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Schools, 1920

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Gambling School Raided by Police Thirty-two Arrests

Evening News · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 6

An exciting raid was made by inspector Sherwood and a posse of police on a house in Albion-street, Surry Hills, on Friday night. As a result, 32 persons…

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Turning Out Aldermen Wagga School Forms Council Making Good Townsmen Wagga

Evening News · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 3

To educate [?] in the requirements and advantages of [?] government, a school council on the lines of [?] town council has been elected at the…

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Young Athletes Sport in the Schools G.P.S. Sports

Evening News · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 8

With the completion of the [?] Greet Public Schools [?] will now be [?] their attention to the coming sports [?]…

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Exciting Raid Moveable Tw0-up School Twenty Men Get Away

The Sun · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 5

What the police regard as one of the most exciting raids yet made on a gambling den in Sydney was conducted on a house in Albion-street on Friday…

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School Children's Loan Suggestion From Hay

The Sun · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 7

Concurrently with the launching of the Second Peace Loan, an appeal was issued to the public school teachers and pupils throughout the State, setting…

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Underpaid Teachers. Faults of the Education System. Strong Condemnation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 3

At the meeting of the Teachers' Guild of New South Wales, held in the Education Building at the week-end, Mr. H. N. Sloman read a paper on non-State secondary schools, and…

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School Sport Rugby Competitions

Evening News · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

The withdrawal of [?]-street [?] Closing the fourth rode [?] and Chatawood and Greens finished with to points each, a final will be played nest…

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The Armidale School. Mrs. Dangar's Bequest

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

The Armidale School, which was recently visited by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, has received the promise of a munificent benefaction at the hands…

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School Holidays Extra Week in Victoria MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

In compliance with a request of the Prince of Wales, an extra week's holiday will he given school children by the Education Department. It has…

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Q'land Sport Amateur Boxers Supply Good Sport Queensland's Latest Rhodes Scholars: Two Popular

Referee · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 14

The amateur boxing tournament, a benefit to popular Billy Owens, the Gym instructor, was continued last week. In the semi-finals the general standard of…

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Advance Fairfield. New Wing of School Opened

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

The district of Fairfield' was to have been honored with a visit from the Minister for Education and Local Government (Mr. T. D. Mutch, M.L.A.), on…

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Industrial School for Girls. And the Training Home for Girls. Royal Commissioner Allard's Report

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 1

Through the courtesy of the Minister for Education and the Government Printer, we have received copies of Royal Commissioner G. Mason Allard's report on the…

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School Football

Evening News · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 7

in the challenge match for the first grade [?] played at North Sydney Oval this afternoon, North Sydney School at half-time was a debate to Fort-street all…

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Schools' Sport Army and Navy Defeat Combined Schools In Annual Rugby Match: Strong Service Forwards : Sydney

Referee · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 11

Lacking the finish shown by the United Services teams which came to Sydney in the last two years, but with all their lustiness, the cadets proved…

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New South Waxes Beats Victoria. Interstate Schools Match

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

Great interest was evinced in this match, judging by the fair attendance round the oval at the start of the game. On opening up the game the…

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Women Teachers

The Sun · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 4

"Fairplay's" plea:-- I want to speak on behalf of the poorer-paid adult women assistants in the Department of Public Instruction…

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The Schools. Salary Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 11

It was fully expected by the Federation that the new salary scheme would have been available for publication by now. Certain unexpected matters have, however, cropped up…

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Yeppoon. Successful Convent School

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 August 1920 · page 42

The results of the practical examination held at St. Ursula's Presentation Convent, Yeppoon (Q.), in connection with the. Associated Board of…

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The Primary Schools. the Teaching of English

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 August 1920 · page 14

Only the other day a teacher complained of the apparent Waste of time in teaching composition. "Week after week," she said, "I wade through these ill-written…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 August 1920 · page 14

Teachers are invited to seek information on an) question relating to their school, work Correspondence will be treated confidentially:—E.D. C.P…

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