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Schools, 1916

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Thoughts for Sunday School Day

The Methodist · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 4

The Junior Age: From Nine to Twelve—A. A. Lamoreaux in "The Unfolding Life," says: A child whose spiritual life has been nurtured will probably desire during this period, to publicly confess his love for…

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Assistant Teachers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 20

Sir,—The Education Department is inviting applications for the positions of assistant teachers. The following is one of the many reasons why this department is perpetually…

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The Upper School. in Memoriam

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 10

The Upper School, dim portraits on the wall Show scholars who have put their books away! While tropies old, that strength and skill…

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City Two-up School Electric Light in Ring Police Make a Raid

The Sun · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 6

A remarkably up-to-date two-up room was raided by a big force of police soon after midnight last night, and thirty men were arrested…

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Country School Difficulty. Aboriginal and White Children

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 17

The Education Department has just been called upon to solve a peculiar difficulty arising out of the refusal of white children to attend the same school as aboriginal children…

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A Minister Shocked. Visit to Merrylands School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 11

The ramshackle structure which is used as a public school at Merrylands was built in 1888, and for the past dozen years has not only been an eyesore to the residents…

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Erection of New S.p. School

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 4

In reference to the pending erection of the proposed new public school, on the block acquired for the purpose by the Public Instruction Department…

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Technical School Teachers May Not Enlist Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 11 June 1916 · page 8

The Defence Department has reported to the Federal War Committee that it had been decided not to permit the enlistment in the Australian Imperial Forces of teachers of…

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Grammar School Beats St. Ignatius' College

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 June 1916 · page 12

A large crowd of students and ex-students of Grammar School and St. Ignatius College attended the ground of the first-named to see the match. The decision in favor of Grammar School was won in the first fifteen…

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TWO-UP City School Raided Wives Complained to Police

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 June 1916 · page 13

Following on a raid conducted by Police Inspectors Branston and O'Dea, on premises at the corner of Little Riley and Little Collins streets, formerly used as a motor garage, thirty…

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School for Mothers Baby Clinics Insufficient Need for Co-operation

The Sun · Sunday 11 June 1916 · page 14

We now have baby clinics at Alexandria, Mascot, Newtown, North Sydney, Woolloomooloo, Balmain, Glebe, St. Peters, and Chippendale, and Miller's Point will soon be…

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To an Old School Friend Killed in Action

The Sun · Sunday 11 June 1916 · page 10

Tisdall, my grief hath now so much abated That I can pay this halting tribute verse To thy great soul, and in these lines rehearse Mine endless sorrow. Scholar, warrior-fated!…

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Home Work the Primary Schools New Regulations

The Sun · Sunday 11 June 1916 · page 3

In the June issue of the Education Gazette the Under-Secretary of Education, Mr. Board, draws the attention of public school teachers to the amendment of a clause…

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Like a Schoolboy Beatty in a Battle

The Sun · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 1

The Edinburgh correspondent of the London Times says that the crew of the battle cruiser Lion extol Admiral Realty's conduct during the Jutland battle. All the time he…

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King's School. Help for the Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 8

Some time ago the scholars of the King's School, Parramatta, purchased a block of land at Tongabble, which has been cleared by the pupils of the school. An effort is now being…

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Pupils' French Recital

Evening News · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 5

Pupils of the Sydney and North Sydney Girls' High Schools gave a French recital this afternoon at St. James' Hall. Phillipp-street, to an audience that completely [?]lled the half. The…

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Schools of Instructions

Evening News · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 5

The military authorities state that N[?] Depot School the [?] of non-commerce signed officers for the V.I.P. will com[?] at Victoria Barracis in July 4. [?]…

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Schoolboys at Football Combined Schools Meet University To-day

Referee · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 13

To-day the All-Schools v Sydney University match will take place at University Oval. It should be well worth watching, for the schools have a capital lot of players. Not so many…

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School Sports Boxing Tourney Finals

The Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 2

Gardener's road Superior Public School's boxing tournament was brought to a conclusion on Friday night last. The sportsmaster, Mr. R. Browne, conducted the event. He…

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Tree-planting in School Grounds

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 13

"Country Teacher" writes: -- "Circulars are being sent to teachers by the Education Department requiring them to plant trees in the playground; and to fence off a…

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