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Schools, 1918

2,202 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 111

High School's Good Work

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 6

The results recently published of the Intermediate Examination show that Parramatta High School is maintaining the high standard reached in previous years…

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School Changes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

Recent changes in the staff of the Lidcombe public school are:-Miss Tamar Meldrum, assistant, girls department, removed to Kegworth. Her successor is…

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This Week's Stories Schoolitis

The Mirror · Sunday 17 February 1918 · page 16

A small boy came to his mother one morning and said: "Mother, I don't fed will." "I'm very sorry to hear that," said his mother. "Where do you feel the worst?"…

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King and Schoolboys Address on Patriotism London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 5

The King and Queen yesterday opened a large London boys' school. The King informally addressed the scholars with great earnestness…

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Patriotic School Children. £200,000 for War Work

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. James (Minister for Education). in his address during the opening of a war widow's, cottage on Saturday afternoon, stated that the public school children bad contributed over ' £200,000 towards the various patriotic funds…

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Youthful Athletes. School Sport Reviewed. Swimming Carnivals

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

The Council of the public Schools A.A.A. has decided to hold the boys' championship swimming cernival at the Domain Baths, on March 30. A meeting will be held at the P [?] A.A.A. form this afternoon at 4.30…

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Sydney School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was held last night. Mr. R. B. Barton, who pieslded, said that considerable renovations had been effected by the…

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Bursaries. Tenable at Secondary Schools. Metropolitan Awards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 8

The Bursary Endowment Board has decided to award 360 bursaries this year, tenable at secondary schools for the full course leading to the leaving certificate. Of this number,…

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School Athletics Olympus to Be Organised interesting Boxing Crews for G.P.S. Regatta Schools' Olympus

The Sun · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 7

Mr. James (Minister for Education) stated yesterday that he would take steps in a few days to organise a schools' Olympus. Sportamasters of the different schools, outside the P.S.A.A.A., will be…

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"Hello, Car!" Greeting From Teachers at Front Ex-minister's Experience

The Sun · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 5

"It was a frequent experience in France to meet a soldier who, recognising me, said, 'Hello, Car! don't you remember me? I was a teacher at So-and-so,' said Captain…

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The Schools. Teachers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 5

At 10 o'clock on Saturday morning the council of the Teachers' Association will form a deputation to the Minister, to present the resolutions carried by the Christmas Conference…

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School Sport P.s.a.a.a. Representative Cricket Match

Referee · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 12

The Combined High and Primary Schools' cricket team to meet the N.S.W.G.A. Second Grade eleven at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, commencing at 10.30 a.m., consists of…

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Cessnock Girls' School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 8

The new Girls' School now being erected at Cessnock will be a brick building on reinforced concrete footings, two stories high. The upper floor will be constructed of…

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Rowing. Great Public Schools' Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 9

The annual regatta of the great public schools will be held on Parramatta River on April 10. The races to be rowed will be as usual championship eights and champion fours for…

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Catholic and State Schools. Result of Examinations

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 27

If there was any one point more than another on which the advocates of purely secular education might have considered themselves safe in prophesying, it was that the…

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Our "Gentlemen Catholics." What's Wrong with Our Schools?

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 26

During the past few weeks our columns have recorded the successes of the Catholic schools in the public examinations. Under the [?] tuition of the teaching brothers…

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Patrician Brothers' School, Redfern

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 29

Through a mistake in the entries for the Intermediate examination, the names of John Francis Larkin (1b 2b 3b 4b), and Michael Loo Scollen (lb 3b 4b 5b), were…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 15

[Teachers are invited to seek information on any question relating to their school work. Correspondence wil be treated confidentially…

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The Primary Schools. the Teaching of English

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 15

Teachers find one of their greatest difficulties lies in getting the children to express themselves with any degree of ease. Even when they are in full possesion of…

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Primary School Bursaries. Metropolitan Awards

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 21

The Bursary Endowment Board has decided to award 360 bursaries this year, tenable at secondary schools for the full course leading to the Leaving Certificate. Of this…

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