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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1914

2,683 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 135

School Children. Extending Medical Treatment. Provision for the Back Blocks

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 15

Mention was made in the cablegrams yesterday of papers prepared by Mr. Peter Board (Director of Public Instruction in New South Wales) and Dr. C. S. Willis (principal medical…

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Sports and Games. Football. Rugby Union. Great Public Schools' Competition. T.K.S. v. C.E.G.S.

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 3

The first round of the Great Public Schools' Competition was played on Wednesday, when The King's School, who were the champion team last season, met North…

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A Closed School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 6

At the Blacktown Shire Council on Wednesday Councillor Lalor drew attention to the fact that the Seven Hills school had been closed for the past three weeks…

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Bible Study School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 6

The Rev. J. T. Lawton, M.A., secretary of the Foreign Missions Committee, has held a Bible study school in St. Andrew's, Parramatta, this week, He has been…

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Crotchets and Quavers Salon Trio. Clever Pupils

The Sun · Sunday 24 May 1914 · page 7

The Salon Trio continued the work of its present season at St. James's Hall on Tuesday night, when a first rate programme was presented. The trios rendered by the…

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Little Theatre's Next Play "The School for Scandal."

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 May 1914 · page 6

Next Saturday night will see the end of "Fanny's First Play" at the Little Theatre, and on the following Monday "The School for Scandal" will be staged. The cast will be: Charles…

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New School for Bankstown

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 May 1914 · page 1

Mr. Peters, M.L.A., has been notified that the Minister for Public Instruction has approved of plans and specifications being prepared for the erection of a ten class-room school at Central…

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At Fort-street. Attorney-general Addresses Scholars

Evening News · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 6

Fort-street School is always foremost in celebrating important public events, and Empire Day was fittingly commemorated at the famous school this morning. The principal…

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Crown-street School

Evening News · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 7

At the Superior Public School, Crown-street, a large number of parents and visitors assembled in [?] the proceeding. A handsome flag was presented to the school by the girls…

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Double Bay School

Evening News · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 7

At the public school at Double Day appropriate addresses were made to the school pupils by Rev. Alfred M. Levick, M.A.Captain Browniow, R.A.N., and Lieutenant…

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A Tiger Raid. Hongkong Terror-stricken School Children's Experi­ence

Evening News · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 5

News was brought to Sydney by the steamer Taiyuan that at the time of leaving Hongkong the residents were thrown into a state of terror by the appearance of two wild…

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Call of the Flag. Old Age and Youth. Long Bay School Ceremony

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 7

A tiny little five-year-old girl standing in the group of a group of veterans who had fought gallantly at the Relief of Lucknow, in the Crimean, or Maori wars, was an attractive…

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Cleveland-street School. Fifty-six Speeches

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 7

The whole of Redfern was invited to witness the breaking of the flag in the grounds of Cleveland-street public school. When the flag fluttered out in the breeze…

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Eastern Suburbs Schools

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 7

Unusual Interest was taken by the residents of Randwick in the celebrations at the Randwick public school, and a gathering of nearly 1000 people crowded into the grounds…

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School Works

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 3

The Education Department has accepted the following tenders for school works:--Cootamundra Public School, manual training and science rooms, Mitchell Bros.,…

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Coogee School Children

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 10

The Parents unci Citizens Association of Coogeo made ample provision for the comfort of the little ones attending the local public school at the Empire celebration on Saturday…

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School Function at Lyne Park

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 10

The children attending the Rose Bay public school were entertained on Saturday at Lyne Park, when the usual annual good things were dispensed. Addresses were delivered in the…

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Health Oe the Children. Modern School Methods

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 11

Dr. Willis, principal medical officer of the New South Wales Department of Public instruction, in his paper read before the Victoria League's Health Conference, last week, in London, showed…

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Empire Day. General Celebrations. London's Schoolchildren

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--Empire Day was celebrated to-day by 550,000 children at the London schools. The Lord Mayor addressed a thousand school children at the Guild-hall…

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Continuation Schools. What Germany Is Doing

Evening News · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 6

Considerable attention has been directed in England recently to the subject of technical education. The example act by Germany has frequently been cited. In this connection the…

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