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Schools, 1917

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Aviation School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1917 · page 8

The State Government has decided to purchase two additional Curtise biplanes for the Aviation School at Richmond…

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Schools and the War Remarkable Sydney Records Valuable Training for Officers

The Sun · Monday 26 February 1917 · page 2

The public schools of Sydney have nobly played their part in the war. Not only have they provided a splendid groundwork for the training of officers,…

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Belgian Schools Closed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 February 1917 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--The Germans have closed all Belgian schools, alleging a shortage of coal. LONDON, Friday.--The Governor of Belgium…

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Intermediate Certificate Examination. (Additional Passes.) Church of England Grammar School, Darlinghurst

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 February 1917 · page 6

Dorothea Penty: English B, history B, mathematics H. B. geology B, music A. Gwendolyn Mitchell Scott: English B, history B, geography B, botany B, geology B, art B…

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War and the School. Masters

Evening News · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 4

There is some prospect of a hard f[?] in the garden of learning Poss[?] the slump [?] have had its origin in the excessive [?] the Germans put upon [?]. But…

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School Improvements

Evening News · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 6

The Department of Education has accepted the following tenders:— Hay Additional out-offices. V.B. Sylvander, Hay, £54…

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Nature Lore The Life of Field and Bush a Nature-study Text Book for School

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 11

From the Lothian Company, of Melbourne, the "Farmer and Settler" has received a work entitled "Nature Studies in Australasia" that in as happy a…

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School of Art[?] Building Destroyed. Port Macquarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 8

The School of Arts building was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. There were insurances to the amount of £150…

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N.Z. Sport Swimming Among the Boys and Girls at School Wellington, February 22

Referee · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 15

The first schoolboys' and schoolgirls' championships of the Dominion are to be held in the T[?] Aro Baths, Wellington, next Saturday. Representatives are coming from Auckland (two…

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The Schools Weather Casts a Damper on the Cricket Opening

Referee · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 9

The cricket competition for the Great Public Schools was set down to commence on Saturday, but rain prevented three of the four games from being played. St. Joseph's College met…

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'Mick Hawkins Real Old School Sport" "Coin is No Object to a Good Friend"

Referee · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 16

Mick Hawkins, the man who discovered and made Les Darcy. is the queerest chap that ever had to do with a great fighter. Hawkins doesn't care for money. He doesn't care for…

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Schools and the War

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 6

Mr. W. C. Carter, principal of Barker College, Hornsby, writes:-- In your admirable article, "Schools and the War," one notices with pride the part which…

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The Schools. Two Points of View

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 10

The Department of Education has a ticklish task trying to see that, as tar as humanly possible, no teacher gets an undue advantage over the next man. But in a service of 3000 schools,…

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St. Mary's Poor Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 10

Monsignor O'Haran opened a fete in aid of the poor schools attached to St. Mary's Cathedral at the Bible Hall, William Street, yesterday afternoon. The building was decorated…

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Local Jottings. Muswellbrook School of Arts

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 36

The School of Arts committee of management, finding that the financial position of the institution under its control is not satisfactory, decided to hand it over to the municipal council…

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Hints to Teachers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 2

Mr. Inspector Blumer addressed the members of the Parramatta and District Teachers' Association on "A year's work under the revised syllabus." He said the…

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The Catholic Poor Schools. a Great Charity

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 27

The fete which was opened on Tuesday in the Bible Hall, William-street, to raise funds for the Catholic Poor Schools, should attract the attention of many who may be…

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The Poor Schools. a Great Charity. Fete Opened by Monsignor O'haran

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 25

There was a large and enthusiastic attendance at the opening of the fete in aid of the Poor Schools of St. Mary's Cathedral parissh, on Tueday afternoon, in the…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 18

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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The Primary Schools. Work and Results

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 18

The list of bursaries granted on the results of the Qualifying Certificate shows that our schools have done excellent work last year, and compare very favourably with any…

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