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Schools, 1921

2,863 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 144

The Copy-Book School

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 23

THE LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS HARD AT WORK, PREPARING THE DINNER. AFTER DINNER, AND MORE WORK TO DO. THE JUVENILE BED-MAKERS. CENTRE: EVEN CLEANING WINDOWS IS A BRIGHT JOB TO THIS PRETTY-FACED YOUNGSTER…

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Little Housewives Pyrmont School at Work Peter Board's Pride

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 23

It was about five years ago that Peter Board, C.M.G., Director of Education, started his Copy Book School. He experimented in true domestic science…

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Never Too Old to Learn Youthful Teacher and Octogenarian Pupil

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 23

"Too old at forty"-that's an expression one often hears. Yet it is often entirely misleading. For instance, if you to to any of the tutorial night classes…

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Secondary Schools. Their Abolition Urged. To the Editor

Truth · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 6

Sir.—I agree with your correspondent that many teachers. High School. headmasters, and women in particular, are overpaid. What surprises me is that…

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School Sport 'View Downs Grammar Pilgrimage to Riverview

The Sun · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 9

Slowly they tolled up the windlag path front the river wharf. Though the way wan heavy, their hearts were light. The heights of Rivervley was the Mecca to…

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Madame Ada Baker's Pupils

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 3

An audition was given at St. James's Hall on Saturday afternoon by the pupils of Madame Ada Baker, assisted by an ensemble from the studio of Miss Eileen Davies…

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Young Athletes Sport in the Schools Riverview's Surprise

Evening News · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 8

Riverview [?] over Grammar in [?] second round of the Great Public schools competition, [?] as a surprise to most followers, as the Black and Gold, through their displays…

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Pagan Hymns. Alleged Use in Schools. Statement by Archbishop Kelly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 9

Archbishop Kelly, speaking at the opening of a new school-church erected at Daceyville, yesterday made remarkable allegations respecting the Public schools…

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Bisley Shooting Schools Open Competitions LONDON, July 8

The Sun · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 2

Contrary to time-honored custom, the public school teams opened the 1921 shooting competition at Pisley. The weather was brilliant, and the…

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Young Athletes Sport in Public Schools Representative Football

Evening News · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 3

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Moore Park Girls' High School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 6

Although the official opening will not take place until next month, the new High School for Girls, which has been erected on the site of the old Zoo, at Moore Park, was occupied…

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School Sport Shore Plays Well Cycling in Schools

The Sun · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 4

Following Shore's defeat by Newington in the first bund of the G.P.S. football competition, and its previous defeat by St. Joseph's, it was scarcely expected that it…

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Girraween School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 3

For some time residents of Girraween have been agitating for additions to the Girraween School. They have been informed through the members of the…

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High School Football

Evening News · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 7

Fort-street [?] North Sydney High Schools met competition matches at the Sydney [?] Ground this afternoon. There was [?] between the…

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Schools Football

Evening News · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 5

Trinity College (first grade) defeated Cranbrook College Finals by 15 points to nil. Wood, Cransle and Thorpe scored tries, and Thorpe kicked three goals…

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School Sports Riverview's Great Day at Rugby Sydney Grammar Beaten by 21 to 8 : Interesting Competition

Referee · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 13

Beautiful weather, a delightful trip up the Lane Cove, and footer most interesting, even if a bit one-sided, inwarded the great number of enthusiasts…

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The Schools. the Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 11

Owing to the midwinter vacation covering the first and second Saturdays of June, no meeting of the council of the Federation of Teachers was held, but postponement was made…

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Burwood School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 10

The Education Department has informed the Burwood Council that steps have been taken to erect immediately temporary school accommodation on the Burwood Public School…

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New School at Hurstville

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 28

On Sunday afternoon, at 3.30, his Grace the Archbishop of Sydney will lay and bless the foundation-stone of a new parochial school at Hurstville. Rev. Father E…

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The Primary Schools. the Teaching of Spelling

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 11

One of the most efficient helps to spelling is word-building, which is a system of teaching by means of a course of progressive lessons leading up from the formation…

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