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Schools, 1915

2,087 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 105

To Help the Belgians. Kogarah School Effort

The St George Call · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 7

A meeting of the parents and those interested in the effort, was held at the School on Wednesday evening, and the details for a continental fete were gone…

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Kitchener Pledge. Popular in Victoria. Adopted by Poker Schools. Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 4

Many signs indicate that reformers in Victoria are about to repeat what in 1907 was known as their "day out." On that occasion they succeeded in imposing many…

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For Deutschland! Professional Footballers. Schoolmaster's Indictment. Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 5

A scathing criticism of professional sportsmen, and professional footballers in particular, was delivered yesterday by Mr. L. A. Adamson, the headmaster of Wesley…

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Shortage of Teachers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 21

Sir,—Mr. Griffith has discovered that the department needs 300 more teachers. This has long been evident to every parent who has children in a primary school. The classes in…

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Sectional Schools

The Sun · Sunday 25 April 1915 · page 15

To subsidise sectional schools would he a suicidal act. Democracy lives, and moves, and has its being in the public schools--the schools in which all creeds and classes are…

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Footballers' Iron Crosses. Professionals Shirk Enlistment. Schoolmaster's Plain Talk. Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 25 April 1915 · page 5

A scathing criticism of professional sportsmen, and professional footballers in particular, was delivered yesterday by Mr. L. A. Adamson, the headmaster of Wesley…

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Other Side of Teachers' Case. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 11

Sir,—I am a teacher, have a family of six, 2A IV. class school, so my salary will bo known. Round me there are hundreds of mon, mostly with families, who not only have received no Increases, but are out of work, and thus have lost their whole Incomes. Many others are…

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The Irrigation Areas. Rapid Development. Public School and Railway

The Sun · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 3

The latest reports from the Irrigation areas are to the effect that very rapid progress is being made with the extension of the railway line from Barellan to Griffith. This line has…

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Cookery in Schools. Report of Supervisor. Nearly 9000 Pupils

The Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 5

The Supervisor of Cookery has just presented an interesting report to the Minister for Education upon the teaching of cookery to the girls unending the public schools…

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Still Loves Him. School Teacher Committed for Trial. Orange

Evening News · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 3

At the police court, Winthorpe Mark Barkinson, 26, a school teacher at the local public school, was committed for trial on a charge of unlawfully shooting R. Shephard, of East…

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Professional Rowing Revives As Amateur Season Ends Sydney Schools' Eight-oar Race Felton and Towns Matched Among the Amateurs N.S.W. Great Public Schools' Eight-oar Race is Won by Church of England Grammar School a Disappointing Test

Referee · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 10

Although the weather conditions were very unfavorable on wednesday last, the eight-oar championship of the Great Public Schools provided one of the [?] contests ever seen on…

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A Well-loved Teacher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 5

Miss Kate Ryan, who recently retired from the position of head mistress of Newtown Superior Public Girls' School, after occupying that position for 20 years, has a record of 51…

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Charge Against Teacher. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 9

At Orange Police Court to-day Mark Larkinson, teacher, was committed for trial for shooting at John Sheppard, with intent to do grievous bodily harm…

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Scenes Along the Line of Route. School Children in Hyde Park

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 7

No fewer than 150 Public schools were represented by the 10,000 young people who watched the soldiers go by in Hyde Park. The children joined heartily in the patriotic airs played by the bands in the vicinity, and cheered until they were hoarse. Splendid organisation was displayed in the handling of the army of children. FRENCH SAILORS IN THE PLACE OF HONOUR. The place of honour in the parade was given a party of 50 men of the French Naval Brigade from the warship Kersaint. They were commanded by Lieutenant…

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The Schools. Those Increments

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 11

Several hundred teachers are to-day giving three cheers to somebody for getting the increase to salary embargo lifted off those members of the public service who are struggling…

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Schools' Rowing Championship

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 42

The twenty-second annual eight-ear rowing championship of the Great Public Schools was decided on April 21, on the Parramatla River, the course being from Blaxland to Gladesville,…

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In Aid of St. Pius' Infant School

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 34

A dance and euchre party in this fresh weather should appeal to all pleasure-seekers, and more especially when it is to benefit the younger generation. A function of…

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The School Problem If Catholic Schools Were Closed

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 15

Sir,—A solution of our Catholic school troubles has just occurred to me and I have decided to place it before you. Let the Catholics close all their schools for, say, Six…

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Rozelle's New School

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 34

St. Joseph's new girls' school, Rozelle, will be blessed and opened by his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney, on Sunday next, at 3 p.m.,…

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Great Public Schools' Regatta. St. Joseph's College's Good Showing

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 24

In the regatta of the Great Public Schools, which took place on the Parramatta River, on Wednesday, of last week, the rowing reputation of the college sprang with a bound…

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