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Schools, 1920

2,398 stories in Sydney's papers · page 81 of 120

Assaults on Children North Shore Cases Teachers As Detectives

The Sun · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 5

Assaults on children have become so frequent lately that the police are making special efforts to catch the offenders…

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Sydney High School Old Boys Dance

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 September 1920 · page 2

The girls had a happy time last night at the annual dance of the Sydney High School Old Boys' Union at Sargents' Market-street hall-room. The promoters…

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Yesterday's School Sport

The Sun · Sunday 19 September 1920 · page 5

Of all the schools and colleges great public and others, only one played cricket yesterday-- Holy Cross. It met St. Thomas's Club Lewisham, and…

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Athletics High Schools Meet Record-Breaking Gathering

The Sun · Sunday 19 September 1920 · page 11

The eighth annual sports meeting of the Combined High Schools, which concluded at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon, can well be described as a…

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Willoughby School of Arts Art Union and Carnival

Evening News · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 6

In aid of the funds of the institute the committee of the Willoughby School of Arts some time ago arranged an art Union.—the first prise being a Chevroice…

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Young Athletes Sport in the Schools G.p.s. Activities

Evening News · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 2

[?] at teh Greal Public [?] are not literally up to their neck in getting really [?] the sports. Sydney High [?] have [?] had their own meeting and [?] at the…

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Two High School Champions

Evening News · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 2

J. M'Manamcy and L. Bannistor, North Sydney star athletes, who carried all before them at the High School sports…

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High School for Parkes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 6

PARKES, Sunday.—Mr. r., Board. Director of Education, unveiled an honor-board containing. 189 names of ex-pupils of the Parkes Public School, who enlisted…

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School Teachers Application for Award More Objections Raised

Evening News · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 4

Another stage was reached to-day before Mr. Justice Edmunds and [?]in the industrial Court, in the application by the new South Wales Public School…

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Country Schools

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 4

At the Forbes civic reception to Mr. Peter Board. Director of Education, this week, the Mayor (Alderman Facey) made a strong plea on behalf of the…

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Trades Schools. Help for Apprentices. Ii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 8

In big undertakings success comes occasionally to the youth with brilliant attainments, but oftener to the less-gitted boy with application and dogged perseverance. That…

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School Sport G.p. Rifle Shooting Grammar's Sixth Win

The Sun · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 5

The great public schools annual rifle-shooting competition was held at Randwick last week in unfavorable weather. Sydney Grammar School again won the…

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Scholars on Strike An Unswept School LONDON, September 20

The Sun · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 1

Four hundred school children in Carmarthensire declined to go to school to-day, and marched through the village…

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School Teachers. Salaries Scheme. Retrospective Effect Disputed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 10

The proposal to increase the New South Wales Public School Teachers' salaries, which will involve an increased annual expenditure on the part of the Government of £500,000,…

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Athletics Topics of the Olympic Games at Antwerp Performers at Combined High Schools: Victorian Ten Miles Championship Seventh Olympiad Reflections

Referee · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 9

By the latest American files to hand one is able to appreciate, the strength of the team which represented U.S.A. at Antwerp. So far as I can make out the…

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South African R.U. Team for Australia and New Zealand Next Year Future of the Old Game in Aus­tralia is Not Clear: It's Hope Great Public Schools

Referee · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 12

Rugby Unionists in New South Wales and New Zealand heard with much satisfaction of the determination by the South African Rugby Union Board to send a…

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Schools Fine Performance at High School Sports Bannister & McManamey Again: Success for North Sydney : Interstate Notes

Referee · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 15

Two big athletic carnivals of the State Schools were carried out last week, and in each excellent performances were recorded. The P.S.A.A.A. meeting on…

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Public Schools Sports

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 5

The 30th annual meeting of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground last week, the various events attracting between 6000 and 7000 competitors. Other pictures in connection with this very successful sports carnival appear on Pages 20 and 21…

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Our Public Schools: Encouraging a Love for Healthy Sport

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 20

At the High Schools gathering North Sydney easily retained the Championship Cup. The Junior Shield was won by Sydney High School, and North Sydney won the Junior Cadet Shield. L. A. Bannister again distinguished himself. He won his heal of the 100 Yards Championship in 10 3-10 sec.—a record. He won the final in 10 1/2 sec, and also the 220yds. final in 23 2-5 sec…

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Baseball. American Craey Over Home Run King. Gets "Baee" Ruth Fever. Super-star Greatest Attraction Ever. School's Successful Season

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 2

According to press reports America had gone "Babe" Ruth mad. It is stated that the amazing home runs being swatted by the 120,000 dollar…

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