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Blue Mountains · Schools

Schools, 1920

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Katoomba School of Arts. a Busy Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the committee was held on Monday evening. Present President Lotinga (in the chai), Vice-President Counsell…

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Katoomba District School. Changes in Teaching Staff. Attendance Increasing

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 7

The Katoomba District School reopened after the holidays under very happy auspices. In the High School, there are some changes and…

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Blackheath School of Arts. Financial Poser for Committees

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 8

All the committeemen were present at Monday's meeting of the Blackheath School of Arts, when the President, Ald. W. Laws, occupied…

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Katoomba School of Arts

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 7

The regular monthly meeting of the Committee of the institute was held on Monday evening. Messrs. Small, Wallace, Willmett, Counsell,…

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District School Carnival At the Swimming Baths. G. Hawke, Champion

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 3

For the previous fortnight, two bright lads, Masters Hawke and Campbell canvassed the town for prizes for a swimming carnival…

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Katoomba School of Arts. Librarian Resigns Improvements Mooted

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 2

Mr H. Lotinga (President) occupied the chair at Monday's committee meeting, and Mossrs McFaria[?], Davies, Wootton. Crawford, Smythe,…

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Teachers' Federation. Blue Mountains Branch. Successfully Formed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

A brunch of the above Federation was formed on Saturday last with headquartors at Kutoomba, and will be known as "The Blue Mountains…

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Katoomba District School Primary Department. Quarterly Examinations

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 8

Mr A. J. Reynolds, headmaster of the above school, is well satisfied with the progress of the pupils over the opening quarter of the new year…

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Lifting the Burden. School of Arts Finances. Council to Subsidise

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 3

When the School of Arts' letter, pointing out the financial burden it had been carrying in having to pay rates for so many yours was too…

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Our School of Arts. Lights that Failed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

On the reading of the minutes at the regular monthly committee meeting on Holiday evening, President Lotinga read an extract from the Smith sheet grossly…

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Winter School for Farmers What Department Offers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 8

Arrangements have been made for the annual Winter School for Farmers, to he held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from 15th June…

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Student Teachers' Visit Gathering at Glenbrook. Garnering Knowledge

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 8

During the last three weeks 55 students of the Teachers' College have been in residence at Glenbrook. The object of their visit is…

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An Experienced Teacher

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 7

Mr, John Thornton, associate of the Royal College of Organists, whose advertisement appears today, has been connected with the…

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Red, White and Blue. Lessons of Empire. Katoomba School Celebrations

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 2

Seven hundred children marched in orderly squads and took up post in the Town Hall on Monday morning. They came from the District…

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Winter School for Farmers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 7

Applications for admission to the annual Winter School for Farmers and for the special poultry farming course, to be held at Hawkesbury…

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Still Sizzling School of Acts Librarian Was Press Report Correct?

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 5

The reverberations of the explosion caused by the appointment of the katoomba School of Arts libration has not yet died out…

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A Good Spend School of Arts-Decision £50 for Worth-while Books

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 2

Somewhat recently the Town Council at the request of the Katoomba School of Arts, granted a subsidy of £75. By this…

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School of Arts Catering for Cueists Newspaper Peculation

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 2

Messrs. G. James, Soper, Goldstein, Willmott, Counsell, McFarlane, Greenwood, Bell, Watlace and Small (Secretary) attended Monday night's…

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Blackheath School of Arts the Annual Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 8

The annual meeting of members of the Blackheath School of Arts was held on Wednesday, when the Secretary's report (a lengthy…

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Leura School of Arts In Queer Street Business Men to the Rescue

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 2

The old alage, "A possession is not treasured until it is lost," is being exemplified in the case of the Loura Literary Institute, the life of…

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