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Schools, 1926

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School World Teaching "Maths." What is Wrong?

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 2

"John Australia suffers from arithmetical indigestion, and soma of the trouble can be traced to the food we are giving him."…

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Hebrkw Teachers’ Excursion to Egypt

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 14

A week's tour of Egypt designed to enable a group of teachers in the Palestine Zionist Executive schools to study educational…

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Nahalal School to Be Formally Opened

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 14

The opening ceremony of the Girls’ Agricultural School at Nahalal took place on Thursday, April 8th, at the settlement. Dr…

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Auburn—western News Old Boys Union Visit Auburn School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 3

On Tuesday night last, several members of the Old Boys' Union (Auburn Public School) paid a visit to the Evening Continuation School, conducted by Mr…

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P. and C. Concert For School Library

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 7

At Guildford Parents and Citizens; Association's last meeting, presided over by Mr. Hort Single. it was arranged to hold a concert on June a for the purpose of…

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School of Arts New Blood Wanted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 3

Wentworthville School of Arts does not appear to be as popular with local residents as it should be. The reason is not fully apparent, unless it he that in yours…

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105th Anniversary Macquarie Street S. School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

The 105th Sunday School anniversary which was suitably celebrated last Sunday, attracted large numbers of worshippers, amongst whom were many former…

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Sydney High School Crew, Winners G.p.s. "Head of River" Race, 1926

Arrow · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 1

SYDNEY HIGH SCHOOL CREW—R. M. Mainwaring, 8.3 (cox), K. C. Robinson, 11.9 (stroke), K. C. Hardy, 10.4 (No. 7), L. Bagbie, 11.1 (No. 6), D. M. Cook, 10.8 (No. 5), G. Reddish, 10.6 (No. 4), A. R. Broadhurst, 10.2 (No. 3), E. P. Fielder, 10.8 (No. 2), B. McMillan, 10.3 (bow). Starters—Sydney High School, St. Joseph's College, Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Neivington College, Sydney Grammar School, The King's School, St. Ignatius' College, Scots' College…

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Queensland C.W.A. Toowoomba Conference—killarney School Gifts to Sandgate Toowoomba Conference

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 15

The third annual conference of the Southern Division of the Queensland Country Women's Association was opened on Thursday last in the…

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Winter School Training at Hawkesbury Four Week's Course

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 7

The N.S.W. Department of Agriculture has announced that arrangements are being made to conduct the [?]d winter school for farmers and…

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Catholic Education. Sydney Teachers Confer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 13

The stained glass windows in the hall at St. John's College (University grounds), shoue forth yesterday across a sen of black, Roman Catholic teachers had gathered together from…

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Proposed Bowral High School. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 12

At a largely-attended meeting of the Bowral Parents and Citizens' Association, the delay of the education Department in taking definite steps towards the erection of the…

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He Came Home Missing Schoolboy's Trip

The Sun · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 12

Paul Henry Brandes, a 13-year-old boy of Gungah-road, Oatley, is back at home after a jaunt to the South Coast. He had been missing since April 29…

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Should Blakehurst School? Be Shifted?

The St George Call · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

Some time ago Mr. Townsend, Secretary of the Langlea Branch of the A.L.P., made representations through Mr. Mark Gosling, M.L.A, to the be…

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Arncliffe School of Arts

The Propeller · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 1

The new School, of Arts in Barden St., Arncliffe, was officially opened last Saturday afternoon by the Minister for Health (Mr. Cann), who was received…

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Blakehurst Public School

The Propeller · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 8

For some time past time Langlea branch of the A.L.P. has been agitating for the removal of the Blakehurst Public School to a more suitable site,…

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School for Connell's Point

The Propeller · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 7

A well-attended public meeting was held in Homedale Hall, Hurstville South, on Tuesday night to urge upon the Government the necessity of…

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Catholic Teachers Conference Opens 400 Delegates

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 5

The fifth annual conference of the Catholic Education Association opened yesterday, and was attended by about 400 members u£ the religious teaching…

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Pupils' Pianoforte Recital

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 4

Miss Edith Swann's pupils will give a pianoforte recital in the Dungowan Thentre next Tuesday. Mrs. Dalrymple Hay (soperano)and Miss Nona F…

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Schools and Teachers Zurich High Lesson on Australia Mr. Lobban's Letter

Evening News · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 7

I spent an interesting couple of hours in the Zurich Boys' High School, and arrange to relate, I arrived in the middle of a lesson on Australia which was being…

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