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Schools, 1916

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Children of To-day Will Be Toilers After War Manual Training of all the State School Standards of Double Value Now Chance for Young Generation While Brothers Fight

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 6

THE schools of the state have stepped into 1916. This will be a vital year in school life, because its students may enter a much altered world in 1917, or 1918, from the point of opportunity—whether this be greater or less. It will be as vital to the child in the lower standard as to the youth in…

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School of Arts C.c. Annual Meeting

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 11

Following are tome extracts from the annual report of above club presented at the general meeting of members held last night :— "while the year 1915 was an uneventful one in the…

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Sunday School Council's Report

The Methodist · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 4

Notwithstanding a most stressful year, the war having demanded toll, in the persons of teachers and senior lads, from nearly all schools, the enrolment both of teachers and officers and of schools shows…

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Soldiers' Children. High School Privileges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 17

The Minister for Public Instruction stated yesterday that there are only 900 vacant places in the city High schools to accommodate some three thousand children who…

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Officers for A.I.F. School at Duntroon. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 18

The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) has decided to establish a central school of instruction in the vicinity of the Royal Military College at Duntroon, for selected…

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Sandringham Public School

The St George Call · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 5

The following pupils were successful in the Q.C. Examination recently held at this School:—Arthur E. Brennan…

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School of Horticulture

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 7

Sarah Hynes (Botanist) writes: -- "My suggestions as to the use to which the present Zoological Gardens should be put, when the animals are removed, are, roughly: -- They…

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High Schools. Preference to Soldiers' Children

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 7

It was stated last week that there are only 900 vacant places in the city High Schools to accommodate some 3000 children who passed the Qualifying Examination, and that the…

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B.m.a. and Schools. Doctors' Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 8

A specially-convened meeting of the British Medical Association was held last evening at the association's rooms to consider the dispute which has arisen between the officials of the…

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A.i.f. Commissions. Central School of Instruction

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The Defence Minister has decided to establish a central school of instruction for selected candidates for A.I.F. commissions, in the vicinity of the Royal…

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School Closed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 8

Mr. J. R. James who has been in charge of the Normauhurst public school for the past eight years has been transferred to a school at Neville, near Blayney. Prior…

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School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 8

Owing to removals ans other caused the support accorded the above institution has been on the wane and far from encouraging to he few who take an active…

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High School Successes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 6

The brilliant passes of Olive [?] and Victor Harding at the recent [?] Certificate Examination ate a proof that Parramatta district is going to hold its…

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Penrith Public School

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 6

To facilitate the raising of funds for the purchase of a typewriter, etc., for use of the commercial' class, S.P. School, a varied picture…

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Annual Examination of School Children

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 6

At the S.P. School, Penrith, on Monday afternoon last, Or Laura Weir, M.D., Ch B, who recently carried out a medical examination of the…

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Scholarships. for Teachers Training College. Candidates Passed

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 3

The following candidates, who have [?] have been [?] for the [?]…

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Chess. School of Arts Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Sydney Se[?] of Arts Chess Club it was stated that the club membership was well maintained, despite the fact that many members were at…

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School of Instruction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 10

The following officers have been appointed as instructors in No. 8 School of Instruction for Officers and the depot training school, at the Royal Agricultural Show Ground:—Chief…

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The B.m.a. Doctors and the Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 8

The New South Wales branch of the British Medical Association has further considered the proposal of Mr. Arthur Griffith (Minister for Education) to requisition the…

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