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Schools, 1926

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The Primary School. Easter Vacation

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 25

The primary schools of the Archdiocese will commence their Easter vacation on Thursday, April 1, and will resume studies on Monday, April 12…

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The First Sunday School. L. A. Anderson, M.A., in "The Christian Messenger."

Watchman · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 6

A brass plate on an old house in Gloucester declares that within that dwelling lived Robert RaikeS, who founded the first Sunday School in 1780…

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Great Public Schools Cricket

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 30

Although Shore finished first in the 1925 G.P.S. cricket competition, they were twice beaten by St. Joseph's College. Last Saturday at Northbridge…

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St. Gabriel's School, Castle Hill Map of Noble Erin Island of Kings

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 17

A kind benefactor of the Deaf Boys at St. Gabriel's has very kindly donated a number of these interesting and historical maps of Noble Erin, Island of…

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School Swimmers Girls' Carnival at Coogee

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 11

The twenty-third annual championship laterschool [?] swimming carnival was held at [?] Aquarium Baths to-day. Miss M. [?] of Marshall Mount…

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Denial Doesn't Impress "Overcrowded School"

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 13

THE EDUCATION Department wrote to Leichhardt Council last night, denying allegation of overcrowding at Leichhardt Public School…

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Cricket. Primary Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 13

The number of undefeated teams is being reduced gradually, as, in first grade, Kogarah and Smithstreet represent that factor. Haberfield and Ltd. combe has to be reviewed by the sub-committee…

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Teacher Transferred Temora

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 7

Mr. Alexander McKean, M A., headmaster of the Temora District School, has been artificial to transfer to East Orange…

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A School Honor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 5

The senate of the University of Sydney has awarded the Cooper Scholarship for Classics (Latin and Greek) for 1925 to William Charles Wentworth a…

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Lipstick Lore in American Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 3

NO doubt many people have been expecting the news for a long while, and at last it has come to hand. It is to the effect that in…

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Randwick Schooling Pay Day Pleases

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 6

There were several excellent exhibitions of jumping at Randwick yesterday morning. Fierabras (T. Darcy) was schooled over half a dozen steeplechase fences in faultless fashion,…

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School Cricket Victorian Visitors

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 5

A team of schoolboys, representing Victoria, will arrive in Sydney to-day (Friday) to play a series of games of cricket against New South Wales schoolboy…

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Schools Display Attractive Programme

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 5

The annual sports and display is to be held next Friday, March 26th, on the Cumberland Oval; and over forty schools, ranging from Auburn on the east to…

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Dundas Public School New Headmaster Appointed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 6

The vacancy at Dundas Public School consequent upon the death of Mr. W. L. Hepburn, is to be filled by the appointment of Mr. Timmins from Pelaw Main…

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New School For West Epping

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 6

Mr. J. McGirr, M.L.A., has received a letter from the Department of Education regarding the erection of a new school building at West Epping…

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School of Arts Election of Trustee

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 3

It has been decided that April 7 will be the day on which Auburn School of Arts will hold a ballot for the election of a trustee to fill the vacancy caused by the…

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School of Arts (To the Editor.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

Sir,—May I, without appearing to he captious, correct a par. in your last Friday's issue, re selection of site for the erection of our Memorial School of Arts…

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Schools Cricket Fixtures

Arrow · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 13

To-morrow's matches are Newington v St. Joseph's at Stanmore: Shore v Kings, at Parramatta ; Sydney Grammar v Sydney High, at Weigall Memorial Ground…

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The Schools in Sport Many Fine Batsmen : To-morrow's Fixtures

Arrow · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 13

The fifth round of G.P.S. Cricket will he played to-morrow under interesting conditions. The unfinished match between Shore and St. Joseph's has been postponed…

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The Letter-bag School Girls Cannot Help Mother Home Work Is Too Heavy a Scholar's Plea To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 8

SIR.— After returning from school in the afternoon I do some homework when dinner is over there is more to be done which something occupies till about 10 p.m.: and there is…

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