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Schools, 1916

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Successful Pupils

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 8

The following pupils of the Beecroft public school wore successful exhibitors as the Castle Hill Show: Gladys Tribe, 1st for printing; Edie Moore, 1st for…

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Teachers As Justices. Mr. Griffith Favorable

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 13

For many years past officers of the Education Department have not been deemed eligible for appointment an justices of the peace. The present Minister (Mr. Griffith) is not in favor of…

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School Windows

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 13

The Minister for Education has decided to have alterations made to school windows for improving the ventilation of class rooms. Mr. Griffith finds that the cost of substituting…

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Latest Strike. Student-teachers Refuse Lectures. "No Place to Eat."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 9

Yesterday afternoon something like two hundred and fifty school teachers -- or, to be quite exact, students who are being trained at Blackfriars College to become teachers -- went on…

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Chatswood's New School. Money Spent on Education

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 11

Comprehensive additions have been completed at the Chatswood Superior Public School at a cost of £5000, and the new premises were opened on Thursday afternoon. There was a large…

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High School for Wollongong. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 21

Word has been received that the work of erecting a High School at Wollongong will be proceeded with at once. The work will be carried out by day labour. The estimated…

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School for Clyde

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 2

We have been asked to mention that it has been arranged that the Granville Parents and Citizens' Association should meet Mr. Senior Inspector Blumer to-day…

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New Teacher

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 8

Owing to Mr. J. I. Forsyth (headmaster of the Beecroft.P.S.) being on sick-leave, the teaching staff was left considerably undermanned. Mr. H. Carmichael, one…

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Suggested High School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

Mr. J. C. Hunt, M.P., wrote to the council on Tuesday, notifying that he had seen the Director of Education in connection with the matter of a High School for…

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School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

A euchre party took place in the School of Arts at the invitation of the committee of that institution. There were about 20 couples present when the bell was rung…

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Public School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

Since the commencement of this year about 50 additional pupils have been added to the register of the Public school. During the holiday the department had…

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S.p. School Picture Program

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 4

Per advt elsewhere it will be noted that an extra special programme of pictures, under the auspices of the Penrith Parent's and Teacher's…

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Brookvale Public School

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 February 1916 · page 2

There was a demonstration at the opening of the additions to Brookvale School yesterday. Mr. Reay, inspector for the North Sydney district, officiated and Miss Amy Field broke a…

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Student Teachers' Protest. Refuse to Attend Lectures Inadequate Building

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 6

About 250 lady students at the Blackfriars Teachers' Training College refused to attend the afternoon lectures on Friday last. It appeals that during the long vacation…

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Doctors for the Schools

The Sun · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 5

The Friendly Societies Association has carried the following motion--"That this association congratulates the Minister for Education on his decision to afford medical…

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Student-teachers' Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 4

The strike of women students at Blackfriars Training College against attending lectures, on the grounds of lack of accommodation, is still unsettled…

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Students' Strike at Teachers' College. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 3

Sir,--It is to be hoped that the forcible protest by the girl students at the Teachers' College against the cavalier treatment meted out to them by the removal of their common-room…

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Teachers As Justice of the Peace

Evening News · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 4

Mr. Griffith, Minister for Education, does not see why officers of the Education Department should be debarred from being appointed Justices of the Peace. He holds the opinion…

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Teachers As Justices. Embargo to Be Removed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 10

For many years past officers of the Education Department have not been doomed eligible for appointment as Justices of the Peace. The Minister for Education, Mr…

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