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Schools, 1918

2,202 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 111

School Shortage

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1918 · page 19

Pupils turned away for lack of accommodation, and only an expressed hope that there will be enough money available during the coming year to satisfy the pressing…

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Madame Ada Baker's Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 5

At the King's Hall to-morrow a vocal recital will be given by Misses Frances Godley (soprano), Dorothy Gill (mezso-soprano), and Trixie Hall (contralto), from the studio of Madame Ada Baker, in…

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Youthful Athletes. School Sport Reviewed. The Interstate Cricket Tour

Evening News · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 2

The visit of the Queenslanders was a success, much of which is due to the ent[?] of Messrs. Schrader, Searle, Waddington, Cameron, and Storrier. Except last Saturday, the vagaries of the weather did…

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Tommy Hanley Gives a Night Pupils and Other Show : Lively and Clever Work

Referee · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 9

A thoughtful correspondent sends along the following report of an interesting evening's entertainment. I was, unfortunately, not able to attend myself…

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The Schools. Amalgamation of Teachers Associations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 6

During Easter Week a conference of delegates from seventy branches of the N. S. W. Teachers' Association was held, in Sydney to consider a scheme for amalgamating the many…

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Great Public Schools' Regatta

Referee · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 10

The 25th annual regatta of the A.A.A. of the Great Public Schools of N.S.W. will be decided on the Parramatta River this afternoon. Of all the sporting activities at the schools…

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Sculler Tom Clifford Accidentally Killed Career of Lake Illawarra Veteran: Rival of Ned Trickett and Harry Pearce, Sen : All Schools' Races on the Parramatta River To-day

Referee · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 10

Word reached Sydney just after we had gone to Press last week that Mr. Tom Clifford, aged 67 years, had been accidentally killed on the Canterbury Road, Unanderra, South Coast, on…

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Victorian Schools' Rowing

Referee · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 16

The eight-oar race for the championship of the Victorian schools will take place on the Henley course on the Upper Yarra on May 10 and 11. Scotch College and Melbourne…

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The Schools Head of the River Contest This Afternoon

Referee · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 16

The biggest sporting event in the programme of the Great Public Schools will be held on the Parramatta River this afternoon. Cricketers and footballers who achieved great names at…

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Interstate Schools' Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 5

The Queensland schoolboy cricketers have gone back with but one victory to their credit. In the opening match they scored 117 against Primary Schools' three for 196 (Paull 105)…

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Rowing. Great Public Schools Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 13

The Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales will-held the twenty-fifth annual championship regatta on the Parramatta River to-day. The principal race—the championship eights—will…

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German Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 10

In the last report of the Education Department of South Australia. Inspector Darke speaks out about the Lutheran schools in his district. He says that the residents are…

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G.p. Schools' Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 10

The G.P.S. fifth annual regatta will be held on the Parramatta River this afternoon. The function promises to provide some keen racing, as all crows have trained hard. C. of E…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 18

[Teachers are invited to seek information on any question relating to their school work. Correspondent will be treated confidentially.—Ed. C.P.] Examinations in Music…

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The Secondary Schools. Our Books

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 18

There are still a few sad cries for texts, without which serious preparation for examinations is not possible. Teachers should learn by experience that it is no good…

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Father Dowling Memorial School, Mascot

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 34

A large gathering is expected at Mascot on Sunday afternoon, at 3.30, when his Grace the Archbishop will bless and lay the foundation stone of the new school, to…

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Father Dowling Memorial School

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 26

The many friends and admirers of that gifted priest, the late Father P. Dowling, will learn "with pleasure that steps axe being taken to perpetuate his memory…

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Great Public Schools Championship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 9

Much interest was manifested in the championship meeting of the Great Public Schools' Athletic Association yesterday on the Parramatta River. In the championship event the race was a ding-dong one all the…

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Hostels for School Girls First at Goulburn

The Sun · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 6

Mr. James, Minister for Education, has gone to Goulburn to open a hostel for girls. It is the first establishment of the kind in New South Wales, and its object is to…

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Schoolboys Mainly Gossip About the Queenslanders

Arrow · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

Five matches in eight days was a big strain for the Queensland schoolboys, and they are to be complimented on the way they played the game, especially as they were on the losing…

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