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Schools, 1921

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Young Athletes Tennis in the Schools

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

Champion Tilden is reported to have commented adversely on the condition of lawn tennis in New Zealand and it is food to read of the American's [?]…

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Retirement of Teachers Protests About Age Limit BRISBANE

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

The Teachers' Conference this morning entered an emphastic protest against the recent compulsory retirement of [?]ers by the government without…

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Teachers and Politics. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

At the annual conference of the Queensland Teachers' Union to-day a motion to affillate with the central political executive of the Labour party was defeated by 45 votes to 19…

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Soldier Teachers. Mr. Mutch Denies Charges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 6

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) yesterday replied to charges recently made to the effect that soldier teachers had been prejudiced by having gone on service during…

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Queensland Teachers Age of Retirement BRISBANE

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 6

The Teachers' Conference was resumed this morning. It was unanimously decided to enter a strong protest against the compulsory retirement…

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Queensland Teachers. Preference to Unionists

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday.--The thirty-third annual conference of the Queensland State School Teachers' Association was opened to-day. The Governor (Sir Matthew Nathan),…

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Swimming Schools. Minister and Lord Mayor. Extending Ladies' Baths

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

Tho Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch), the Lord Mayor (Ald. Lambert), and Mr. Bethel (chief clerk, Education Department) yesterday paid a visit to the Domain Baths in order…

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Soldier Teachers. Departmental Treatment. Mr. Mutch Emphatic

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 9

In a letter printed in these columns yesterday it was asserted that in the case of married soldier teachers the difference between civil and military pay was not made up by the Education…

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Schools Sport Teachers' Cricket Programme Vacation Swimming Schools

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 7

Rain Interfered with the even running of the School teachers' cricket last week. In addition to the abandonment of the Gladesville game, as mentioned in last…

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Our Schools: Swimming Classes and Teachers' Conference

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 15

SOME OF THE, LADS WHO ARE ATTENDING THE VACATION SWIMMING SCHOOLS. The fifth annual vacation swimming schools organised by the N.S.W. Education Department are now in progress, the total number of children under instruction being about 9000. Practically all the baths in the city and suburbs are being utilised, while the campaign has also been carried into the country, where classes are being held at 20 centres. In addition to the instruction of children, classes have been organised for the benefit of teachers who cannot swim…

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South Granville School Robbed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

On our last issue mention was made of a robbery having taken place at South Granville Public School It is now our pleasure to announce that; through the…

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Queensland Teachers to Be Non-political Brisbane

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 6

A proposal to enable individual association to aff[?] with a new political organisation was rejected by a majority of three to one, at the Teachers…

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Boxing in Public Schools An Extending Movement Girls Anxious to Lean Why Should They Not?

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 10

The boys of the public schools are been to learn boxing, and some of the tirls, too, are anxious to take advantage of the experimental classes started…

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Proposed School of Forestry

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 11

At the Interstate Forestry Conference held in Hobart last year, resolutions were passed in favour of the establishment of an Australian School…

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"Go West." Mr. Mutch's Advice. Address to the Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 11

Nearly two hundred former students of Hereford House Teachers' Training College assembled at a reunion in the House yesterday afternoon. They came from the four corners…

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Position of Returned Teachers. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 7

Sir,--As a returned soldier teacher, holding a considerable standing amongst my fellow-teachers, I feel compelled to write in substantiation of the remarks by the Minister for…

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The Schools. the Inter-state Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 11

The first Inter-State conference of public school teachers was necessarily marked by much that was directed towards breaking ground and setting out the plans upon which…

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Gaol to School. the Darlinghurst Area. Damage to Buildings. Claim Against Commonwealth

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 8

Darlinghurst Gaol is to be turned into a Technical College. The Cabinet decided to this effect yesterday. Part of the area is to be used for extending…

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State School Teachers. Federal Bureau Proposed

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 8

At the Interstate Conference of Public School Teachers, held last week, a subcommittee was appointed to draw up a scheme for a Federal Provincial Council…

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Sf. Thomas's Girls' School, Lewisham. Distribution of Prizes

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 29

The Sisters of Charity and the pupils of St. Thomas's Girls' School, entertained a large gathering of friends at the annual school break-up in the School Hall…

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