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Schools, 1915

2,087 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 105

Public School Destroyed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

The public school and residence at Tallagandra (N.S.W.) have been totally destroyed by fire Mrs. Eilbeck, wife of the teacher, lit a copper fire, went into…

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Church Schools The Attitude of Labor a Bitter Fight in the P.L.L. CONFERENCE

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 3

At the P.L.L Conference in Sydney on Saturday the Darlinghurst League delegates moved:—"That the Government be requested to appoint a Royal…

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School Text Books. Old Works Still In Use

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

At the conference of the Political Labor League in Sydney on Thursday the Minister for Education (Mr. Griffith), when moving a vote of thanks to Mr. Atkinson…

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Kindergarten School for Tennyson

Evening News · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 3

The need for an infant or Kindergarten School at Tennyson was discussed at the meeting of the Gladesville Progress Association. It was decided to write to the Minister for…

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Trade School for North Sydney

Evening News · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 3

The question of a technical school for North Sydney was before the local council on Tuesday, when a letter was received from the Under-Secretary for Education stating that. in…

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The Schools. Dead Sea Fruit

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 12

The "Public Instruction Gazette" this month contains the names of nearly 360 teachers who have improved their classification. Ordinarily these teachers would have opened a new bank…

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School Children's Funds

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 12

The Public School teachers and pupils have subscribed £444 towards the fund instituted by the Women Teachers' Committee to purchase a travelling kitchen and motor ambulance for the…

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The Public Schools and the Send-off

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 12

The suggestion of the Government Committee that special facilities should he given to the public school children to witness the sond-off to the next contingent on Saturday week has…

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Changes of Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 12

Removals in the Education Department are usually effected during the Christmas vacation, but at the same time in such a huge department it is necessary to effect removals at other…

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Rowing. the Schools' Championship

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 13

On this day week the eight-car championship of the Grout Public Schools is to be decided on the Parramatta River, together with a second event for four-oar crews…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools. Teachers are invited to seek information on any question relating to their school work. Correspondence will be treated confidentially.—ED.C.P.] The Primary Schools. the Teaching of Grammar

The Catholic Press · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 14

Anyone who has done any teaching at all knows how the children as a rule dislike the grammar lesson. In any gathering together of teachers there will always be some…

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Rome and the Schools. Labour Conference Debate. Royal Commission Idea Sat Upon

Watchman · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 1

The Labour Conference on Saturday had to discuss a proposal for a Royal Commission on State Schools, proposed by Mr. Louis, a delegate from Darlinghurst. The…

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My Workers. Education Department 'System. From Schools to Trades

Evening News · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 5

The Educa[?] Department now has 150 boys on the books of the Boys Kmployment Bureau, and employers needing the services of lads who have attained a definite standa[?] of education…

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Church Schools The Demand for a Subsidy Archbishop Kelly Censures Labor Attitude

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

At the final meeting of St. Patrick's Day committee in Sydney, Archbishop Kelly referred to the refusal of the New South Wales P.L.L. Conference to…

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Jewish Schools in Palestine

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 14

An American contemporary writes: It is well-known that the schools of the French congregationists and those of the English missionaries which have existed in…

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For the Children. a Bush School's Response

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

From the teacher of Burbang Subsidised School near Captains Flat, there comes this letter: A week or two ago I was staying at…

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Hurstville School of Arts

The Propeller · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

The School of Arts movement in Hurstville is becoming quite popular and the persons connected with the work are…

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Shortage of Teachers. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

Sir,—Almost as regularly as the Water and Sewerage Board's notification of a water famine comes the Ministerial wall of a shortage of teachers, and I have often wondered if…

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Kensington Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 8

The Kensington Parents and Citizen' Association raised and expended £59 on behalf of the children during the year. Mr. D. M'Kinnon has been made president, Mrs. M. Solomons…

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The Out–back Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

"Exiled" writes:—"A more frequent removal should be made of those teachers who have been doing service in the hot, dry, western districts, without a change for ten, fifteen, and…

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