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Blue Mountains · Schools

Schools, 1920

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Visiting Teachers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 4

Mr. R. G. Cameron, of the University, who has about 100 budding school teachers gaining practical experience at the East-end of the…

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School of Arts Librarian Diggers Revive Appointment

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 4

Apparently the Katoomba sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League is bent on pushing the matter of the appointment of Ilbraian to the local…

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High School Tennis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 2

The big thing in school toun[?] High Schools Championship—has now been decided, and victors and vanquished have left the trysting…

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Our School of Arts Sub-Committees Appointed New Members Welcomed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 5

The first meeting of the new committee was held on Monday evening when Mr. A. M. Soper (the new president) occupied the chair, and…

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Leura School of Arts Annual Meeting Election of Officers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the above institution was held on Thursday night with a very small attendance. The president, Mr. C.L. Dash,…

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Teachers' Federation Educationists in Conference

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

The Blue Mountains branch of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation met on Saturday in the Katoomba district school. The inspector in charge of…

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One of the Old School a Link of the Past

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 6

Over the past 30 years the Press of the line Mountains has been indebted to Mr. Harry Peckaman for many an interesting item, especially…

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Why Sink? Vacation Swimming School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 5

It is the intention of the Department to council another swimming school at Katoomba during the next Chrlstmas vacation, provited the…

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Medical Attention in Schools

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 8

In reply to a letter from the Bathurst P. and C. Association, bringing under notice certain aspects of the medical work of the…

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Mid-week Activities. High school v, Blackheath

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 5

The High School registered another drubbing on Wednesday against Blackbeath on the latter's wicket, The High School opened first and made 59,…

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Teachers' Federation B.M. Branch Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 4

On Saturday morning, the Blue Mountains branch of the Teachers' Federation met in the District School, Katoomba. Mr. A. J…

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Understaffed School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 6

"Father of Nine" rolls up his sleeves on behalf of the Springwood Public School, thus:— Sir,—For too long has the…

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Golden Opportunity Vacation Swimming School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 3

The Education Department has decided to hold another vacation swimming school during the Christmas vacation, should the number of…

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Comments and Criticisms On the School Essays

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 1

With a view always to the welfare of young Katoombans, an "Echo" representative interviewed the Rev. Ivan S. stebbins, who adjudicated on…

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School Cushion

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 4

Mrs. W. Halls, of Park Street, is the winner of the handsome cushion art-unioned in connection with the Intermediate High School prize fund,…

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St. Canice's School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 4

St. Canice's School fete was opened on Wednesday last by his Worship the Mayor of Katoomba, in the School Hall, adjoining St…

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Primary Department Intermediate High School Successful Students

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 7

Folowing last week's list of successful scholars in the High School department of the above Institution, the headmaster, Mr. A.J. Reynolds…

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Successful Music Teacher

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 1

Out of seven pupils presented by Mr. Eric Goggle, of Lawson, at the recout Sydney College of Music examinations, seven passed. The…

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After Six Years Public School Students Take Up the Thread

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 2

During war time students attending schools under the Department of Public Instruction retrained from accepting the usual awards presented…

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St. Canice's School Successful Entertainment Sisters Good Work

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 4

It is somewhere about only four months ago that the Sisters of St. Joseph took charge of the educational destiny of the children…

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