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Blue Mountains · Schools

Schools, 1928

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The School Cheque for District Hospital

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 4

The President of Katoomba P. and C. Association (Mr. H. Lloyd) reported to his co-workers, on Monday evening, that in reply to the…

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Urgent Repairs At Katoomba School Department Marking Time

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 2

At the P. and 0, meeting held last Monday evening, the headmaster (Mr.G.Porter) stated that the he had been asked by the Department to…

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Problem of the Sexes Should Boys and Girls Be Separated at School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 2

At a recent meeting of Katoomba Parents and Citizens Association during the discussion about the proposed elevation of the local…

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The High School at Field Play

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 5

There was no competition match yesterday, so C. Blick and B. McGregor picked sides. Material was on the lean side, nine aside,…

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School of Arts Finances Sound the Cleaning Problem

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 3

There was a good muster of committeemen at Monday's meeting of Katoomba School of Arts. Mr. H. Lotinga was in the char, in the…

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School of Arts Monthly Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 4

Mr. S. Scandrill, vice-president, was in the chair for the monthly meeting of the Blackheath School of Arts, an apology having been…

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Primary School Estimates to Be Furnished

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 5 June 1928 · page 2

Mr. Hamilton Knight, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Under-Secretary of Education; in connection with recent representations…

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School Cot

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 6

The committee of the B.M.D.A.M. Hospital has agreed to the suggestion of the Parents and Citizens' Association in connection with the…

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Epic Elights Pictures for the School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 6

The Katoomba Parents and Citizens' Association is to make investigations with the object of obtaining two excellent pictures relating…

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Are They Shy ? High School Students

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 1

A problem which confronted the Katoomba Parents and Citizens' Association, at its meeting on Monday night, was why the High School…

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School of Arts £164 Rates Due

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 1

Matters were quiet at Monday's meeting of katoomba School of Arts. Nothing was transacted under the head of general business, and the…

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School of Arts Resignations of Trustees

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Blackheath School of Arts was held on Friday evening, the President, Mr. H. F. Mack, in the chair…

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Old Girls' Re-union From Stratford School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 1

Stratford School, Lawson, now taken over by the Church of England Cottnell, held a re-union of its old girls, on Monday evening last,…

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Katoomba High School Shire's Ready Support

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 1

The letter from the Katoomba Parents and Citizens' Association, inclosing a petition to the Minister for Education to have the…

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Katoomba High School Support of Local Bodies

The Blue Mountain Echo · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 1

At the usual monthly meeting of the parents and Citizens' Association, held last night, communications were received from Katoomba Council and…

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The High School

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 6

Mr. Hamillon Knight, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Education:-"in response to your personnel repr[?]n…

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Localisms Our School of Arts

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 2

It is an institution of which the town should be Justly proud. Else where, Sec. Christic notifies that the annual meeting is called for…

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School Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 5

On Thursday afternoon, the boys of Katoomba School found new combinations. The lads who travel to and from School per train, played…

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One for the Teacher

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 3

A Mountains school lencher, on his way home, on Monday, stopped to have a [?] to a well-known fow[?]ncler, who was holding forth oil…

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School Sports

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 2

Yesterday was busy for the athletic section of Katoomba [?]. H. School, Both the Soccer and Rugby teams tested their skill and strength…

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