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Schools, 1921

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By the Way Centenarian School

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 13

ONE of the oldest buildings in N.S.W. is the school house at Wilberforce, in Hawkesbury country. It was built by J. Brabyn to Macquarie's order in…

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Cranbrook School. Founders' Day

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 July 1921 · page 7

Founders' Day and the third anniversary of the opening of Cranbrook School was celebrated at the school yesterday. His Excellency the Governor-General,…

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St. Joseph's Whip Newington in Great Public Schools' Rugger Riverview Still Unconquered

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 July 1921 · page 8

Games played in the G.P.S. Rugby competition were eventful yesterday. At Hunter's Hill, St. Joseph's College inflicted the first defeat on Newington…

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Sleeper Supplies Output From School BATHURST

The Sun · Sunday 24 July 1921 · page 4

The Railway Department is now paying at the rate of 5s 6d for each first class sleeper used in railway construction or renewals, but the difficulties…

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Great Public Schools. Newington College Beaten

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 11

Newington College met with their first defeat this season at the hands-and feet—of St. Joseph's College, St. Ignatius have not yet been beaten, but a postponed game with Sydney High Schcol, leave them…

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Red Flag for Children. Communists' Sunday School

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 July 1921 · page 7

The Communists of Sydney are thorough in their propaganda methods. Not content with their organisation work in the Domain, and at their usual week-day and Sunday meetings,…

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Young Athletes Sport in the Schools Queensland League Team

Evening News · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 4

Queensland has notified the P.S. A.A.A. that a Rugby League team will be leaving [?] no August to play a series of [?] N.S.W…

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Artarmon School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 10

Lady Cook, on Saturday afternoon, opened a new building at Artarmon for the School of Arts. Mr. Elphinstone (president of the School of Arts) acknowledged the generosity…

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School Sport United Services Match Many Interstate Events

The Sun · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 4

The selection of players for the All Schools (Great Public Schools) team will be made by the football sub-committee at the Sports Club on the evening of Saturday, August 13…

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New Defence Scheme an Instructional School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A central training depot and special school of instruction has been formed in connection with the defence reorganisation scheme. The temporary location…

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The Schools the Teachers' Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 9

The Council of the Teachers' Federation, when before the Minister by deputation some time buck, referred to appointments of persons outside the service, requesting that none…

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G.P.S. Football. St. Ignatius Defeat T.K.S.—School Unlucky to Lose

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 5

Another round of the G.P.S. competition was played on Saturday in wet and windy weather—conditions which made brilliant football out of the question—and…

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No School for Waitara

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

Strong representations have been made to the Department of Education relative to the establishment of a public school at Waitara, Hornsby's fast-growing suburb…

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School Trains

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 4

On the train arriving at Parramatta at 9 a.m. there are three ears devoted to the carriage of school children only. This is a splendid method, and the children…

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School of Arts. Parramatta's Annual Report

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 5

To be presented to the members at the annual meeting to be held in the hall of the Institution this Tuesday evening.— "Your committee has pleasure in…

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School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 3

At last week's annual meeting of the School of Arts, the president announced that he anticipated no dfficulty in repaying the overdraft upon the building…

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High School Sport

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 6

The winter games for High Schools wore continued on Wednesday in good weather. RUGEY UNION…

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Schools' Sport Riverview Unbeaten at Rugby How St. Joseph's Checked Newington: Interstate Schools' Gossip

Referee · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 14

On fields dotted with muddy pools, the fourth round of the G.P.S. Rugby competition was played. The school player loves his contest when the…

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The King's School Rugby Union Fifteen

Referee · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 16

PLAYED A CLOSE GAME WITH ST. IGNATIUS' COLLEGE, THE PREMIERSHIP LEADERS. A. RAMSAY (C.), K. W. HANSON, W. HILL, G. LLOYD, C. FRIEND, J. H. HAWKINS, H. K. HOWES, J. MARTIN, H. SHEFFER, L. F. OSBORNE, M. H. RYLANCE, O. MARTIN, C. E. SOLOMONS, E. H. MARTIN, A. M. LAMPORT…

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King's School Dance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 7

One of the jolliest dances held this season was that organised by the "old boys" of the King's School, and held in the Paddington Town Hall last evening. The decorations…

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