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Schools, 1915

2,087 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 105

Buried in the Snow. Three Schoolboys Killed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

While twenty-two schoolboys were skiing near Davos, in Switzerland, twelve became separated from the rest, and were overwhelmed by an avalanche and…

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School of Arts Debaters

The Sun · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the School of Arts Debating Club, Mr. Thomas J. Ley moved--"That the Wheat Acquisition Act ought not to have been passed." He said…

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How the Summer School Will Be "Expressed."

The Methodist · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

A good deal was said at the school about "expression work." Everybody was urged again and again to believe that there should be no impression without expression. It was therefore resolved that as the first…

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Kiama Summer School How We Spent Sunday in Camp. (H.b.h.)

The Methodist · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

Exclamations of delight were heard on all sides in camp when we woke and found the sun shining;, and the promise of a beautiful day. after the heavy rains. We all assembled at the !church at 7.30 for prayer,…

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Teachers V Ashfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 13

The teachers' team of bowlers, who are touring the suburbs during vacation, journeyed to Ashfield on Thursday, and were entertained by the president of Ashfield, Mr. Spence. The match resulted in a win…

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Drinking Water for School Children

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 17

ADELAIDE, Friday. -- Steps have been taken to provide pure drinking water for children at the schools in the metropolitan area, owing to are to be provided at the schools so that the…

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A Fort Street School Boy

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 19

A gun-carrying meter cycle corps has been farmed of Bisbay and attached to each cycle is a sldecar holding a man and quick-firing gun, These guns are equal to 300 men, and can…

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Good-looking Teachers

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 8

There are other grades, it seems, among teachers, besides those which are gained by service and examination. At a recent gathering of…

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Lambridge Sunday School

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

On Saturday evening last a very enjoyable evening was spent at Kia Ora, Castlereagh Road, by the pupils of of Lambridge Sunday School, assisted…

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The Schools. Leaving Certificate Results. Honours List

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 4

The examination papers for the leaving certificate are marked in three grades—Honours, A, and B. It is only possible to gain honours, however, when the subject paper is taken at…

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School Burned. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 9

The Daisy Bank school, Black Springs, in the Obeion district, has been burnt down. The fire is believed to have been a case of incendiarism…

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A School-teacher Drowned

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 5

A drowning fatality occurred at Wauchope (N.S.W.) on Saturday. Vera Hopper, aged eighteen years, daughter of Mr. R. Hopper, school teacher, of…

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School Life Life Training for Girls Where the Nation's Women Are Made

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 8

One cannot help s[?]ling at the glimpses afforded by contemporary writers of the schooling of other days. Take the chapters devoted by Dickens or Thackeray to…

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Shopping by Mail Aunt Merrythought's Review Getting Them Ready for School

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 8

The equipment of the young people for the beginning of school, has been responsible for bringing me commissions of a very varied nature. It is not only…

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The Window Show Back to School Again Things Needed When Term Begins

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 8

Though, the words "back to school" may have rung like a knell in the cars of the Paul Dombeys and David Copperfields of years agone. I believe that…

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?School Lunches Dainty Sandwiches Enjoyable As Well As Sustaining

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 8

It is essential that the lunches provided for the summer term for our little folk at school should be something more tempering and dainty than during the rest…

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School Burned. Suspected In[?]riam

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

The Daisy Bank school, Black Springs. In the Oberon district (N.S.W.), has been burnt down. The fire is believed to have been caused by an incendiary, but no…

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Schoolgirls Entombed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

The girls' college there collapsed and entombed 140 of the students, whose piteous cries for help were heard through out the night. One young girl's voice…

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Buildings and Works. Progress of the Trade. New Parish Hall and School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 7

The new hall and school of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic parish, Church Hill, was officially opened by Dr. Kelly on Sunday last. The building, several stories in height, has a…

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Queensland Teachers' Union

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 11

BRISBANE, Monday.--The annual conference of the Queensland Teachers' Union was opened to-day by the Minister for Public instruction, who expressed his pleasure at being able to…

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