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Blue Mountains · Schools

Schools, 1921

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Getting Together High School's Self Help

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 4

Tired of departmental inactivity and promises unfulfilled, the Katoomba High School, including the P. and C. Association, principal staff…

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Winter Schools for Farmers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 3

Arrangements have been made for the annual Winter school for farmers to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from June 21 to…

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School Notes

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 2

The quarterly examinations are approaching. Then comes the mid-water vacation…

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High School Matches

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 2

The High School football competition was continued last week. When the Navy Blue team defeated the Cardinals by 13 to 9. In the match…

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Keeping Ahead Katoomba School of Arts Impending Improvements

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 3

Tangible evidence of the sustained progress of the Katoomba School of Arts was submitted at the last committee meeting. It consisted of a…

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At the High School Pars From a Parent

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 5

An enthusiastic parent dropped in at the High School on Wednesday, and found everybody as busy as bees with little time for a visitor…

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Students' Council at the High School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 5

On Friday afternoon last a concert was given at the High School by students, assisted by a few friends. The object was to raise funds for the…

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Big School Sports Quarterly Tests Birthday Honors

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 5

Prince of Wales Birthday marked an epoch in the history of the Katoomba High School. In the morning, the united schools were…

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Local and General Katoomba and Elsewhere School of Arts Snooker

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 4

It has been found necessary to extend the closing date for the big snooker tournament at the Katoomba School of Arts to Julyh 11. Owing…

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Katoomba High School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 1

In spite of the wet weather during April and May, the attendance at the I.H. School, Katoomba, was well maintained during the June quarter…

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Random Notes "Breaking" the School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 8

One of the coolest "robberies" which has ever taken place has just leaked out from Newcastle way. A two-up school was raided by two…

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Inter-school Matches

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 4

Last Saturday morning, two football teams from the Intermediate High School, Randwick, visited Katoomba, to play teams from the local…

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The Philatelic Club at the High School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 6

The annual meeting of the above club revealed a very encouraging first year's operations. Miss M. M. Robertson (president) presided…

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High School Sports

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 5

The school color football competition was continued yesterday. The match between Blue and Gold and the Cardinals was a very good game…

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Woman Teachers Farming

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

The splendid work of Mrs. Cameron in preparing the boys at Arncliffe public school for the land has been brought under the notice of…

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Booming ! Blackheath School of Arts

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the above institution was held on Wednesday evening, in the presence of a good attendance…

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School of Arts Committee Sits Late

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 5

There was a good attendance at the last meeting of the Katoomba School of ARts committee, presided over by Mr. A.M. Soper (president)…

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Housed in Rough Huts Leura's School Camp New Site Selected

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 September 1921 · page 7

"There are usually three or four person on the ground housed in rude huts, under far from satisfactory sanitary conditions."…

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Katoomba High School Violin Class

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 6

Names (reading left to right). Front Row (sitting): Norma Wilson, G. Taylor, C. Whitehead, W. Barrell, M. Carter…

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High School Violin Class Honor to Whom

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 1

A Wentworth Falls mother appreciates a good thing. She written:—Knowing what interest you do, and always have taken in the fold and…

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