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Schools, 1916

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Public Schools' Athletes Interesting Review of the Season's Work

Referee · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 13

The Public School sporting event of Australia, the Victorian Boat Race, will be rowed on the Barwon River at G[?]long on May 5 and 6. The course, which is not up to the standard…

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Sport in the Schools the Winter Games Cricket and Swimming Over

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 8

The high schools' sports committee has decided to run competitions in Rugby. Soccer, baseball, tennis, and rifle shooting during the winter months. Strong sub-bodies are…

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Rhodes Scholars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

The annual statement of the trustees for the Rhodes Scholarships shows that nearly all the colonial graduates have entered the Imperial service for the period of the war…

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Shortage of Teachers. Public School Closed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 3

Much dissatisfacion has been caused by the action of the Education Department in closing down the Normanhurst Public School, and forcing parents to send their children greater…

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The Primary Schools. Programme in English

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 14

Continuing the programme commenced in our last issue, we give not one week's work, but the rest of the plan for English for the term. This will be the better way, as from…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 14

Teachers are invited to seek information on any question relating to their school work. Correspondence will be treated confidentially.-ED. C.P…

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New York Romanist Schools

Watchman · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 1

"There are one hundred and sixty parochial schools in all Manhattan, The Bronx, and Brooklyn, with an enrolment of 145,000 pupils," says the "Western Watchman."…

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Swimming. Fort-street Girls' High School Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 12

The annual carnival of the above school was held at the Coogee Aquarium yesterday. Results:- Breast-Stroke Handicap, [?] Yards.—Final: H. Wheatley, 1; W. Howard, 2. Time, 46 1-5s…

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Non-coms.' School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The next bombing and trench warfare school for non-commissioned officers of the permanent staff will be held in the vicinity of Duntroon. from…

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German Rhodes Scholars. London

Evening News · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 1

A private hill has been drafted, extinguishing the German Rhodes scholarships, and substituting extra scholarships for the Dominions…

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No High School for Liverpool

Evening News · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 1

The Education Department has [?] Liverpool Council.[?] the establishment of a High School [?] Liverpool, that the High School at Parr[?] intended to…

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Schools of Instruction

Evening News · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 3

The military [?] in future the duration of [?] instruction for application [?] to commissions in the [?] Imperial…

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Agriculture in the Schools

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 11

The agricultural section of the public school exhibit, at the Mudgee Show was quite a feature. It is a great thing to teach the school boys…

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School Is Good

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 8

Dear "Planets."— I was so pleased to get the address of a comrade in Scotland a few weeks ago, that I wrote at once, and just after I…

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Pupils' Concert at Ashfield

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 6

A pupils' recital was held at Ashfield Town Hall by Mr. Percy Herford's pupils. The net proceeds, £[?], were handed to Mr. John Stinson, president of the Western Suburbs Cottage…

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Froebel Sunday School Teachers Club

The Methodist · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 4

The monthly meeting was held at the Kindargarten Training College, on March 21st. Plans were discussed for the forthcoming Children's Welfare Exhibition, to be held in the Sydney Town…

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Howlers from School Youngsters Marvellous Humour of the Juvenile Mind

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 10

Any one who cares to visit the great State Education Building at Albany, U.S.A., and plough through the great mass of Regent examination papers…

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Lengthening Military Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 18

It was officially stated at headquarters yesterday that in the future the duration of schools of instruction for applicants for appointment to commissions in the A.L.F. will…

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Kogarah School of Arts Honor Roll

The St George Call · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 6

The Committee of the Kogarah School of Arts are preparing an honour roll of members and members' sons who have enlisted for active service at the front…

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