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Schools, 1924

4,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 203

Music Teacher's Opinion

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 April 1924 · page 4

I was amazed at the Cabinet's decision re poor distraught Edward Williams--starved neurotic. Are the hangmen human panthers?…

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Sydney Grammar School Second Four

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1924 · page 5

A CREW LIKELY TO DO WELL IN THE SECOND FOUR-OAR CHAMPIONSHIP TO-DAY. The combination comprises: E. J. Slack-Smith, 10st. 61b, (bow); A. F. Hobson, 10.8 (2); W. 3. Phipps (3); C. A. H. Dezarnaulds, 11.2 (stroke), G. H. Slade, 5.13 (coxswain)…

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Randwick Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1924 · page 10

A new wing at the Randwick school was recently completed at a cost of £7936. The wing will provide additional accommodation for 200 infants and 200 girls,…

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St. Vincent's Ex-pupils' Dance

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 3

St. Vincent's ex-pupils hold their sixth annual dance last night at the Wentworth Cafe, in aid of St. Mary's Orphanage, Liverpool. The committee…

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School World Teachers' Conference Satisfying Results

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 3

New South Wales delegates reached home on Sunday moaning last, and were at regular work on Monday, unconcerned that they had been engaged a week in…

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The Primary Schools. HAND-WORK

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 18

More and more we are realising that education is far more than memorising from text-books. The acquisition of a store of facts depends largely on memory, so that…

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St. Patrick's (Church Hill), Sydney, Commercial School for Girls

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 22

Classroom showing students at work on Billing, Comptometer, Typewriting, and Burroughs Listing Machines. Although the school has only been established a short time, more than fifty students have been placed with reputable firms. Girls are coached for all public examinations. Tel. B5989…

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The New American Cardinals From Christian Brothers Schools

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 13

No better representative types of the sturdy old-fashioned stock that built up the solid foundaton on which the great ecclesiastical structure of Catholic New…

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The Maitland Schools, Diocesan Education Report an Interesting Review

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 22

The Maitiand Diocesan Educationl Report for the year 1923 hag been issued, and it is an interesting document. It reads in part:—…

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Stylish Shore Fine Schools' Rowing St. Joseph's Good Form

Evening News · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 2

"THREE of the seven crews are definitely out of the G.P.S. Rowing Championship. They are King's, Newington, and Scots'. The results of yesterday's heats in the big event were exactly as predicted by Mr. E. E. Keary in the "News" last Monday—St. Joseph's first…

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School Sport. the Draw High School Games

Evening News · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 2

In the High Schools' winter competitions premiership fixtures in all grades will be commenced next Wednesday, May 7. The series for that day is RUGBY UNION…

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Great Public Schools' Rowing Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 10

ST. JOSEPH'S WINNING BY HALF A LENGTH FROM ST. IGNATIUS', WITH SCOTS THIRD, IN THE FIRST HEAT OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP EIGHTS. THE START IN THE FIRST HEAT OF THE EIGHTS. CREWS IN THE FIRST HEAT OF THE EIGHTS, APPROACHING PUTNEY…

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Rural School. Proposed at Richmond

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 10

A deputation from Richmond asked Mr. Bruntnell (Minister for Education) yesterday to establish a rural school at Richmond. The Minister was informed that the children in…

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Proposed Tournament. for Public Schools. Blackheath

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 13

The town clerk (Mr. Green) is preparting a scheme for a big Public school tennis tournament on the new municipal courts, under the auspices of the local club, for the midwinter vacation…

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Wireless in Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 12

At the request of firms interested in wireless, the committee appointed by the Minister for Education to report on the question of wireless in schools has postponed the…

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Too Dogmatic Word "Sunday School" MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 11

The term "Sunday school" is old and misleading, and must go. A far better name would be "the junior church." This was said at the Sunday School…

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School Wireless Postponed at Bourke

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 6

Mr. Hendry, secretary of the Public School Teachers' Federation, states that the demonstration of school wireless at Bourke has been positioned…

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Australia's Show at the Exhibition Good Time in Store for Mayoral Parties--School Children to be Catered For

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 8

Mr. Farrar is to get some immigrants for Sir George Fulter. In one of his periodical cables received yesterday, he assured Sir…

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Just-out Debs. Meet Schoolgirl Pals St. Vincent's Students Hold Annual Dance at the Wentworth--St. Mary's Liverpool. Will Benefit

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 7

Just [?] and [?] of [?] met under the happiest of [?] at the Wentworth [?] last night, when St. Vincent's College…

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Rural School for Richmond

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 7

Mr. Brun[?]ell told a deputation yesterday that he would establish a rural school at Richmond as soon as he could get suitable teachers…

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