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Schools, 1916

2,441 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 123

Normanhurst. the School Trouble

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 8

The agitation against the closing of the Nortmanhurst Public School, alleged by the department to have been caused by a scarcity of teachers, was advanced another…

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Carlingford. Public School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 8

The presentation of the medal and attendance prices will be made at the public school on Wednesday next at 2.30 p.m. Parents and friends are cordially…

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St. Stephen's Sunday School

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 1

All effort that deserves all credit has been made recently by some of the Sunday School children towards raising funds for the New School…

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School Teacher V.c.'s

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 April 1916 · page 30

There are 11,400 British teachers serving with the colors, while approximately 9000 have attested under the Derby scheme, according to a war supplement issued with last issue of the…

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The "Howler" at Its Best Amusing Examples From American Schools

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 April 1916 · page 27

Remarkable examples of American school-children's "howlers" are forthcoming in the recent examination papers stored in the New York State building at Albany…

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Schoolboys Help Soldiers Homes at Parramatta

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1916 · page 3

The people of Parramatta do not approve of the action of the local council in declining to assist in the movement for building homes for wounded soldiers and war…

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Teacher's Sudden Death Parkes

The Sun · Sunday 16 April 1916 · page 3

Mr. Charles F. Calo[?], head teacher of the superior public school, died last night, after a few hours illness, of heart failure. He was teaching as usual yesterday, and…

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Did Not Embark Sergeant Court-martialled Failed in Officers' School

The Sun · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 5

A District Court-martial sat at Victoria Barracks to-day. Lieutenant-Colonel Le Gay Brereton presided, and the sitting members were Major Stiples and Captain Partridge…

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Winter Schools for Farmers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 5

Arrangements have been made for the annual Winter School for Farmers to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from 20th June to 15th…

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Cream Grading School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 6

The Department of Agriculture advises that a cream grading and testing school will be held at Tamworth for one week commencing on June 5 next. At the conclusion of the…

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General News. Longueville Public School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 8

Mr. C. G. Wade notified the Lane Cove Council last night that he had been informed by the Education Department that it was proposed to erect a separate school building at Longueville,…

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Cream-grading School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 5

The Department of Agriculture advises that a Cream Grading and Testing School will be held at Tamworth for one week, commencing on June 5 next. At the conclusion of the school,…

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What Our Schools Do. Ceremony at Port-street

Evening News · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 8

This will be the last function of this kind that will be held here in this historic sponsor 67 years the school has been lodged in these premises and has groan from a small…

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Schoolboys One of the Best Assets of Australia and Empire

Referee · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 10

Keep the sports and games of the Empire going solidly among the schoolboys of Australia, and you arc building up the manhood and the armies of the future Men of Anzac…

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The Schools and the War Xavier College Plays Its Part in the War

Referee · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 16

The Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne, is the only one of the six Victorian public schools which has not had statistics of their roll of honor given in this column. The following…

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A Manly Golf Club Record Eric Apperly's 68 Is in Dispute Schoolboys and Soldiers Furnish Many Recruits to the Royal Pastime

Referee · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 11

In last week's issue I stated that the 68 put up by Eric Apperly equalled the practice record of the course held by D. G. Soutar and J. Kirkwood. In relation to this statement I am…

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"Not Out" on Closing Cricket Topics of Hour in Australia Patriotic Match Some School Boys Tom Horan's Death Adelaide Premier Club Big Performers of Season Trumper and Mackay Still Have Record

Referee · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 12

Last week the averages of the First Grade clubs in Sydney, compiled by "Waler," were published in these columns. To-day is given the rest of statistics. If you look into these…

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Schoolboys at Play

Referee · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 12

The return match between the Maitland and Newcastle High School boys and those of the metropolitan primary schools was decided at the Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2 on Friday,…

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