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Schools, 1920

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Federal Forestry School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The proposal advanced at the Forestry Conference at Hobart, that a Federal Forestry School should be established and maintained by the States, with…

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School Home-work

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 6

On the question of school homework. "Ono time Schoolboy" writes:--, "When I was between 12 and 13 years of age I had to walk two and a half miles to school…

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CHESS. Parramatta School of Arts v. Dulwich Hill

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 3

These clubs met on Wednesday evening Inst at the Sports Club, Sydney. This being the evening match of. the competition in the City and Suburban Chess…

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Swimming Gossip Sydney School Boy who Has Done Things, and Promises to Do More

Referee · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 10

On another page we publish a picture of D. Griffith, of the Sydney Swimming Club. He is one of this city's several prominent performers who possess all the…

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Schools' Sport Getting Ready for the Rugby Season Old Boys of the Schools in Sydney University Rugby League Club

Referee · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 12

With the tumult and shouting of the rowing died away, the schools are turning their attention to Rugby. The competition, however, will not be commenced…

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A Historic Regatta: Public Schoolboys' Grit

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 15

The 1920 regatta of the Sydney Great Public Schools will go down to history as a great one from every point of view. Seldom has so much general interest been taken in a rowing event in Sydney; certainly never before in a schoolboys' competition. Never previously had six eight-?ar crews been seen together in a contest on the Parramatta course. No race was ever more keenly fought out from start to finish, and no crew ever won a harder struggle than King's School, hard particularly because, without the case and training of the other crews, they pulled off the victory by sheer grit. The abandonment of the race the…

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The Schools. the Midwinter Vacation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 7

The dates of midwinter vacation having been altered to fit the arrival of the Prince of Wales, the schools will close on Thursday, June 3, and reopen Monday, June 14, The children's…

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Bigotry and Jingoism: Education Department Issues an Objectionable School-Book

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 7

The N.S.W. Education Department has been on its uppers for years. In Carmichael's time no fewer than 3000 schools were deficient in accommodation, and the…

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The Primary Schools the Teaching of Arithmetic

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 14

In spite of our modern methods there seems to be still too much of the mechanical touch in our. work in mathematics. No mathematical study is an end in itself; the…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 14

Teachers are invited to Book information on an question relating to their school work. Correspondence will bo treated confidentially.—Ed. C.P.]…

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The Poor Schools' Annual Fete

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 23

The annual fete for the Poor Schools of the Cathedral parish will be opened at the Bible Hall on Tuesday, May 4, at 3 p.m., by the Right. Rev. Monsignor Moynagh…

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News From the Eternal City. the Pontifical School of Music Rome, March 2, 1950. Between the Catholics of the Would

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 5

Writing recently to congratulate the Popular party of Italy on its successful march for the welfare of Christian ideals, Senor Severino Agnas, president…

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Annual Fete for the Poor Schools

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 27

The annual fete for the Poor Schools of the Cathedral parish will be opened at the Bible Hall on Tuesday, May 4, at 3 p.m., by the Right Rev. Mgr…

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Swimming Council School Children in Baths

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 7

In a report [?] Chief Clerk in the Education Department, recently made upon the swimming classes in schools, [?] to what…

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"Evening News" and Teachers

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 6

The general meeting of the New South Wales Public School Assistant Teachers' Association last night passed a resolution thanking the "Evening News" for…

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Departmental Skeletons Teachers Denonnes Conference Painter-cutting Proposal i

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 7

A largely-attended meeting of the New South Wales Public School Assistant Teachers Association last night [?]dred a strong protest against the decision of…

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Teachers Wanted No More Dismissals

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 6

It was stated in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that a number of temporary wartime teachers were being discharged by the Education…

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Public School Boys' Sport. Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 7

Cricket as played by the pubilc school boys has run its first half-season, and will resume after Michnehnas vacation. The leaders in each group are:--First grade: Balmain, Bendl, Uornsby, and North Sydney, equal, and…

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Assistant Teachers. Question of Arbitration

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 7

Last night the question which most exercised the mind of the Assistant Teachers' Association --which met at the School of Arts, under the presidency of Mr: J. Easton--was that of taking…

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The Country School. Teachers' Pay and Privileges

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 6

Gosford (N.S.W.) desires to know Whether teachers of small country schools would be Permitted to go to their [?] for lunch if they were…

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