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Schools, 1918

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Kempsey. Annual School Concert

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 32

The annual entertainment in connection with the convent school, Kempsey, took place on December 12 at the Victoria Theatre, and was an unqualified success, for…

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Marengo. Convent School Concert

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 33

The annual convent school concert held on Thursday, 20th ult., was a record. The hall was packed, and the programme was received with enthusiasm. The whole…

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Irish History in Our Schools Is It Neglected?

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 20

Sir,—I was lately present at a school break-up, and witnessed the usual distribution of prizes. A prize was given for Australian history; a prize was given for…

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Religions Teaching in Schools

Watchman · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 5

The following over gentle reply to Dr. Mannix appeared in a recent issue of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph":— Sir,—In the course of his…

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Schools for Girls

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 2

Murwillumbah wrote to Aunt Merry thought recently asking her to recommend a suitable boarding school for his daughter…

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Education in the Bush Difficulties Faced by the Settler. a Subsidised School

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 2

Whitton (N.S.W.) tells me that his Children have been prevented from attending school by flood water and he does not think that the rivers will be…

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Waratah. Convent School Concert

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 6

The pupils of the Dominican Convent School, Mayfield, gave an entertainment on Wednesday, 12th ult., in the Waratah School of Arts, in the presence of a very…

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Wagga. St. Michael's High School. Distribution of Prizes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 13

The annual demonstration and distribution of prizes in connection with St. Michael's High School, Wagga, conducted by the Christian Brothers, was held in the…

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The Brave Children of Rheims. Champagne Cellars As Schools. From the Days of the First Bombardment. Paris, September 30

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 32

Lying before me is the diary of a school inspector, M. Forsant, who was stationed at Rheims before the war, and who continued, under the bombs, to keep over one…

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Convent School, Deniliquin. Annual Concert and Prize Distribution

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 41

One of the most enjoyable functions in Deniliquin during the year is the annual concert and distribution of prizes of the ?local convent school. It was held this year…

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Where Holidays End. Have the Children to School on Opening Day

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 17

"There go the Devers," remarked one of the summer vacationists, as an automobile moved over the crest of the hill. "That's the third cottage closed this week."…

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Gilgandra. Convent School Concert

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 45

The children attending St. Joseph's Convent School, Gilgandra, gave a most successful concert at that thriving town. The large hall, registered to hold 1000 people, was well…

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Gundagai. Convent School Concert

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 45

The annual break-up and distribution of prizes in connection with tho convent school, Gundagai, took place on Wednesday of last week, in the presence of a number of parents…

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St. Benedict's Girl's School

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 26

At the recent speed examination held in connection with the Incorporated Phonographic Society, all the candidates presented from the above school were successful, five…

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Public School Tenders

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

The [?] has accepted the following [?] Waters [?] T. Ross, [?]…

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Tar-paving a School Yard

The Land · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

At a meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council a communication was received from the Department of Education stating that the Minister had authorised…

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A School by Killed. Knocked Down by Motorcar

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

A schoolboy named Glenworth Granthged thirteen years,. residing in Puddington, Sydney, was knocked down by a motor car in Oxford-street, Paddington,…

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A Fine School Record. Special Offer to Parents of Girls

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 8

Bracing mountain air and careful attention to the physical as well as the mental well-being of the girls at St. Hilda's Grammar School, Katoomba, produce…

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The Child's Future Careers in the Making the Great Public Schools of Sydney

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 8

Upon the choice of a school for the child the future of the man may depend, so parents cannot too strongly be urged to give every care to the matter of…

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No Exemptions Wanted. New Zealand Teachers. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

The New Zealand Education Institute, at its annual conference, negatived without debate a proposal that the department take steps towards the exemption from military…

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