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Schools, 1928

3,867 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 194

G.P.S. Crews Fight Against Wind and Tide Titanic Struggle for Supremacy in "Eights" High School and Shore Win, With Grammar and The King's Close Behind Streamers and Youth

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 2

High School and Shore the victors! Thousands of spectators shouted it, steamer whistles proclaimed it with shrill cock-a-doodle-doos; and hundreds of schoolboys wearing chocolate and blue and…

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School Notes and Doings Claims for Rates: Are Schools Liable?

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 8

Owing to some legal flaw or omission, a number of non-State schols, to their dismay, are being served with rate notices…

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Stay in to Learn Arithmetic! Australian Teacher Invents Remarkably Easy System

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 7

The pupils of the Glenmore Road Public School never dread "arithmetic." In fact, they regard it as a game, and even stay back…

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High School and Shore Win Plaudits of Thrilled Crowds at G.p.s. Heats Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 18

SMILING THE CREWS TO VICTORY.--What schoolboy would not have strained at his oar until his muscles ached and his heart failed, with such fair lasses as these to cheer him on? THE TIDE IS RISING, BUT THE BOATS ARE AWAY!--The wind had dropped when the second heat of the Championship Eights began. They're off to row the greatest race of the day…

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The King's School Early Vacation Visit of Scarlatina

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 4

Owing to a visitation of scarlatina, the King's School will close down to-day for five weeks. In normal circumstances the vacation…

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School Promised But When?

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 3

Aulxurn West Progress Association wrote to the Council this week, enclosing a copy of a letter received from the Minister for Education, relating to…

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Fisherman Gaoled Assaulted Schoolboy

Evening News · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 10

"THE amount of harm that men like you do to children of tender years cannot be guessed at, and you ought to be ashamed of yourself," said Judge…

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Schoolboy Injured

Evening News · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 9

While Ronald Harrison, 14, of Clara-street, Belmore, was playing football in the playground at Cleveland-street High School, to-day, he slipped and fell to the…

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Head of the River Public Schools Regatta Will "High" Win?

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 4

This weak is one of excitement, jubilation, and disappointment for Sydney's younger set. because to the college youths and their equally…

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Research School. Objection to Government Control. Plea for the University

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 11

Objection to departmental control of the proposed school of research in tropical medicine at the University of Sydney was expressed by officers of the Public Medical…

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Schoolgirl Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 12

Fatal injuries were received by Audrey Hawkins, 7, a schoolgirl, of Tupper-street, Marrickville, who was knocked down by a motor car in Stanmore-road, Marrickville,…

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Dairy Science Schools. Comprehensive Series

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 9

Nine dairy science schools, chiefly for the purpose of giving instruction to butter and cheese factory employees, have been arranged by the dairy branch of the Department of…

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Schoolboy's Arm Broken

The Sun · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 10

Playing football in the playground at the Cleveland-street High School this morning, Ronald Harrison, aged 14, of Clarie-avenue, Belmore, was…

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In G.p.s. Books Forgotten Schoolboys Tell All Minds on the Race

The Sun · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 10

Only four schools are bound to win the Head of the River race on Saturday--in the eyes of schoolboy supporters of the several…

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Fisherman Gaoled Schoolboy Incident

The Sun · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 5

"You ought to he ashamed of yourself," said Judge Cohen at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, addressing Neils Waldemar Norgreen, aged 41,…

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Kogarah School or Arts

The St George Call · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 6

Literary and Debating Society. A meeting of the above Society, was held at Kogarah School of Arts, on Thursday, 12th inst. The business of…

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Schoolgirl Battered and Outraged Young Immigrant On Trial For Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

PERTH, Tuesday.--A young immigrant, John Milner, pleaded not guilty before the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Ivy…

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Dairy Science Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 12

The dairy branch of the Department of Agriculture has arranged for dairy science schools to be held as follows:-- Byron Bay, May 28 to June 1; Albury,…

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Abbotsleigh Old Girls' Re-union Teachers and Former Pupils Mingle at Annual Function

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 9

EVEN the music at the Ambassadors last night seemed attuned to the decorous spirit of an "old girls'" dance. It was the annual social event of the…

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Schools and Teachers. School Lunch the Ideal Meal a Hint to Parents

Evening News · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 7

IN the current issue of the "Education Gazette," the Principal Medical Officer for the Schools, Dr. Harvey Sutton, contributes an…

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