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Schools, 1920

2,398 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 120

Teacher Attacked Department to Take Action

Evening News · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 1

At the meeting of the Teachers Federation Council this morning Mr. Jacog mentioned the fact that a teacher in a metropolitan school had been most…

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Teachers' Federation Minister and Salaries

Evening News · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 6

The president of the N. S. W. Public School Teachers' Federation (Mr. E. Dash), reported to the council that the Minister for Education was willing to…

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Kogarah Evening Continuation School

The St George Call · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 6

Mr. H. H. Laird, B.A., LL.B., headmaster of the above school, desires to notify parents and old pupils that school opens on Monday, 1st March,…

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Serious Sport Equipment of Schools Some Sydney Needs America's Example

The Sun · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 4

Re your article "Serious sport" on February 1, and Mr. F. W. Dunn's reply thereto on February 12. may I crave space to say that, knowing the splendid…

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Going to School

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 15

On one side we hear "mistresses" complaining of the poor quality of domestic service; on the other side, spectacled professors explain that the…

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Charges Against Schoolteacher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 14

Kenneth Roy Gordon Mackay, 20, a school teacher, appeared before Mr. Gale, at the Central Police Court, yesterday, and was charged with committing a serious offence against a girl at Gladesville on February 5. Two…

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The Point of View Letters to the Editor The King's School

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. Walterus Brown (Chatswood): It may interest old boys of The King's School to know that the enlarged photograph of the late headmaster, Mr…

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New Sunday School Hall

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 February 1920 · page 1

Lady Fairfax yesterday afternoon laid the foundation stone of the new Congregational Sunday School Hall on the Jersey-road, Woollahra. The Rev. C…

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Young Athletes Sport in the Schools Newington College

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 2

Five member of last year's first eleven of Newongton College will be missing this season They are Walker Law [?] Simpson and Orchard Despite the loss of these good…

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Fort-street-high School a Record in Exams

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 7

The results of the last intermediate examination show that the Fort-street Boys' High School (Mr. A.J. Kilgour B A LLB headmaster) passed five…

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Congregational Work. New Jersey-road Sunday School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 6

With the same trowel and mallet as were used by the Hon. John Fairfax, M.L.C., in laying the foundation-stone of the Jersey-road Congregational Church in 1875 Lady Failfax…

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Fine Bowling Primary Schools Cricket Several Do Tee Hat Thick

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 3

There were some remarkably fine bowling performances in the Public Schools A.A.A. competitions. The result were:— FIRST GRADE…

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The School Garden Stimulating an Interest in Agriculture. a Grafton Enterprise

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 3

An old friend of the "Farmer and Settler," who is also an occasional contributor to its columns, Mr. W. Ager, of Trafalgar, Clarence River, writes:—…

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School Sport G.p.s. Regatta Boom in Swimming

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 2

This year's rowing regatta for Great Public Schools promises to [?]llpse all previous functions. For months past all competing schools and colleges have been busy in the…

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Schools Practical Memorials of the War Sydney Schools Preparing for Cricket : Personal Gossip

Referee · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 11

In New South Wales the Old Boys' Unions, friends and sympathisers of the Great Public Schools in a number of instances adopted very practical methods…

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The Schools. the Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 4

The federation council of teachers held an adjourned meeting on Saturday morning Judging from the amount of business accumulating weekly. It will be necessary either to meet…

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Not Enough Room Scholars Handicapped West Maitland

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 3

Lack of accommo[?] Maitland Boys' High School is [?] the attendance of a number of [?] who have passed the necessary [?]…

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Latest School "Howlers."

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 51

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Catholic School Successes. Bursaries at University

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 21

The Bursary Endowment Board has awarded bursaries tenable at the Sydney University to the candidates named below, bused on the Leaving Certificate…

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Bursaries at Secondary Schools. Country Winners

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 21

The Bursary Endowment Board has awarded the following bursaries, tenable at secondary schools, as the result of the Qualifying Certificate examination. These…

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