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Schools, 1918

2,202 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 111

Pitt Row School Picnic

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 5

On Saturday Pitt Row Parents and Citizens' Association gave the scholars a picnic to celebrate Umpire Day. The children assembled at 11 and each received…

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High School Notes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 11

The effort made by Parramatta High School for the Victory Premium Fund has so fa resulted in ove £30 being raised. This means that the school will probably…

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Rowing Queensland Schools' Championship Brisbane

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 June 1918 · page 2

The All Schools' four-car championship of Queensland was decided in City Reach, Brisbane River, and resulted in a victory for Southport College, (C. R. Dixon stroke, S. Sparkes 3. T…

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Catholic Schools

The Sun · Sunday 2 June 1918 · page 9

Waverley College and Riverview firsts" met last Thursday. Waverley won by 9 to nil. Waverley firsts (11) beat the firsts of the M.B.H.S., Darlinghurst (3) and Waverley…

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Pupils' Recital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 June 1918 · page 3

The annual recital of the pupils of Miss ida Gough took place in St. James' Hall, Phillip-street, and was largely attended. The proceeds are to po to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children. The young…

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Tonic Sol-fa in Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 June 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Education has arranged to received a deputation of advocates of the Tonic Sol-fa system of teaching singing in schools at the Education Department. Bridge Street, at…

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Youthful Athletes. School Sport Reviewed. Success of Girls' Field Day

Evening News · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 2

The girls field day, at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday last, was an unqualified [?]. Miss R. Elltott, general hon, secretary sports sub-bomariton, in to be congratulated on the completeners of…

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High Schools Sports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 8

The [?] ju[?] completed resulted:- FOOTBALL. Rugby Union.—First Grade: North Sydney 10 [?] Parramatta ni[?]: Fort-street 14 points[?] Technical [?]…

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Hairdresser's Bankruptcy Principally Through Gambling Two-up School at Rozelle

The Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 5

"The cause of my bankruptcy was principally through gambling," said John Thomas Clarke to Mr. C. F. W. Lloyd, official assignee, in the Bankruptcy Court to-day…

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School Athletics Baseball for Girls S.G.S. Beaten by St. Joseph's Honor for Newington Presbyterian Ladies' Colleges

The Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 7

At the beginning of this year the Presbyterian Ladles Colleges, Croydon and' Pymble, decided to include baseball in the games. The girls are most enthusiastic over the sport, and some are brilliant…

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School Agriculture. Elephant Grass Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 3

At a few country schools, the masters of which take an interest in agriculture, good work is being done in experiment plots. These serve the dual purpose of directing the minds…

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World's Boxing News and COMMENT Edited by W.F. Corbett. Peter Jackson's Great Pupils BILLY McCARTHY, Steve O'donnell, Tom Taylor, Dan Hickey, Billy Smith, Martin Denny & CO. Peter's Horror and Dread of Snakes : Highly Exciting Incidents Chapter Xvii.—copyright.)

Referee · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 12

I omitted mentioning in the previous chapter, when referring to the Peter Jackson-Buffalo Costello bout, that the late Mr.W. W. (Bill) Naughton, then sporting editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, but who subsequently filled a similar position in connection with the San Francisco Examiner for…

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Schoolboys Help Soldiers

Evening News · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 3

A contingent of senior lads from the Newtown Superior Public School every Friday afternoon, accompanied by a member of the staff taken in order from a roster, travel to…

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Schools St. Joseph's College Leading in Rugger

Referee · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 7

Followers of Schools' Rugger have had two very interesting games in succession. First Sydney Grammar School defeated The' King's School and shared with…

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Lawn Tennis Schoolboy Champion in N.s. Wales

Referee · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 7

After an interval of four weeks, to allow the Red Cross Carnival, including the State championships, to be played off, the Sydney badge matches were…

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Q'lnd Sport Keen Rugger : Schools' Rowing Championship

Referee · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 11

All roads led to the Brisbane Cricket Ground on Saturday—for the amateur sporting man—and the League once more proved what a success it can make of…

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"Good Luck to You" Troops March Through City Lack of Cheering School Boys' Example

The Sun · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 5

Sydney people have yet to learn to cheer. To-day's march of the troops through the city was witnessed almost in silence by thousands. There was plenty of hand-clapping…

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The Schools. The Bush School

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 11

When the next suburban deputation waits upon the Minister to ask for a new school at Newville, because the local youngsters have to travel three-quarters of a mile, they will…

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