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Schools, 1916

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School Clinics Officers Selected

The Sun · Sunday 20 February 1916 · page 8

In connection with the School Clinics, Mr. Griffith stated yesterday that applications from dentists and dental assistants were numerous, and the applicants were high…

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Manly Horrified Slot Machines in Schools

The Sun · Sunday 20 February 1916 · page 5

Manly aldermen and the Manly Chamber of Commerce, ore excusably excited over a reports the Minister for Education Intends to instal penny-in-the-slot, chocolate…

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At the Front Present From School Children

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 4

Trooper Ernest M'Nab, writing from Egypt to his friends at Bondi, described how he spent Christmas, and enclosed a letter he received from the children of a West…

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School Clinics

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 4

The, Minister for Education stated on Saturday that applications from dentists and denial assistants, in connection with school clinics, were numerous, and the applicants were high…

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Slot Machines in Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 9

Alderman Dumbrell stated at the Manly Council's meeting that he had heard on good authority that the Education Department contemplated installing penny-in-the-slot…

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Forestry. Establishment of Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The inter-State and Federal conference which closed its sittings to-day, before rising dealt with the question of forestry from the point of view of…

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Rhodes' Scholars Kaiser's Nominations London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, said that the Government would consider a private bill ending the provision for nomination of Rhodes'…

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Recreation for School Children

Evening News · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 8

At the meeting of the Willoughby Council a letter was read from the Department of Public Instruction stating that the purport of the department's letter of November is did not…

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Medical School Inspection

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

Dr. Eleanor Bourne, Chief Medical Inspector of State Schools, has left tar London to undertake work in one of the military hospitals. She is really on furlough,…

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High School for Wollongong an Unfulfilled Promise Wollongong

The Sun · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 3

Individually the South Coast is not assertive enough. Collectively the case is worse. In no way is this more noticeable than in the case of education. There has…

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Rowing St. Ignatius' College and All Schools' Regattas

Referee · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 10

An alteration has been made in the date for St. Ignatius' College Rowing Club's regatta. It was originally fixed for March 11, but will be held on March 25. The unclassified eights…

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School Sports Games Public School Enlistments: the House System

Referee · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 13

The particulars of the Commonwealth Public Schools' rolls of honor are now complete, and no fewer than 9300 Old Boys are in khaki ! The spirit of the public schoolboy is the same…

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Glebe S.p. School Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 14

The Glebe Superior Public School tenth annual carnival will be held at the Drummoyne Baths on Wednesday, March 8. the school events include the championship of the school and diving championship. Two…

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B.m.a. and Schools. Cabinet Consideration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 10

The Premier stated, after the Cabinet meeting yesterday, that the dispute which has arisen between the British Medical Association and the Minister for Education over the…

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Aviation School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 10

The two bi-planners imported for use by the Aviation School that is being established by the State Government at Richmond have arrived…

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Do Champions Die Young? School Sport the Athletic Pearces

The Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 7

"The champion athletes die young," is the concluding sentence of a warning attached to a long report which the Federal Government of the United States prepared on the lives of…

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The Schools. the "Newest" Syllabus

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 5

For 10 years the course of instruction in the primary schools of the Education Department was known as the "now syllabus," so, in spite of the fact that there can be nothing newer than…

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Youthful Cricketers. Schoolboys' Practice Resumed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 14

After two blank Saturdays through rain, the practice for the schoolboys was resumed on the Sydney Cricket Ground last week-end. There was a good muster of the youngsters…

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Overwork in Public Schools. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 14

Sir,--It does not often fall to the lot of the schoolmaster to discuss matters of public welfare but to-day, after making out some statistics in connection with the intermediate…

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The Poor Schools of Sydney. the Coming Fete

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 25

The fete in connection with the Poor Schools of the City of Sydney and suburbs will be opened by Mrs. Holman on Tuesday afternoon at 3.30 at the Bible Hall…

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