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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1918

2,202 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 111

Youthful Athletes. School Sport Reviewed. Swimmers to be Busy

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 2

Swimmers will be busy this week, eight carnivals—five boys and three girls—being [?] for d[?] The fixture list is:— To-day—Sydney Girls High School, at Coogee…

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Bubbling Fountains in Schools. Some Objections

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 7

"Planter writes.—I have read with inter[?] references to the bubbling [?] for the [?] of children attending our pub[?] and also [?] man Red a [?]…

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MISADVENTURES "Coasting" in a Billy-Cart. Sydney Schoolboy Fatally Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 6

While a "billy" cart was travelling at a fast rate down an incline in Newtown (Sydney) on Tuesday afternoon, one of the wheels came off, and the cart collided…

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Patriotic School Children. £200,000 for War Work

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 3

The N.S.W. Minister for Education (Mr. James), speaking at the opening of, a war widow's cottage on Saturday afternoon, said that the public school…

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Swimming. Sydney Grammar School Carnival

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

There was a very large number of spectators at the Domain Baths yesterday, when the Sydney Grammar School's 22nd anunal carnival was held. The proceeds from the function will go towards the cost of a new…

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Cricket. Creat Public Schools

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

On Saturday the Scots College beat St. Ignatinus' College in the G.P.S. competition by an innings and 5 runs. The scores were:—Scots College, 170 (Martin 31, Kennedy 31, Gordon 26, Bruce 20, and Andrews…

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School Athletics Boys and Girls' Swimming Swimming

The Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 7

The P.S.A.A.A. boys' annual swimming events will be held at the Domain Baths to-morrow. Over 600 entries have been received for the several competitions. With such [?]ine swimmers as Keith…

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Schoolboy Swimmers. Carnival at Domain Baths

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 5

The annual [?] arranged [?] AGE CHAM[?]…

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Queensland Sport More Swimming Records: Schools' Slow Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 11

This week the swimming piece de resistance, so far as our schools were concerned, was the Secondary Schools' Championship Carnival, held in the Spring Hill Baths on Thursday…

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The Schools. Two and Two Make Four

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 10

Yesterday afternoon the girl students of the infant section of the Teachers' College gave a demonstration in number work, and hundreds of devices were shown by means of which little…

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Captain Carmichael at Granville. Unveiling School Honor Roll

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 3

Up to date the Parents and Citizens' Association of the William-street, Granville Superior Public School have succeeded In securing the names of over 200 ex-pupils…

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Dominican Convent, Tamworth. Successful Pupils

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 30

In the Leaving Certificate Examination, the results of which were recently published by the Department of Education, the two candidates sent from the Dominican…

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The Primary Schools. the Teaching of English

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 13

To most young people grammar is a subject to be avoided if possible; yet there can be no sound knowledge of English without a good foundation of grammar. In…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 13

[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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St. Augustine's School, Balmain

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 31

The improvements to St. Augustine's School, Balmain, were tarried out by Mr. Brewer, under the supervision of Mr. A. E. Bates (architect). The seats are mostly the…

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Queensland Secondary Schools. Swimming Championships

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 20

One of the most interesting of the swimming fixtures in the metropolitan area was carried through the Municipal Baths Spring Hill, Brisbane (Q.) on Thursday…

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St. Lawrence's Boys' School, Galong. a Fink COLLEGE.z

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 15

In connection with the functions and ceremonies attending the opening of St. Clement's College, the magnificent new Redemptorist Studentate at Galong one of the…

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Marist Brothers' High School. Ex-students Annual Meeting

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Marist Brothers' High School Ex-students' Association was recently heid at the school. There was a good attendance of members. The annual…

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