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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1918

2,202 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 111

Youthful Athletes. School Sport Reviewed. Arrangements for Football

Evening News · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 6

The ballot for elective office-bearers of the Public Schools A.A.A. resulted as follows:—Vice-presidents Miss L. M. Perry, Messrs J. H. Strong. A. G. Gorden S. R. Davidson, W. J…

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A Country School, Shelter for the Youngsters

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 8

Bathurst (N.S.W.) complains that owing to a lack of weather-shed accommodation at a district school, the pupils are often drenched during the. wet weather, there…

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The School Child Some Questions Answered the Ways of the Education Department

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 8

Gundy (N.S.W.) desires to know whether the teacher of a public school is entitled to give a seven-year-old child twelve "cuts" of the cane on the hand…

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"Hi! Mister" Schoolboy to Governor-General MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 2

The Governor-General, while motoring between Warrnambool and Port Fairy on Monday, was stopped on the road at Dennington by a body of school children. After they had…

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Athletics Some School Boys and Their Ways on the Mark

Referee · Wednesday 1 May 1918 · page 8

The annual meeting of the N.S.W. Amateur Athletic Association will be held at the Sports' Club, Hunter-street, City, to-morrow evening, 2nd inst…

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School Sport in Australia The South Australian Championships: Many Events Won by One Competitor Primitive Methods of Starting in the Running Events: Changes Needed

Referee · Wednesday 1 May 1918 · page 9

Our old friend, Walker Miles, sends along the following report of the Intercollegiate games in Adelaide, on 20th inst., and it will doubtless be read with…

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The Schools. The Carmichael Thousand

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 May 1918 · page 11

Captain Carmichael, M.C., has completed his work of raising a fresh battalion, and will bravely march the gallant band to the Victoria Barracks to-day. How many of the…

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S. P. School Collections

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Wednesday 1 May 1918 · page 3

The total amounts subscribed by the Mosman Superior Public School to the Red Cross Day Fund were…

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Recreation Grounds at Schools. Insufficient Accommodation at Bathurst

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 May 1918 · page 13

The residents of Bathurst consider that the playing-grounds attached to the various schools are too small, and a meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association was held last week…

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Schools' Tennis Tourney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 May 1918 · page 34

The New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association, in conjunction with the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, are doing all they can to make the second annual…

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School Children & Kotos Cars

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1918 · page 2

Under the above caption the Local Government writer in the "S.M. Herald" has the following pungent remarks:—"Given a school, and in front of it a tourist road…

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Father Dowling Memorial School

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 31

The subscription list in connection with the Father Dowling Memorial School will appear in next issue…

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William-street Poor School Fete

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 30

On Tuesday night, at 8 o'clock, there will be a meeting at the Bible Hall to make arrangements for the holding of the fete in connection with the William-street Poor…

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Lord Morley on Convent Schools. Why Protestant Parents Like Them

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 8

Lord Morley, in his "Recollections," gives a pleasing impression of visits pa[?] to schools in Dublin under the care of nuns, He was fr[?]kly delighted, and perhaps…

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Note on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 12

Teachers are invited to seek information on any question relating to their school work. Correspondence will lie treated confidentially.—Ed. C.P.]…

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New School and Parish Hall. Opened at Nowra

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 20

The new convent school and parish hall at Nowra was opened on Sunday, April 21, by his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney. The attendance was large. The collection…

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Bishop Gallagher at Grenfell. Blesses New Convent School

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 40

His Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Gallagher, Bishop of Goulburn, was accorded an enthusiastic reception on the occasion of his recent visit to Grenfell to bless and open…

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Political Economy. to Be Taught in Schools

The Australian Worker · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 15

The teaching of the principles of political economy is, if the ideals of the Minister for Education be realised, to be part of the future curriculum of Queensland…

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A Corpse in a Water-hole. Cruesome Discovery by School Children

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 4

The body of a man, afterwards identified as John R, M'Jannett, was found by a party of school children in a water-hole at Kedron (O.) [?]early this week. The…

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Mortdale School Bazaar

The Propeller · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 1

An impromptu bazaar was arranged by the teachers of the Mortdale Public-school last Thursday afternoon to further augment…

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