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Schools, 1926

3,918 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 196

Fort Street School Wall

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 1

Has a bulge in the middle, and tilts out on the footpath. However, there appears little chance of its falling…

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Is High School Education Free?

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 6

Sir, -- An analysis of the results of the recent Leaving Certificate Examination is very instructive. Of the 636 successful candidates, 350 came from…

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Spain Awakes. Educating the People. Adult Sunday Schools LONDON

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 2

The "Morning Post's" correspondent at Madrid says that an entirely now feature has been introduced into the social life of Spain…

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Elf of the School Chapter Xlvi. (Continued)

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 3

"Then I shall first have to punish you as you deserve (if you think, you must admit that you do deserve to be punished), and will then have…

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School Lunches Harmful "Dog-Shop" Fare Ruins Child's Digestion

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 14

Do you permit your children to poison their systems with the highly-coloured and unwholesome sweets, pastry, and similar…

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Police Fire Shots Sensational Raid at Newtown Battering Rams Used on Dooes Alleged Two-up School Broken Up

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 1

One of the most sensational alleged gambling raids yet conducted by the Sydney police was carried out in a disused factory in King-street, St. Peters, late last night…

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HAHN v. Rose American Athletes in N. Zealand East's Cup Sydney Grammar School Lad's Promise

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 14

The Americans, Scholz and Hahn were among the records again yesterday--at Masterton, N.Z. Scholz ran 100 yards in 9 45 and 220 yards in 21 45. Hahn defeated the New Zealander, R.A. Rose, in a mile, covered…

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Tour of Tasmania Schoolboys' Opportunity

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 4

During the Easter Vacation, a party of 100 boys, organised by the Young Australia League, will make a tour of Tasmania, According to the tentative arrangements which…

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"Deplorable" School Buildings Mutch Knows

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 5

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) admits that the Richmond rural school building, about which complaints have been made, is in a…

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The Jumpers Schooling at Randwick

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 3

At Rand wick this morning The Cobbler (A. Barnes) and Grosvernor (G. Carter) jumped six of the schooling hurdles in good style. A good display over six…

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Spanish Education. Schools for Adults. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 11

The Madrid correspondent of the "Morning Post" says: An entirely new feature is being introduced in Spanish social life on Sunday, by the opening of adult Sunday schools in…

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Police Raid. Alleged 'Two-up" School. 80 Men Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 11

The Newtown police raided an alleged twoup school in King-street, St. Peters, early yesterday morning. Not one of the mon in the building escaped. One man attempted to…

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Murwillumbah High School. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 12

The Minister for Education (Mr. [?] Mutch) has singified his intention of visiting the Tweed district this month to investigate Murwillumbah's claim for a separate High…

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Examinations. Domestic Science. Superior School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 7

The results of the domestic science examination held last December are announced by the Minister for Education. This examination marks the completion of a two-years'…

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Teachers' President

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 14

headmaster of the Camperdown school, has been elected president of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation. He has been a member of the federation since…

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Teacher's Federation. Council Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 12

The principal business at the first council meeting of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Pedoration this year, which was held on Saturday, was the election of…

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"Faker Supreme" Modern Shams Melba As "Schoolmarm" London

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 1

Dame Nellie Melba, in an article in the "Weekly Dispatch" on presentday shams and hypocrisy, declares that there was never an age when…

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Here and There Minister to See Richmond School

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 9

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) on Friday will inspect the Richmond Rural School, the unsatisfactory condition of which is bitterly…

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To House Schoolboys for Australia

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 11

Beginning shortly, a schema is to be set on foot for the training of University graduates and Public School boys who desire to migrate to Australia and settle on the land, Lynford Hall, Norfolk, has been secured for housing prospective migrants, and over 1000 acres surrounding the house are to be used for [?]raining…

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Hay High School Hay

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 6

The Hay War Memorial High School was most successful at the recent intermediate and leaving certificate examinations. For the former 20 sat and 21 were successful…

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