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Schools, 1916

2,441 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 123

.M.a. and Schools. Mr. Griffith's Threat Departmental Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 6

A considerable portion of Mr. Griffith's speech at Parramatta last evening in support of Mr. Frank Walford's candidature for the Parramatta vacancy in the Legislative Assembly, wAs…

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A School-boy " Doing His Bit."

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 20

A Harrow boy spending his Saturday "half" in turning, out crutches for wounded soldier…

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The Main Aims of the Sunday School Shall Be

The Methodist · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4

(a) To instruct and train scholars in the doctrines, privileges, and duties of the Christian religion, as believed and taught by the church. (b) To bring all scholars into the full exercise of…

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The Sunday School and Church Membership

The Methodist · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4

An important phase of Sunday School work was carefully considered at the recent Kiama Summer School, viz., the relation of the Sunday School to church membership. It came as a surprise to many of…

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St. George Girls' High School

The St George Call · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 6

Miss Cruise, M.A., has been appointed to take charge of the St. George Girls' High School. The school has been staffed with graduates of the Sydney…

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The School with a Big Reputation

The St George Call · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 1

The Kogarah Superior Public School ranks in point of numbers as one of the largest, if not the largest, in Australia. There were at the close of 1915, 2,132 pupils on the roll—and a staff of fifty-four teachers. Primary and Secondary Work has been carried on, the Secondary work consisted of the…

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Admission to High Schools. No Preference to Be Shown

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 11

As a very much larger number of students have passed the qualifying examination than there are vacancies for in the high schools, Mr. Griffith, Minister for Education, has been…

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Free Railway Travelling. Position of School Children

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 11

Mr. Griffith, Minister for Education, yesterday referred to certain complaints to the effect that some children attending convent and private schools, situated on the North Shore and…

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B.m.a. and Schools. the Ministerial Threat. Mr. Griffith Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 8

The declaration by Mr. Arthur Griffith (Minister for Education) at Parramatta on Thursday evening, that in the event of the members of the British Medical Association carrying out…

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School of Beekeeping. at Hawkesbury College

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 15

Before the close of the school of apiculture which has been in progress this month at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College the special students taking this short course made…

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High Schools. Question of Priority

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 18

Speaking on the subject of admission to the secondary schools yesterday, the Minister for Education (Mr. Griffith) said that a very much larger number of students had passed…

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School Changes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 2

Since the holidays the following changes have taken place In the staff of the Auburn Superior Public School:—Mrs. I. Spencer, headmistress of the girls…

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A High School Standard

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 5

The public school has for the third year established a record of 100 per cent of passes in the examination of candidates for the qualifying certificate. This…

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Officers' School of Instruction

Nepean Times · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4

Those pessimists who were dolefully doubtful that efficiency of the best martial brand would be ever attainable by our voluntary (adult)…

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School of Arts C.c. Annual Meeting

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 24

Following; are some extracts from the annual report of above club presenter! at the general meeting of members, held last night:— "While the year 1913 was an uneventful one in the…

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Children of To-day Will Be Toilers After War Manual Training of all the State School Standards of Double Value Now Change for Young Generation While Brothers Fight

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 January 1916 · page 26

THE schools of the State have Just stepped into 1916. This will be a vital year in school life, because its students may enter a much altered world in 1917, or 1918, from the point of opportunity-whether this be greater or less, it will be as vital to the child in the lower standard as to the youth in…

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School of Aviation. To be Established In New South Wales

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 3

The N.S.W. Premier announces that the State Government has completed negotiations for the establishment of a school of aviation…

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War Preparations a Flying School in N.S.W. Munition Making Held Up at Eveleigh

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 3

In Wellington, New Zealand, last week, Mr. Harper, Chief Commissioner for Railways in New South Wales, explained to a reporter how the commissioner's…

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School Sports and War Preparing for the Schools' Premiership on River

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 13

Though the Sydney schools did not re-open until yesterday, the boys of Sydney Grammar and S.C.E.G.S. have been in camp at the respective rowing branches on the Parramatta…

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Rifle Clubs. School of Instruction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 14

A school of instruction for members of rifle clubs who desire to qualify for commissions as second lieutenants in the reserve forces will be commenced at Government House…

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