Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Schools, all years

Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1920

2,398 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 120

Schools' Sport Athletic Meetings : High School Performers

Arrow · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 11

Schoolboy athletes are nearly solving the perpetual-motion problem. The football uniforms were hardly laid aside in the High Schools when the spiked…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Conflagrations. a Public School Burnt

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

A fire totally destroyed the public school at Richlands near Taralgs (N.S.W.) on Tuesday last. The origin of the outbreak is a mystery…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Music in the Schools. Violin Ensemble at Newtown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 9

Mr. Peter Board, C.M.G. (Director of Education) and Mr. Henri Verbrugghen (director State Conservatorium) visited the Newtown Public School yesterday. morning to hear…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

New School for Oatley

The Propeller · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 1

The Department of Education has notified Mr. Ley that the Minister for Education has accepted the tender of Mr. F. Paroz for the erection…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Schools and Teachers Minister and Director on Tour

Evening News · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 3

About 500 residents of [?] mostly men, attended, and [?] greatly [?] in the address by Mr. [?] Director of Education, on the various…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Parramatta School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 1

Parramatta School of Arts has a new secretary in the person of Mr. Harry Mason, and, as everbody news, or should know, much of the success of any institution depends on the sort of secretary…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

The School Again

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 2

Mr. F. W. Green, hon. sec. of the Parents and Citizens' Association, Lidcombe, wrote to the council asking if it was possible to get the council's co-operation in…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Epping Public School. The Old, Old Story

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 12

Monday night's meeting of the Epping Parents and Citizens' Association had unfolded to it the old, old story of the seriously congested condition of the public…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Unsuitable Trophies Machine Guns and Schools

Evening News · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

The [?] for [?] does not regard machine [?] as suitable [?] for [?] in schools. In reply to many [?] for permission for…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

War Trophies. Not for Public Schools.' Minister's Embargo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 13

The Minister for Education, Mr. Mutch, has placed an embargo against the erection of machine guns as war trophies in Public schools…

Continued on Trove, page 13 →

New School for Oatley

The St George Call · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 2

The Department of Education has notified Mr. Ley that the Minister for Education has accepted the tender of Mr. F. Paroz for the erection of a new…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Raising the School Age. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 8

Sir,--In your issue of September 6 Judge Devan is reported to have said that most of the gaol inmates were not properly educated; they were educated up to the ago of 14 years,…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

School Sports Girls' High School Combined Meeting

The Sun · Sunday 12 September 1920 · page 8

The first combined girls' high schools Sports meeting was concluded at the Sports Ground yesterday, when field games were contested. Many of the visiting Newcastle girls were…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Schools Resuming Last Term of Year

Evening News · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 4

As will be seen in the educational advertisement column on page 8 to-day must of the schools are [?] faltion either this week or next for the [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Chief School Inspector Mr. H. B. M'Leiland Appointed

Evening News · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

The [?] Chief inspector of Schools [?] by the retirement of [?] has been [?]led by the appointment of Mr. H. B. M'Lelland. [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Longueville School

Evening News · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 7

The Minister for Education, Mr. T. Hutch. will open the new Longuevilla Public School on october 16…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

School Sport Great Baseball Season Cricket Preparations

The Sun · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

The high, schools' committee has Prepared the following report on the baseball season, which closed last week:-- "The High Schools' baseball competitions…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Industrial Court. (Before Judge Rolin.) Public School Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 9

In this matter an application was made for an award by the Public School Teachers' Association, and it being a matter in which the Crown is interested assessors had to be…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →