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Schools, 1927

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Extra Week for School Children

Evening News · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 9

AT the request of the Duke and Duchess of York the Minister for Education, Mr.Mutch, has granted a week's extension of the Easter…

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Sunday Schools. National Convention

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 19

Delegates from every State of the Commonwealth assembled last night at the official opening of Australia's first national Sunday school convention, held in the Pitt-street…

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Interstate Schools' Match. Won by New South Wales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 19

The New South Wales team of schoolboy cricketers defeated the Victorian team by 25 runs in the first of the annual matches, which concluded at the Prahran ground to-day…

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Sunday Schools Half Million Children 200,000 Others Pagans

The Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 7

The Chapter House of St. Andrew's Cathedral was crowded this morning with Sunday-school teachers from every State in the Commonwealth. It…

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Technical Training School 50 Years Behind

The Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 13

The request from Mosman for cooperation in urging on the Minister for Education the extension of facilities for technical education was…

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New School Opened

The Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 12

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) opened the new school at Albion-street, Paddington, to-day…

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Schools' Display Mutch Congratulated

The Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) has been inundated with congratulation on the success of yesterday afternoon's display by school…

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May 2 Back to School the Extra Week "Thank You Duchess"

The Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 11

At the special request of the Duke and Duchess of York, expressed yesterday during the magnificent schools pageant at the…

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Ferguson Cup Western Schools' Trophy

The Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 5

The Ferguson Cup, a trophy presented by Mr. Hugh Ferguson, for competition amongst school children. under 14 years of ago, attending the Merrylands, Pitt…

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Fingers Blown Off Deadly Detonator Boy's Find on Way to School Wallsend

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 1

On their way to school to-day a party of children came across a detonator. When a little girl picked it up she gave it to Leo Glides, 10. who…

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Sunday Schools National Convention

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 3

Four hundred delegates from all the States of the Commonwealth, some from a thousand miles north of Brisbane, many from South Australia, West…

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The Children's Day Great Pageant at Cricket Ground Schools' Spectacular Welcome

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 9

Under a grey sky with a dash of silver in it, what must have been the most splendid pageant ever staged by the public schools of this State was presented yesterday afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Sunday Schools. National Convention. Proposed College for Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 12

Several hundred delegates, representing all the States of the Commonwealth, participated in the first national Sunday school convention, which was opened in the Chapter House…

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Combined Sports. Christian Brothers' Primary Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 27

His Grace the Archbishop, as patron, has signified his intention of being present at the annual combined sports of the Christian Brothers' primary schools, an event…

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The Primary Schools. Work in Arithmetic

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 16

Perhaps there is no other subject in the curriculum in which so much time and energy may be spent, and so little apparent progress made. In every branch of…

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North Bondi Parish. Foundation of New Church-school

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 19

Established little more than 12 months, the parish of North Bondi has made very rapid progress, so much so that oh Sunday, next, April 3, his Grace the…

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Father Smith, M.S.C. School Welcome

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 23

On Friday last, the Feast of Our Lady's Annunciation, a happy welcome was given to Rev. Father Smith, the new parish priest of Randwick, by the senior and junior…

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Clutched Teacher Drowned in River Melbourne Thursday

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 15

THERE girls from the kerang High School becoming frightened elutched their teacher Miss C M' Dnald, while she was giving them…

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Monsignor Collins' Memorial. New School to Be Erected

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 27

At an inaugural meeting of the parishioners of Mt. Carmel on Sunday evening last, it was decided to perpetuate the memory of their late deceased pastor,…

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Blessed Salomon Attended Christian Schools In Youth

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 43

THE Brothers of the Christian Schools rejoice in the glory which has come to them through the Blessed Salomon, one of their pupils,…

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