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Schools, 1916

2,441 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 123

Fort-street School. Year's Progress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 14

The annual speech day of the Fort-street High School was held yesterday Mr. P. Board, Under-Secretary fof Education, distributed the prizes…

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School Sports Swimmers and Runners Young Record Holder

The Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 3

Mr. Tonking, the sportsmaster of the Superior Public School, Durlinghurst, writes:-- "We have at last had a chance to curry out our swimming events. Adverse weather…

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Crowded School Children Turned Away Portable Room Suggested

The Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 8

With a view to reducing the congestion at the Enmore Public School, the headmaster (Mr. Brown), in a letter to the Newtown Council last night, asked permission to install…

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Unsafe Bridge Danger to School Children

The Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 6

Mr. James, headmaster of the Merrylands Public School, informed the aldermen of the Prospect and Sherwood Council last night that the approaches to a bridge in…

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The Schools. Superannuation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 6

After long-sustained, strenuous, and never-relaxing efforts of both the Teachers' Association and the Public Service Association, the fight for superannuation has been won, even if…

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School Inspectors' Annual Meeting

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 54

Thirty-eight school inspectors met at the Education Office, under the presidency of Mr. H. Parkinson, at the second annual meeting of the Institute of Inspectors…

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School of Instruction

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 15

The number of candidates for admission to the May-June Duntroon School is complete. The selection committee will, therefore, not consider any further applications from officers of the…

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Pupils of St. Francis' School, Albion-street

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 17

Winners of the Championship Vocal Section, March, 1916. Standing: E. Cudmore, B. Sharpley, E. Lung, S. Mitchell, V. Hallum. Sitting: C. Anderson, A. Stephens,, V. Slade, E. Storey, E. Seery, K. Huben…

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School Teachers' Wants

Evening News · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 10

The council of the Teachers' Association, at its last meeting resolved to forward for the consideration of the Commonwealth Committee for [?] Research, the proposal of many…

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Cream-grading School

The Land · Thursday 20 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…

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In Our Continuation Schools. Slanders Against the Pope. the Government's Magazine

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 8

"Junior Technical Evening Continuation Schools" are a recent development of our education system. Their object is to provide young persons of either sex who have…

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The Primary Schools. Royal Australian Naval College

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 14

Those who are intending to send candidates for this year are reminded that the dates of entry are from April 1 to June 30. Boys whose thirteenth birthday falls…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 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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Crowhurst Commercial College and School for Private Secretaries 5 to 15 Citizens' Chambers, Moore-street. Principal: MR. E. O. CROWHURST, B.A., R.S.A., N.U.T. (London). "Efficiency and Refinement."

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 26

This High-class School is reserved for Young Ladies of Education and Refinement. The courses of training are exclusive and the outcome of 15 years' experience…

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Overcrowded School. Conditions at Enmore

Evening News · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 4

According to a discussion at the Newtown Council the Enmore Public School is still in an unsatisfactory condition The headmaster (Mr. H. J. Brown) wrote that [?] to the lack of…

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Acrioultural Schools. Leeton Makes a Requist

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 3

Mr. Griffith, N.S.W. Minister for Education, was interviewed recently at Leecation. by members of the progress association, who urged the establishment of an…

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Teachers with the Colors. Nineteen Thousand From Britain

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 4

Mr. Henderson, President of the Boards of Education, received a deputation in London, headed by Lord Sydenham, which urged the teaching of patriotism as on…

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Normanhurst School Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 7

The agitation against the closing of the Normanhurst School, alleged by the Education Department to have been caused by a scarcity of teachers, is being taken up by the Hornsby…

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German Seedbeds. Schools in the Riverina

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 7

ALBURY, Thursday.--The movement that has been started in Victoria to close the German schools, at least during the war, is warmly approved by the loyal section of the residents…

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School Teacher V.c.'s

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 11

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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