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Schools, 1923

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Seven Schools Fight for Head of River Tip-top Crews Will Newington College Win Eights ? Shore and Grammar Going Well Keen Races Expected in Both Heats and Final

The Sun · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 10

After months of strenuous training, each of the twenty-one . Great Public Schools' crews is at the tip-top of its form. To-morrow three eights and six fours will be weeded out in the heals, leaving only the cream of the crews for the finals on Saturday. This…

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News in Picture More Entrants for the Ashby Studios Film Star Competition. Champion School Garden. A Pocket Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 10

THE CHAMPION SCHOOL GARDEN The above is a picture of the Petersham S.P. School garden. This garden has won the School Competitions three times in succession, and secured the Departmental 10 Guinea Trophy…

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Miss Macnicol's Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 15

A successful elocutionary and dramatic rec[?]lal was held in St. James's Hall last night by the pupils of Miss Mary L. Ma[?]n[?]l, in aid of winter comforts for Hut 30, Randwick. Those who gave independent…

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Where Girls Beat Boys Harder Workers at School. Too Strenuous Games

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 2

The school subjects in which girls beat boys, and vice versa, form one of the topics dealt with in the report of the Consultative Committee appointed in…

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Schoolboys' Boat Races Head of the River Title Barracking on Parramatta Shore and Newington Win Heats in the Eights

Evening News · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 7

THE RACE for the Great Public Schools' Eight Oar Championship has become Sydney's Great Waler Festival. The preliminary heats are being rowed on the Parramatta…

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Head of the River Race To-day Sydney Schools Will Row Off the Heats Cranbrook Defeats The King's in Fours : Victorian and West Australian Contests

Referee · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 15

In New South Wales, Victoria and West Australia the Groat Public Schools are to determine their Head-of-the-river…

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Great Public Schools' Regatta Schoolboys who will Race for the Eight-Oar Championship

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 33

TREME[?] interest is [?] being manifesled in the Great Public Schools regalla, [?] heates of which [?] to be contested on the Paria[?]…

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Primary Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 16

Competition matches in three codes will be in operation next Friday The fixtures are:— RUGBY LEAGUE. First Grade: Auburn v Paddington, Sports Ground, S;…

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Hay Memorial High School. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 10

Sir,—In your issue of 26th instant appeared an account of the opening of the Hay Memorial High School, and the following statement, inter alla, occurs:—"The estimated cost was £12,000,…

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Anzac Day. Our Political Revolution. the Schools' Boat Race. Features of This Week's "Sydney Mail."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 12

The commemoration of Anzac Day is freely illustrated in this week's "Sydney Mail." All the principal celebrations in Sydney are depicted, including the decorating of the "Gates…

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On the River. When School Meets School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 14

One of the most pleasing and exhilarating sporting functions of the year is the Great Public Schools regatta, and there are thousands of people in Sydney and all over the…

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Married and Lost Women Teachers Bruntnell Worried

The Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 2

Many men are not afraid to marry a schoolmistress. Much to Mr. Bruntnell's perturbation. 33 young lady teachers…

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Who Framed Them? Health Laws for School Quaint Victorian Orders Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 8

School blackboards Have been declared black in Victoria. There are many quaint regulations contained in the draft copy of public…

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Turning Out Champions Not Public Schools' Work Headmaster's Candor Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 8

Strong opinions on tennis competitions, public schoolboys, and the question of encouraging international sport were expressed by Mr. L. A. Adamson,…

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"ROAR-CLOCK !" G.P.S. Eights Schoolboy Pluck

The Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 6

Maybe it has never been your fortune or misfortune to sit in a long sleek eight, and swing with a savage rythym, to the chant of a spiteful…

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In the World's School

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 51

"Yes," said the old grad., "I should say that the thing that surprises the college man most when he gets out in the world is to find out how much uneducated…

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Catholic School Magazine. the Only Catholic School Paper in Australia

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 19

The Cat holier School Paper, which is now in its third issue, is published by the orphans of the Boys' Home, Wesmead. The lessons are written by a body of religious…

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Notes on Education In Our Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 18

[Teachers are invited to seek information on any quction relating to their school work Correspondent wil be treated confldentially—Ed. C.P.]…

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After School

Watchman · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 3

As often as it can be managed, I think it would be well if mothers were to meet their children coming from school, and take them for a walk…

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Fat her Sharkey's Silver Jubilee : Tumut Inaugurates Two New Schools

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 18

The peaceful valley of Tumut sent its people from every side on Sunday last to offer their congratulations to Rev. Fr. Sharkey, on the occasion of his…

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