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Schools, 1917

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Sunday School Problems. Some Suggestions and Reflections

The Methodist · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 3

On Good Friday, at Manly, at the Conference of Sunday School Workers, it was stated that 30 per cent, of the people attend the services of some church with regularity, and that of the 30 per cent., 83 per…

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Mission Study School. Springwood, Easter, 1917

The Methodist · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 3

Springwood Mission Study School, 1917, held under the auspices of the N.S.W. Council for Missionary Education has now become part of the history of the Mission Study Movement in New South Wales, and it has…

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Opening of New School

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 3

A meeting of the Penrith Parents and Citizens' Association for the purpose of making arrangements in connection with official opening of the…

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School Children's Welcome to Returned Heroes

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 2

Amongst the various functions of general welcome and appreciation tendered to Penrith's last edition of returned soldiers on their homecoming…

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Last Night's Music Pupils' Recital

The Sun · Sunday 6 May 1917 · page 2

There was a large audience last night in St. James's Hall at the annual recital of the planoforte pupils of Miss Ida Gough. The youthful pianists who did most credit to the…

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Cricket Public Schools at Play Double Bay Wins Again

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 May 1917 · page 6

The rivalry between the schools in the Public Schools' Competition, this season was keen, The end of the district games saw Double Bay, Camdenville and Hornsby in the lead, with Glebe, Dulwich Hill and…

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Broken Soldiers' School

The Sun · Sunday 6 May 1917 · page 5

General Smuts (South Africa), Sir Edward Morris (Premier of Newfoundland), Sir Joseph Ward (New Zealand), and Mr. Massey (Premier of New Zealand) visited…

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Teachers in the Making Training College Report New Methods Proposed

The Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 6

Of the 732 students enrolled at the Sydney Teachers' College last year, 550 were women, and only 182 were men. The report of the principal of the college…

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School Athletics Sport for the Winter Rugby Union Matches

The Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 8

Rugby Union competitions have been commenced by the G.P.S., the High Schools, and the Catholic schools. The P.S.A.A.A. matches will start next Friday…

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The Schools Football in Great Public and Primary Schools

Referee · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 13

The New South Wales Great Public Schools' football competition will commence on Saturday next, the draw for the first round being Sydney High School v. Sydney Church of…

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A Patriotic School Girl

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 5

A pupil of Clifton Hill State School (Victoria), Estelle Kemp, aged 12 years, has earned £20 by her own efforts for the Education Department War Relief Funds. The…

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The Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 12

According to the annual report of the principal of the Sydney Teachers' College there is apparently no danger of the supply of teachers running short. During the last year…

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Winter School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture notifies that the prospectus of the winter school for farmers and poultry farmers at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College is now available. The school will be held from June 19 to…

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No Dearth of Teachers. Training College Enrolments

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 8

The supply of teachers should be well maintained since, according to the report furnished by the principal of the Sydney Teachers' College, 732 students were enrolled during 1916…

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The Schools. Socks for Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 13

It was suggested in this column last week that the schools might guarantee to provide 10,000 pairs of socks towards the 100,000 pairs wanted by the War Chest Fund before the end…

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Notes on Education In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 16

Teachers are invited to seek information on any question relating to their school work. Correspondence will be treated confidentially.—ED. C.P The Primary Schools…

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Inter-School Sports. Wagga and Albury

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 27

Students from St. Michael's High School, Wagga, visited Albury on Saturday to meet students from the Albury Christian Brothers' College in the first of a series of sporting…

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Secondary Schools. Inspector's Annual Report. Result of Revised Syllabus

Evening News · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 4

The Inspector of Secondary Schools has furnished the Minister with a report upon secondary education during the year 1916. "According to Mr. Eiliott," said Mr. James…

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School Playgrounds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 6

The Minister for Education was asked yesterday by headmasters of the Great Public Schools to exempt school playgrounds from municipal taxation…

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Secondary Education Congested High Schools

The Sun · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 4

The inspector of secondary schools has furnished the Minister with a report upon secondary education during the year 1916. "According to Mr. Elliott," said Mr. James…

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