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Schools, 1916

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Child Artists. Exhibition by Primary Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 6

In the absence of the Minister for Public Instruction (Mr. Griffith) Mr. P. Board, (Director of Education) performed the opening ceremony of the Art Exhibition of primary pupils…

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The Private Schoolmistress. on the Fringe of Civilisation

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 10

Picture a little slab-walled, shingle-roofed building, standing all alone on a gentle rise, with a few big trees around it; 16ft. long by 12ft. wide, with a spacious…

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The Primary Schools. Examination Results

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 14

The results of the Qualifying Certificate examination are not likely to be published for another fortnight, so teachers and pupils must possess their souls in patience a…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 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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Primary Schools of the Archdiocese. the Distribution Op Prizes and Annual Report

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 25

The report for the year will be read on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m., at St. Mary's School (ground floor), St. Mary 's-road. The prizes for the written examinations will…

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Sunday Schools Cinderella of the Church

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 10

The value of Sunday school teaching for children is emphasised in a pamphlet put out by the Redfern Congregational Church. "Thousands of boys and girls in Australia,"…

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School Work Exhibition. Official Opening

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 7

Mr. Board, yesterday afternoon, in the absence of the Minister for Education, officially, opened the exhibition of art work by the pupils of he public schools, at the new departmental,…

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For the School Girl. For Sunday or Work Dav

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 8

With school time at hand mothers are anxiously considering the wardrobe of their…

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Schoolboy Nearly Drowned Windsor

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 5

A State school boy named Martin had a narrow escape from drowning in the Hawkes bury River a coupie of days ago. He went in to bathe at Pitt Town Bottoms ferry, and…

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Hurstville School of Arts

The Propeller · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

The new Hurstville School of Arts certainly shows no signs of retrogression. Last week 200 more books, including the very…

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Biographical Sketches of King George V. Taken at Random from Examination Papers of Victorian School "A Son of Henry V., He Succeeded Henry VIII., and on the Discovery of Gold, Came to Australia"

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 3

In the course of the pre-Christmas examination of a Victorian school the pupils in all classes, ranging from 12 to 18 years of age, were requested to write papers on King George…

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Two-up School in the City. Said It Was a Recruiting Meeting, Man at the Gate with a Rifle

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 6

As the result of a rate and ds by the police inst night, Donts Dwyer, It Frank Smith, so Robert Macferiane, £1, John James, 88, Hugh O'Neill, 28, William Hill It George Duan.[?]…

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Kiama Summer School. by the President of the Conference

The Methodist · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

Kiama is surely the most convenient and charming place for our cheerful Sunday School workers to hold their Annual Instruction School. The school is now an accepted feature of the New Year holiday…

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Public School Closed at Audley

The St George Call · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 7

Owing to greatly diminished attendance, the Public School at Audley, National Park, was permanently closed by the Education Department towards…

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Not a Recruiting Meeting Two- Up School Raided Thirty- Four Men Fined

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

Pleading that they were holding a recruiting meeting, 34 men were arrested in 120 George- street West by inspector Branston and a number of police last night and charged…

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A New School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

An old subscriber writes to "The Argus":—"As there has been such a great increase of population in Mark Lodge and its surrounding district, the urgent…

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Competition for School Children

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 6

The Chamber of Commerce has decided to [?] prizes to school children under 16. [?] best essay on the Trade Fair now [?] held at the Sydney Town Hall. A gold, a…

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Education. Roman Catholic Schools. Progress Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 10

The present position of Roman Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Sydney was referred to on Saturday last by the Rev. James Meany in his annual report as inspector to…

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Trade Fair. Competition for School Children

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

The Chamber of Commerce has decided to award prizes to school children under 16 writing the best essays on the Trade Fair. A gold, a silver, and a bronze medal will be awarded…

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Roman Catholic Schools. Higher Attendance Claimed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 7

The distribution of prizes won in the Roman Catholic diocesan examinations for the archdiocese of Sydney last November was made in St. Mary's Schoolroom on Saturday afternoon…

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