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Schools, 1917

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 94

May Tournament. Women's and School Championship

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 May 1917 · page 6

The May tournament, shorn of all its glory for men, begins on Saturday, when the ladies and school children begin their, Saturday and Wednesday competitions for their championships. Entries for these and the men's…

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Schoolgirls' Bazaar

The Sun · Sunday 13 May 1917 · page 2

Dozens of smiling schoolgirls dressed in dainty white frocks, topped With quaint little Dutch caps, drove a thriving trade at the bazaar held in the Church of England…

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Experience Teacher

Evening News · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 3

[?] efficient for ensuring personal [?] and [?] of the skin as [?] This is incontestably proved by the experience of 120 years and the [?] six…

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Recruiting. Wireless Training School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 8

The Wireless School at the Engineers' Depot Moore Park, Sydney, supplies reinforcements to the various units Applicants will be required to enlist for general service in…

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Open-air Garden School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 8

The new Public school at Brighton-le-Sands, opened by the Minister for Education (Mr. A. G. James) on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a large gathering, marks an…

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Rowing. Schools' Championship. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 4

The eight-oar championship of the associated Public schools of Victoria was decided on the Upper Yarra yesterday afternoon. The Geelong Grammar School won and assumes the title of the "Head of the River…

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New Style School. Abolition of the Cane

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 7

The new public school at Brighton-le-Sanda a photograph and description of which were published in Saturday's Issue of "The Daily Telegraph," was officially opened by Mr.A…

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Dairy Science Schools

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

As showing the progress that has been made in [?] knowledge of [?] it is poluted out by the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture that [?]…

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The Mountain Winter School Children in Open No Funds, Department Says

The Sun · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 3

Strong representations are being made to the Department of Education with regard to the insufficiency of school accommodation at Lawson. The building is much too small for…

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Chess in Schools

Referee · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 15

A correspondent in an English paper recently suggested the teaching of chess as a valuable addition to the curriculum of the public elementary schools, the Weekly Times, London, remarks: "There is this to be…

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The Schools Public Schools Unit: Rugger Season Commences

Referee · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 13

The contest for the schools championship was fought out on the Yarra on Friday and Saturday, when the attendances were 20,000 and 25,000. The Argus touching on the last…

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The Schools. Socks Fou Soldi Kus

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 11

There seems little doubt that the public schools will succeed in finding ten thousand pairs of socks out of the 100,000 wanted by the War Chest by the end of the month…

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Secondary Schools. Result of Revised Syllabus

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 50

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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Our State Schools. the Best in the World?

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 50

Sir,—In the "Sun" of April 22, Mr. James, Minister for Education, is reported to have said: "The education system of New South Wales is the best in the world."…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 14

Teachers are invited to seek information on any question relating to their school work. Correspond since wit be treated confidentially,—ED. C.P…

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The Secondary Schools. the Teaching of History

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 14

This is a subject in which the teacher almost despairs of covering the ground in tho time allotted. There is so much that appears necessary, so much that we feel we…

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School Furniture Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 6

Although the school furniture factory at Drummoyne is working at high pressure, the Education Department finds it difficult to provide an adequate supply of the various articles…

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School Furniture. Catching Up with Demand

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 3

In spite of the fact that the school furniture factory at Drummoyne is working at high pressure the Education Department finds it difficult to provide an adequate supply of the various…

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A Schoolboy Run Over. a Fatal Fall From a Cart

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 4

A nine-year-old schoolboy named Ernest Gregor, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Gregor, of Murwillambah (N.S.W.), fell off his father's bread cart last week, and the…

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A Dairy Science School. a Record at Port Macquarie

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 6

A many [?] was opened at the port Macquarie (N.S.W.) factory on [?] under Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, cheif dairy expert; Mr. A. A. Ramway, [?] Mr. P. G. Ham[?] and Mr. L…

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