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Schools, 1920

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Great Public Schools

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 June 1920 · page 9

St. Ignatius (1) beat North Sydney Church of England Grammar by 20 to 8. St Ignatius College beat North Shore Church of england Gammer by 17 to 3…

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New Methodist Sunday School

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 June 1920 · page 2

At Lakemba yesterday, Rev. T. B. Holmes, president of the Methodist Conference, officially opened the new Sunday school, which is known as the Victory…

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Young Athletes Sport in Public Schools Rugby League Football

Evening News · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 3

The Rugby Leac[?] competitions will begin next Friday. There are four grades:—First (three [?] two divisions, eleven teams): third [?] twenty-six teams)…

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Prince's Visit. Letter to the Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 10

The New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation has received a letter from Lieut.-Colonel E. W. M. Grigg, secretary to the Prince of Wales, replying to the address…

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Mortdale School Honour Roll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 9

A roll of honour, bearing the names of over a hundred old boys of Mortdale Public School who saw service, was unveiled at the school on Saturday afternoon by the Minister for Labour…

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School Sport G.p.s. Boxing Interstate Soccer

The Sun · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 2

Three boxing bouts were held at St. Joseph's College last Saturday evening. The contests were of four two-minute rounds. The college sporting committee had…

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Schools Football Premiership Starting

Referee · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 10

The final practice games of the Great Public Schools were played on Saturday. Riverview had an easy win over Church of England, scoring 2 to 3. For St. Ignatius, Campbell (2),…

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Who Would Be a Teacher? "Rotten Scale of Values" £300 Instead of £1000 a Year

The Sun · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 6

Do you remember this passage in Hugh Walpole's book "Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill": "He had never enjoyed a dance so-much before. He also…

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The Schools. the Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 9

The Prince and the holidays have upset all meeting, though the office in Elizabeth Street has had enough to do. The roll of membership now shows 4000, with still increasing…

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Wellington. Convent Music Pupils

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 38

On Monday, 14th ult., the pupils who sat for the Conservatorium music examinations (practical and theoretical) assembled at the convent for the…

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State Scholarships in Queensland. Triumph for Catholic Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 29

The results of the State scholarships examination have been announced, and 1600 pupils out of 2400 have been successful. Owing to the special pleading of the State…

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Re-Opening of Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 34

The schools of the Archdiocese will reopen on Monday next, after the mid-winter holidays…

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"A Story of the English People" in Our Public Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 45

Sir,—In "A Story of the English People" for use in schools, and issued by the Department of Public Instruction, it is stated that "the Pope might have granted…

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The Primary Schools the Teaching of Mathematics

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 15

Our main object in mathematics, as in all else, should be to encourage self-help as much as possible. The excellent results of this method were shown quite lately in a…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 15

Teachers are invited to seek Information on any question relating to their school work. Correspondence will be treated confidentially.—ED. C.P…

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Central Queensland. Catholic School Successes

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 42

For many years the Catholic schools of Central Queensland have figured signally in the public examinations. Again this year, in the State Scholarship examination, the…

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Marist Brothers' High School Dance

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 26

The annual dance of the Marist Brothers' High School Ex-Students' Association will be held at Sargent's rooms, Market-street, on Tuesday,…

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King's School Old Boys' Dance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 5

The Paddington Town Hall was decked in blue and white last night on the occasion of the King's School Old Boys' dance, organised in aid of the school sports club. Blue and…

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Women Painters. Open an Art School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 6

The formal opening of an art school under the auspices of the Society of Women Painters, which has a membership of 196, took place yesterday at the society's club rooms,…

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School Sport Soccer Fixtures

The Sun · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 3

The district fixtures are:-- July 23: First Grade.--Balmain v. Metropolitan, Illawarra. v. "Western Suburbs…

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