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Schools, 1923

3,683 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 185

Prize Letter Over 12. a Wonderful School

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 15

Dear Wendy.--I write to a girl in U.S.A., who is a student at the Birmingham School, Pennsylvania. This school is evidently a wonderful one from the…

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New Head Master Sydney Grammar School

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 8

Mr. S. H. Dettmann, the new headmaster of the Sydney Grammar School, was chosen from 79 applicants for the position. He is now…

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Women's Column. an Historic Schoolhouse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 9

Springfield, in Darlinghurst, is about to be subdivided, and a house with many memories attached to it will pass into forgetfulness, being, probably converted into a series of flats,…

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HEADMASTER. Sydney Grammar School. MR. H. S. Dettmann Appointed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 12

The appointment ia announced, as headmaster of the Sydney Grammar School, of Mr. H. S. Dettmann, Professor of Classics and chairman of the Professorial Board of…

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Bottles of Water Children Take It to School Serious Position in the West

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1923 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Saturday. — The western districts were never so short of water as at present. The people of the city complain of no water for garden…

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Unusual News From Everywhere Lawsuits from Schoolgirls One Used Cosmetics Another Smoked Expelled From Colleges

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1923 · page 2

NEW YORK.—Two schoolgirls are on their way to the Supreme Court of the United States, to fight against their dismissal from girls' schools. They are…

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Marie's Deed of Kindness School Story by Nellie Potter

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1923 · page 6

Marie whistled happily as she trudged through the steady downpour to the schoolhouse, for this was the last day of school before the holidays, and what…

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Lakemba's Growth Mr. Ley Opens Boys' School

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1923 · page 2

In opening the boys' department of the Public School at Lakemba yesterday, Mr. T. J. Ley, Minister for Justice, who performed the ceremony in the…

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Gold Mines in Ireland Schoolmaster's Find

The Sun · Sunday 29 April 1923 · page 19

Most people do not know that there are gold mines in Ireland. The mines are situated in Wicklow, and although' they are not worked…

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Cranbrook School's Triumph

The Sun · Sunday 29 April 1923 · page 10

HOW CRANBROOK WON THE FIRST FOURS YESTERDAY ON THE PARRAMATTA RIVER AGAINST THE KING'S SCHOOL. THE LATTER WERE BEATEN BY TWO LENGHTS AND. A HALF, AND DID NOT COME WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE CAMERA. '…

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Taken From Greenwich Naval School Crowded Out LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 29 April 1923 · page 1

The Admiralty is removing tho ancient naval school at Greenwich to Holbrook, Suffolk, as the industrial development of Greenwich renders the…

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OVERCROWDED! Peakhurst School

Evening News · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 8

Considerable concern is occasioned members of the Peakhurst Parents ans Citizens' Association by the over-crowed condition of local school…

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State Schools. Cost of Education. Mr. Ley Replies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 8

Speaking at the opening of a new school for boys at Lakemba on Saturday afternoon, the Minister for Justice, Mr. T. J. Ley, referred to a statement recently made that there must…

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New State School. Opened at Lakemba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 10

The official opening at Lakemba of a new school for boys was performed on Saturday by the Minister for Justice (Mr. Ley). Mr. N. Fawkes (president of the Parents and…

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The Losing Crews in the Cranbrook V. the King's School Rowing Match

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 6

Beaten by heavier crows. The King's School nevertheless, put up a plucky fight last Saturday. The names of the crews, reading from left to right, are as follow:--1st Four: (Sitting), B. E. Addison (2) W. H. Bowman stroke). C. Coggins (3). W. L. Chance (bow). 2nd Four: (Standing). H. A. Barnard (2), R. C. Wood (stroke), D. O. Martens (3), C. J. Byrnie (bow). Coxswains: T. M. Bowman (1st four), R. L. Bond (2nd…

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School Eights Riverviews Trial Coach More Hopeful

Evening News · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 9

St Ignat[?] crew, which so far has been regarded at having only an outside chance in the Schools championship eights, did and excellent…

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They Deserve Better Schooling

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 4

At the Australian Teachers' Federation Conference in Sydney, the New South Wales Minister for Education…

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Cranbrook School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 9

A generous supporter of Cranbrook School has made a welcome gift of £100 towards purchasing books for the school library. Mr. A. J. McDonald, an old boy of the school,…

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Schoolmaster's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 10

The death of Arthur Reginald Clarke, aged 43 years, a school teacher at Camden, who died in Sydney Hospital on April 19 from the effects of a bullet wound in the head, was…

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Rowing. G.p.s. Schools' Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 10

To-morrow afternoon on the Parramatta River the heats in connection with the Great Public Schools' regatta will be decided. Twenty-one crews will compete in the three events, championship eights, first and…

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