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Schools, 1938

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Empire Day Annual Demonstration at Mount Victoria Public School

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 2

The annual demonstration for Empire Day was loyally carried out at Mount Victoria, in spite of the inclement weather conditions…

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Blackheath Public School

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 3

At Blackheath Public School Blaxland, Lawson, and Wentworth's great feat was celebrated in the playground. The…

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Honouring the Explorers 125Th Anniversary of Crossing the Blue Mountains School Children Celebrate Historic Achievement

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 3

Tuesday, 31st May, being the anniversary of the completion of the crossing of the Blue Mountains, the children of the…

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Crossing of the Blue Mountains Recognition by Wentworth Falls School Pupils

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 4 June 1938 · page 3

A very interesting morning was spent at the School on Wednesday, 31st May,, when reference was made to the crossing of the Blue…

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Mount Victoria Public School Visit to Mount York

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 2

On May 31, the pupils of rourth, fifth and sixth classes in the Mount Victoria Public School, under the charge of their teacher, were…

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Sunday School Examinations

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 2

The Methodist Sunday School examinations will be held right throughout New South Wales, starting from Tuesday evening next, at…

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Katoomba School Column Blue Mountains Grossing Celebrations at the High School

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

On Tuesday, May 31, Katoomba High School pupils assembled in the playground to celebrate the, 125th anniversary of the crossing of the…

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High School Average Attendance at Katoomba Below Requirements

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 1

Mr. J. Jackson, M.L.A, has forwarded the following letter received from the Minister for Education:—…

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Katoomba School of Arts New Books

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 1

"Return of a Heroine," C. Steen; "Red Walls," P. Turnbull; "Portrait of a Lady," E. Smith; "Sideways Through Borneo," J…

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Springwood News Painting School of Arts

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 4

The painting and repairing of the Springwood School of Arts has been approved by the B.M. shire Council…

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School Boy Injured

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 3

Whilst running across Katoomba Street near its junction with Gang Gang Street, Barry Farrell, aged 6, chanced to look behind him and,…

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Katoomba Public School Column Abolition of the Primary Final Examination

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

The Minister for Education has announced recently the abolition of the Primary Final Examination-- the test that was given at the end…

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High School Katoomba Footballers Visit Sydney

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

On Saturday, June 11, the Katoomba boys of the first-grade football team travelled to Sydney to play a match against the…

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School Uniform

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

Although a decided improvement was shown in adherence to uniform after the first few months of last term, it has been noticed lately…

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School Uniform (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 1

Sir,--I note by your Tuesday's School Column that the Sports mistress notices carelessness in school girls' attire…

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B.m. Teachers' Federation Forthcoming Conference at Katoomba Inspector Keller's Address

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

On Saturday morning, in the Katoomba Intermediate High School, a meeting of the Blue Mountains Branch of the Teachers' Federation…

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Sunday School of 10,000 the Postal Sunday School Movement

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 3

We, as Australians, take a pride in the spaciousuess of our land. Many of our settlers have their homes at great distances from…

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Katoomba School Column Workers' Educational Association

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 2

An attempt is being made to form a branch of the Workers' Educational Association at Katoomba…

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Mothers Club Pet Show to Be at School Grounds

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 1

The paragraph in Tuesday's paper referring to the annual Pet-Show organised by the Katoomba Mothers' Club stated…

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Departmental Apathy School Children Shiver in Open Shied Teaching Under Difficulties

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 3

For the past three days, with the thermometer round the 49 mark, a class of fifty boys at the Katoomba Primary School has been obliged to endure the discomforts of Winter under primitive housing conditions which not only render…

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