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Schools, 1921

2,863 stories in Sydney's papers · page 87 of 144

Parties of the Week Grammar School Boys' Ball-Many Other Attractive Functions Taffetas Still Favored Grammar School Boys

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 August 1921 · page 16

With pleasure at the helm and youth at the prow, the jolliest dance of the season was surely the Grammar School Boys' Ball at the Paddington Town Hall…

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North Sydney High School Win

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 August 1921 · page 10

WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.—North Sydney High School Rugby Union team beat Maitland High on the Show Ground this morning by 11-4. Hasemer", Bums and Winn scored tries, and Burns…

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Teachers' Salaries. Some Interesting Comparisons. To the Editor

Truth · Sunday 28 August 1921 · page 11

Sir,—The Minister for Education boasts of giving teachers £800,000 a year in increased salaries. He seems to think that it is a feather in his cap…

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Private Schools. Agitation for Endowment. Menace to National Progress

Truth · Sunday 28 August 1921 · page 9

From on unexpected quarter has come an indication that an agitation for Government support towards the maintenance of denominational schools may…

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High Salaried Teachers. To the Editor

Truth · Sunday 28 August 1921 · page 9

Sir,—In our town the shire engineer, a middle-aged married man. gets £350 per annum. The Shire clerk and the town clerk get about tho same salary…

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High School Matches

The Sun · Sunday 28 August 1921 · page 8

The visiting Newcastle High School Rugby Union Footballers were beaten at Hunter's Hill yesterday afternoon by the Hunter's Hill Third team, 31-nil. The Newcastle forwards held…

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The Two Flags Mutch at Botany "Ashamed of Schools"

The Sun · Sunday 28 August 1921 · page 5

"Every Australian ought to be ashamed of the condition of our schools --but it is not my fault!" was the comment of the Minister for Education…

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School Athletes Preparing Foe Sports Some Shore Records Broken

Evening News · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 2

Most of the big schools have [?] on holidays and where is a sums. In s[?] the [?] Public Schools, on resumine, will the [?]…

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Shilling Ride Movable School "Good Samaritan" Outside

The Sun · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 6

Forty-six lovers of two-up appeared at tho Central Court to-day as the result of a raid, led by Inspector Sherwood and Sergeants Charlton and…

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New School Hall Opened by Archbishop Kelly

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the opening ceremony of St. Francis's School Hall, Albion Street, which was performed by Archbishop Kelly yesterday afternoon…

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Young Athletes Public Schools Sports 6810 Entries Received

Evening News · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 3

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School Sport Athletics and Boxing Grammar at Jervis Bay

The Sun · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 4

The Great Public Schools' premier football team, Sydney Grammar, visited Jorvis Bay on Friday and Saturday, and played tho R.A. Naval College. Grammar (Bayilss…

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"School's In" : a Woman's Impression Feminine Frivolities Parliament!

The Sun · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 7

The word should conjure up a spectacle, imposing and impressive, .of men-aye, and women, too--whose dominant characteristics are brains…

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New Roman Catholic School Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 8

Archbishop Kelly, in opening and blessing the new school hall at St. Francis's Church, Albion-street, on Sunday afternoon, said Ireland was in need of peace and unity. That…

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School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 3

At the School of Arts, on Monday, 22nd August, Mr. Fred. Wright did not give his lantern lecture on "Japan and the Japanese," being sick, and confined to his…

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Victorious Combined Great Public Schools' Rugby Union Team Defeated the United Services and the Sydney University Fifteens

Referee · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 16

Back row: J. Dixon (S.J.C.), A. B. Ramsay (T.K.S.), D. R Baker (N.C.). C. George (T.S.C.), C. Morrissey (S.I.C.), A. Coberoft (S.I.C.). Second row? S. O. Martin (T.K.S.).'C. H. Cureton (S.G.S.), D. McWilliam (S.C.E.G.S.). R. E. Ludowici (capt., S.G.S.), R. Barr (T.S.C.), E. W. Newman (N.C.), J. Corbett (S.J.C.). Front row: G. Gemmell (N.C.). W. Alexander (S.G.S.)-…

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Schools' Sport Combined Team Whips the University Athletic Meetings Commencing

Referee · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 11

Victorious over the United Services, it was expected that the meeting of thE N.S. Wales Great Public Schools with Sydney University would produce one…

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A New Golf School

Referee · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 15

When walking down the Haymarket the other day we came across a file of sandwichmen advertising the opening of a golf school in that thoroughfare. It…

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Infant Welfare. Opening of Training School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 11

At 3 p.m on Wednesday next Dame Margaret Davidson will officialy open Tressillian, the first Infant Welfare Training School in Australia, which has been established by the…

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New South Wales Beats Queensland. Schools Match

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 10

These teams met at Hampden Oval, and the home side proved altogether too strong for the visitors. The final scores were New South Wales 24-23 (167)…

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