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Schools, 1920

2,398 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 120

School Homework. Protest by Pupils

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 4

Two 14-year-old schoolboys, Brian Dooley (son of the Chief Secretary) and Harold Coutts, both of Cleveland Street High School, waited upon the Minister tor Education on Saturday…

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Schoolboys. Wait on the Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 7

Something unique in the way of deputations to Ministers of the Crown happened on Saturday last when two pupils of the Cleveland-street Boys' High School waited…

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Young Athletes Sport in the Schools Inter-district Soccer

Evening News · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 3

[?] and [?] and Western Suburbs [?] will [?] the [?]…

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School Sport Exciting G.p.s. Rugby To-morrow's Big Match

The Sun · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 4

Probably never before in the history of the A.A.A.G.P.S. has the Rugby competition been fraught with such interesting possibilities. Although each of the eight teams has…

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Special Rhodes' Scholarship. Ex-scholars As Selectors

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 10

In the case of the special Rhodes scholarship offered this year to candidates from the whole of Australia, there is to be an interesting innovation…

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Superior Public School. Visit by the Minister

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 1

On Friday afternoon last Mr. T. D. Mutch. Minister for Public Instruction, accompanied by Mr. A. W. Green of the State Children's Relief Department, and…

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Northmead P. A. The School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 1

A well attended meeting of the Association was held last Monday. After the general business had been discussed and settled, ways and means were considered…

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Schools' Sport Newington Steady' Rugby Premiers Riverview and Hunter's Hill are Leaders: They Meet Today; A.A.G.P.S. Decisions

Referee · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 9

All schools experience their good and bad years at Rugger and other, sports, and one of the most famous—Newington College—has recently been undergoing a…

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Examinations. Public Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 11

In response to applications made by the Head Masters' Association, the Board of Examiners, at its last meeting, postponed the date of the leaving certificate examination…

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State Lottery. Ministers Still at Variance No Resumption of School Fees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 11

The Minister for Health and Motherhood, Mr. McGirr, yesterday repeated his personal objection to the introduction of a State lottery…

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School Fees Minister Not Favorable

The Sun · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 3

The Minister for Education was net disposed yesterday to consider Archdeacon D'Arcy Irvine's suggestion that the Government's financial burden…

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The Schools. the Salaries Negotiations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 7

The representatives of the teachers will resume the negotiations with the department and the Public Service Board on Thursday morning of this week. It is not at all expected…

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Closing of German Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 9

CULCAIRN, Tuesday.--The Culcairn subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' Imperial League carried resolutions unanimously supporting the Victorian branches in urging the…

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St. Patrick's School Old Boys' Union

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 30
Also in Freeman's Journal

The half-yearly meeting of St. Patrick's School Old Boys' Union was held on Monday, 12th inst. There was a large attendance of the members, and the secretary's…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 15

Zeachers are invited to seek information on any question rotating to their school work. Correspondence will lie treated confidentially.—ED. C.P…

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The Primary Schools. the Teaching of Drawing

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 15

It has been usual hitherto to relegate drawing, as well as music, to the work to be done outside school. That is, it has never occurred to those who were…

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School Football. M.B.H.S. v. Waverley College

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 37

In the great metropolitan colleges' football competition, Marist Brothers' High School, Darlinghurst, defeated Waverley College by 6 points to nil. Both tries were…

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Letters. in the Public Schools

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 29

Sir,— In his novel entitled "Quen[?] Durward," a book in use in the public schools of New South Wales in 1917, and doubtless in use there…

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The Dental School Is It Efficient? Graduates Go to America

Evening News · Thursday 22 July 1920 · page 1

Among the passengers [?] and Canada by the [?] cross the [?] a number of years, men who have recently qualified at…

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