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Schools, 1916

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A Schoolmaster Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

While riding a bicycle from Bellingen to Hyde's Creek Public school, Mr. P. H. Ford, schoolmaster, met with an accident through the fork of his cycle…

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Capturing Enemy Trade. the Manchester School. Support for "Key" Industries. Iii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 6

Manchester is notoriously the home of freetrade. This being so, it is of particular intercst to learn what Manchester, as represented by the local Chamber of Commerce,…

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Pupils' Concert

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 11

A pupils' concert was given in the School of Arts on Wednesday. There was a large attendance. The programme was opened with a pianoforte trio by three little girls…

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Normanhurst School

Evening News · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 3

A letter form the Department of [?] Instruction, read at the [?] Council meeting, stated that the present was not a suitable time to reopen the [?] Public…

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Ladies' Swimming Carnival To-day for Blind Grammar School has Swimmer of Great Promise: Doings of the Week

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 3

There arc two calls to followers of the sport to-day. Happily, both lead to the same spot, to that no clashing of interests occur. But the appeal by the Ladies' Association on behalf…

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Barosley Enlists To Go into Aviation School

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 2

Following on the example of Macartney, Kelleway, Cotter, and other well-known cricketers, the Glebe captain, W. W. Bardsley, has decided to don khaki…

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The Schools at Work

The Methodist · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 4

CHATSWOOD SOUTH SCHOOL has issued the report of the 43rd year's work. It is a very live document. In the upper school there has been an average attendance for the fourth quarter of the year of 23…

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Kogarah School Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 20

The above school held its annual carnival at Alexander's Sans Souci Baths. Results:- GIRLS' EVENTS. School championship: D. Yates, 1; M. Smith, 2…

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Thief in School

The Sun · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 5

The Fort-street Public School was broken into last night. From one of the rooms six rifles and about 100 rounds of ammunition were taken. The rifles and the…

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Present Day Methods in the Schools. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 6

Sir,--I read with interest the remarks in your "Day by Day" column, where you compare British methods with Gorman organisation, and say, "Individuality, initiative, both…

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German Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 11

ALBURY, Friday.--The ocntroversy regarding German schools in the State continues. Mr. David Reid, of Moorwatha, writes, inter alia, as follows:--…

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Rifle Club Signalling School

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 11

The Governor-General, accompanied by Captain Hackett-Smlth, visited the Signalling School on Thursday afternoon. in the Government House grounds. He questioned the…

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Normanhurst. Public School Closed Down

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 11

Widespread dissatisfaction has been created by the Education Department's inexplicable action in closing down the Normanhurst Public school, thereby…

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School of Arts Concert

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 8

A big entertainment which took the form of a concert, organised by the president of the School of Arts (Mr. J. B. Sherlock) for the purpose of recuperating…

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School Theft

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 April 1916 · page 10

From one of the rooms of the Fort-street Public School, si% rifles and about 100 rounds of ammunition were taken on Friday night. Subsequently the rifles and the empty shells…

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Marist Brothers' School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 4

The foundation—stone of the new residence for the teachers of the Marist Brothers at St. Mary's, Ridge-street, North Sidney, was laid yesterday afternoon by Archbishop Kelly…

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State Schools. Dr. Kelly's Attack

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 10

At the laying of the foundation-stone of the new residence for the teachers of the Marist Brothers Boys' School, North Sydney, yesterday, Archbishop Kelly said that the…

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Lutheran Schools

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 3

The controversy regarding German schools in New South Wales continues to rage in the districts in which such schools are situated. David Reid, of Moorwatha,…

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Rowing About Great Public Schools' Regatta

Referee · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 10

Though the decision of the New South Wales Rowing Association to hold no premiership competitions this year came in for a little adverse criticism at the beginning of the season,…

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