School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 12

At the annual carnival at Bronte Baths, Miss Noel Dawes, a 13-year-old girl, won the championship of the school. Miss Dawes also also w[?] a handicap race from scratch…

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The Rhodes' Scholars. Their Work at Oxford

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 9

What effect the Rhodes Scholarships may have towards the ideals in the brain of their founder can be made clear only after a great expanse of time. But the annual statements of…

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Public School Teachers' Salaries. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 5

Sir,--Once more the Cinderella of the professions receives the flitting sympathy of the general public and the reader. Yet, as in other spheres, the unfortunate one is still regarded disdainfully by her sister…

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Catholic Children. Free Railway Travelling to Church Schools

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 4

An announcement that should greatly please the Roman Catholics of New South Wales was made by the Premier (Mr. Holman) on Sunday. Speaking…

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Free Travelling. School Children and the Railways. Questions in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 9

In the State Legislative Assembly last evening Mr. Henley asked whether it was correct, as stated in tho press, that the Government was about to consider a proposal to provide…

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The Night Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 5

The Inspector of Continuation schools, for ferring to what has recently been done in England, Scotland, Germany, the United States, and Canada, in the establishment of…

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School-children and Railway Travel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Henley wanted to know whether it was a fact, as reported, that Cabinet was about to consider a proposal to provide free railway travel for…

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