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Schools, 1923

3,683 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 185

School Certificates

The Propeller · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 4

Last Tuesday evening the students of the Hurstville Evening Continuation School suspended lessons for an hour. It was the occasion of the annual…

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School Regatta Great Excitement Shore's Chances

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 6

Work is now of secondary importance in the Great Public Schools. The boys think and talk and dream of little other than the boat race finals to-morrow…

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Fort Street Speech Day Ceremony Year of Success

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 21

"Fort Street boys are everywhere, and wherever they are they are doing well." During tho past year the school has once again…

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Emigration. Sunday School Pupils. Mr. Lloyd George's Tribute. London. May 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 15

Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at the annual meeting of the Sunday-school Union in the City Temple, said he noticed the union had selected 6000 Sunday-school pupils for…

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The Dashing Cavaller (A story by Herbert Wm. Oxford, of Penrith District School staff, that won. the prize in a short story, competition conducted by "The Kookaburra," the magazine of the Sydney Teachers' College)

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 3

A more perfect contrast could never have been found; the furious wind without and the warm fire within. It was many years since the village of…

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Candid Talk District School Teachers to P. and C. A. Complaints of Being Ignored Old Officer's Defeased in Ballots Discussion About Empire Day Preparations

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 5

There was some straight talk at the meeting of the Penrith Parents and Citizens' Associat on held in the old school building, Henry Street, last Tuesday evening. The headmaster of the District School (Mr. L. G. Kendall) and the headmistress of the…

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School and Teachers Left-Handed Writing Experts Differ

Evening News · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 3

Should pupils be allowed to write with their left hands? The mat[?] was touched upon at the monthly meeting of the Lismore branch…

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School Accommodation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 2

On Wednesday morning a deputation from Auburn waited on the Minister for Education (Mr. Bruntnell). Messrs. Lang and Morrow introduced the…

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Pennant Hills. New School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 8

Hon. E. K. Bowden (Minister for Defence) is in receipt of the following letter from the Under-Secretary, Department of Education: "I refer to your…

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Life-saving School Awards

Evening News · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 2

This week's results for the [?] awards are as follow:—Teachers, [?] Department.—[?] Mary Math[?]…

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Cheap Teachers. [?]

Evening News · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 4

Sir.—I do not think during my long service with the Department of Education there were ever so many complaints appearing in the Press as now. More especially in the…

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Sydney Grammar School, Head of the River Champions Football Open of Season League Games North Sydney v. Western Suburbs (At Pretten park)

Evening News · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 5

North Sydney.—Full-back, N. Proctor three-quar[?] H. Horder. F. Rule H. Peters. C. [?] half-backs. D. Rod[?] D. thompson (captals):forwards. G…

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Rowing. Great Public Schools' Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 19

The finals in connection with the Great Public Schools' Regatta will be decided on the Parramatta River this afternoon. The programme is as follows:— 3.15 p.m., final of first fours; 3.45 p.m., final of second…

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Married Women Teachers. London, May 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 15

The Chancery Court has dismissed the action brought by 58 married women teachers against the Rhonnda Urban Council, to test the validity of dismissal notices because they were…

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School of Arts' Finances Mudgee

The Sun · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 4

The citizens of Coolah have allowed the local School of Arts to drift into a parlous financial state, and it has been decided to close it temporarily…

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General News School Facilities Farmers Angry

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 5

COWRA.--Bitter complaints are being mails by district settlers over the negelect of the Education Department to provide ordinary facilities for the education of…

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School Eights Who Will Win? Great Race Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 7

Popular opinion is that the placings in the race to-day will be:-- SHORE...1 NEWINGTON...2 GRAMMAR...3…

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Sunday School "People's University" Politicians' Chances LONDON, May 4

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 7

Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at the annual meeting of the Sunday School Union at the City Temple, said he noticed the union had selected 6000…

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Shortage of Teachers--a Remed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 6

Sir,--Mr. Bruntnell says there are 98 schools with no teachers at all, and that of those teachers now in training at the Teachers' College 47 are going…

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No Rush to Become a Teacher

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 6

From time to time a good deal is heard about the under-payment of the teaching profession, find occasionally, by way of variety, something is…

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