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Schools, 1921

2,863 stories in Sydney's papers · page 91 of 144

Women's Column. Matron Williams. Welfare Training School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 7

The first Infant Welfare Training School in Australia will be opened by Dame Margaret Davidson at Petersham to-day. "Tresillian," as the institution is named, will accommodate…

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Buildings and Works. King's School Improvements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 9

A fine new block of buildings has just been completed at Parramatta for The King's School, the new buildings surrounding the concrete swimming baths, which benefit by…

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A Pictorial Miscellany: School Athletics, Militia Camp, Home for Horses

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 18

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals, realising the necessity for a convalescent home for horses in the vicinity of Sydney, obtained a ten years' lease of twelve acres of Government land at Little Bay, and on this area have been erected a row of eight stalls, with a hospital at one end and a feed-room at the other, and a cottage for the caretaker…

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Interstate Schools. Victoria Beat New South Wales

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 10

A match in which Victoria gave New South Wales a lesson was listed for noon at Erskineville. Such beautiful combination and system has never be[?]n…

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Queensland Schools Beat Gardiner's-road B.

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 10

The visiting team from Queensland, who were hopelessly outclassed by Victorian and New South Wales rep trams, were given as opportunity to score a…

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New School Accommodation

The Sun · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 11

Mr. C. H. Murphy, M.L.A., has been informed by the Minister for Public Instruction that tenders are to be immediately called for the erection of a…

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The Schools Qualifying Examination

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 5

With the approach of the last quarter of each school year returns ever the question of school examinations, of which none excites more interest and criticism than the Q.C.,…

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New School for Balgowlah

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 September 1921 · page 5

Mr. C. H. Murphy, M.L.A., has been informed by the Minister for Public Instruction that tenders are to be immediately culled for the erection of a new school at Balgowlah, North…

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The Secondary Schools. the Last Term

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 13

After this vacation, we shall have nine weeks in which to cover whatever ground we want to get over before the Leaving Certificate examination. We shall find it…

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Notes on Education. In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 13

[Teachers are invited top seek information on [?] Question relating to their school work. Correspondence will be treated confidentially.—ED. C.P.] The Primary Schools…

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Bending the Twig. a Story of Rome's Schools and Their Work. Chapter Xiv

Watchman · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 3

One of the peculiar traits of our nature is to long for the thing that is most difficult to obtain; another is to be unable properly to estimate the…

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High School Sport

Evening News · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 8

Ra[?]wood [?] yesterday defeated [?]stone A by 7 [?] 1 in the semi-final round of the second grade od tennis in the BOys High Schools Competitions…

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Welfare Training School. Opened at Petersham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 5

The Welfare Training School, which has been established by the Royal Society for the Welfare of Mothers and Babies, was opened by Dame Margaret Davidson al Petersham…

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Athletics. North Sydney Boys' High School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 12

With a programme of 63 events, which took from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. to clear off, the annual sports of the North Sydney Boy's Public High School, held yesterday at the North Sydney Oval, were remarkable…

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Society of Artists. Schools of Painting "Valuists" and "Old-Timers" Annual Exhibition

The Sun · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 3

Not since the Gallery Collection, representing 25 years of Australian art, has there been such an interesting exhibition of Australian pictures as that…

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Schoolboy Boxers

The Sun · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 8

At the Parents and Citizens' Association's carnival at Daceyville last night schoolboy boxers, under the direction of Mr. Hector Melville, gave a…

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Disturbed India Schoolboys on Strike Allahabad, September 6

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 7

A schoolboys' strike has been declared throughout Travancore. It is fostered by the extremist agents, the ostensible cause being the raising of fees. All the schools are closed…

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Infant Welfare Opening of New Training School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 3

The official opening of the Training School provided by the Royal Society for the Welfare of Mothers and Babies was performed by Dame Margaret Davidson, at "Tressillian,"…

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Disturbed India Schoolboys on Strike Allahabad, September 6

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 6

A schoolboys' strike has been declared throughout Travancore. It is fostered by the extremist agents, the ostensible cause being the raising of fees. All the schools are closed…

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Pupils Concert

The Propeller · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 3

On the 31st ultimo the pupils of Miss Amy Slater, of the Jensen Academy of Music hold a concert at "Finchley," Gloucester' Road, Hurstville, the…

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