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Schools, 1920

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Schools and Teachers) Holiday Tours for Teachers

Evening News · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 3

An attractive programme of Michaelmas holiday tours has been drawn up by the committee appointed by the Federation. There is to be a four day…

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The Schools. £500,000 for Teachers. Technical Training for Boys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 13

At the opening of a cottage at the Matraville soldiers' settlement yesterday afternoon Mr. T. Mutch, Minister for Education, stated that the system of junior technical…

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Cremorne School of Arts

Evening News · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 2

At the fourth annual meeting of the Cremorne and Neutral Bay School of Arts and Literary Institute, the report stated that in some ways the year was…

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High School Sport 'Sydney Girls Successful West Mattland

Evening News · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 5

The Sydney Girls' High School beat Mattland Girls' High [?] of [?] on West [?] Park to-day by 2 goals to nil. Gwen Jones scored the 2. [?]…

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High School and Club for Hay's Soldiers Hay

Evening News · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 4

The proposal to build a War Memorial light School and a Soldiers' Club Hall at Hay as an appreciation of the district soldiers' efforts in the war has been…

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Teachers' Salaries Not Yet Finalised

Evening News · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 4

The salaries' committee of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers' Federation met yesterday and considered the new salaries scheme at length. It was expected that…

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Rugby Union. Great Schools v. United Services

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

At the University Oval to-day the annual match between the Great Public Schools and the United Services will be played. Apart from the sporting element, the fixture…

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Schools of Arts' Inter'-institute Debates. Flanagan Shield. Carlton v. KOGARAH

The St George Call · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 2

On Tuesday the third round of the above Competition took place. The question to be decided was "That Scientific Inventions have brought more…

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Catholic School Requirements. a Reply to Mr. T. J. Ley, M.L.A. To the Editor of "The Call."

The St George Call · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 3

Sir, We recently had reason, on the ground that distributive justice demanded, to inquire as to the attitude of our State…

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Grammar Boxing Exciting Final Bouts London School Champion

The Sun · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 5

When the finals of the Sydney Grammar School behalf tournament were decided after clauses yesterday afternoon the school pavilion at Rushcutters Bay was crowded…

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Black Holes of Newcastle Shocking School Conditions Windswept Sheds or Airless Dens

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 4

Public schools at Newcastle show abominations of overcrowding and bad sanitation, similar to those which have been exposed in certain Sydney schools. The Black Holes are not coal…

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Music. School Orchestra

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 8

The Newtown Public School will live in the musical history of tills State for its pioneer effort in introducing violin classes into school life. There are about 40 or more youngsters…

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Grace Stafford's Pupils

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 August 1920 · page 2

Miss Grace Stafford's students' recital at St. James' Hall last night was, as usual, for a deserving object—a memorial cot at the children's Hospital. It is an…

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New School at Fairfield

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 August 1920 · page 4

Mr. Mutch, Minister for Education, was to have opened a new school at Fairfield yesterday, but owing to sudden illness was unable to do so. Mrs. Mutch,…

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Schoolgirls at Play

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 August 1920 · page 3

Sydney Girls High School beat Maitland Girls High School at hockey at Maitland 3-0. Gwen Jones scored each goal. In the tennis game between the same schools,…

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High-reaching!--a Line-out Scene in the Match All Schools' v. United Services

The Sun · Sunday 22 August 1920 · page 6

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Interstate School Match

The Sun · Sunday 22 August 1920 · page 8

N.S.W., 8 goals 12 behinds .. 60 points. Victoria, 6 goals 9 behinds .. 45 points. This was the early match at Erskineville, and supplied a pleasant prelude to the big…

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Minister's Wife Opens Fairfield School Mr. Mutch III

The Sun · Sunday 22 August 1920 · page 2

Many citizens of Fairfield were surprised and pleased yesterday afternoon. They were expecting the Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) to open the new…

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School Rugby Services Win Shield Fast and Open Game

The Sun · Sunday 22 August 1920 · page 8

Before about 1500 spectators, United Services asserted their superiority over All Schools at University Oval yesterday, and as a result they have annexed the Forsyth Shield for the second…

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