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Schools, 1928

3,867 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 194

Jockey Killed When Schooling Jumper Perth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 6

Whilst schooling a horse over the hurdles at the Helena Vale racecourse this afternoon, Michael Telford a registered jockey, suffered injuries which…

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Danger of Motor Traffic School Children Protection Is Urged

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 5

MR. BUTLER urged the Chief Secretary in the Assembly yesterday to provide more adelaide[?] protection to: children…

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High School Union Games To-day

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 3

High School Rugby Union fixtures for to-day are:-- First Grade: Canterbury v Fort Street,…

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Country News and Personal Notes New School for Blayney

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 10

BLAYNEY.--The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond), accompanied by Mr. G. Kelly, M.L.A., visited Blayney on Saturday. He was welcomed…

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The Primary Schools. Work in English

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 16

Unless we take every precaution, much of our work with the class is liable to be weakened if not spoiled by the continual upcropping of old habits of slovenly…

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New High School. Cootamundra's Progress

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 22

On Sunday, 6th inst., the Bishop of Goulburn (Right Rev. Dr. J. Barry) blessed, the foundation stone of a new High School at Cootamundra. The building will be an…

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School Grounds and Rates Successful a Peals

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 27

The stipendiary magistrates have commenced hearing of municipal appeals of ratability of land used in connection with the denominatonal schools and playgrounds…

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Angry Parents at Kegworth School Barred From Room

Evening News · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 19

A DEPUTATION from the Kegworth Parents and Citizens' Association last night asked Leichhardt Council to help in to recover…

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3 Children Drowned Returning From School Sudbury, Ontario

Evening News · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 18

RETURNING from school in a flat bottomed boat across flooded fields, three children, aged 12, 11, and 8, were drowned when their craft capsized. Five…

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High School for Cootamundra. Foundation-stone Blessed

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 27

The foundation-stone of a new high school for Cootamundra was blessed, by his Lordship Dr. Barry, Bishop of Goulburn, on Sunday, May 6. There was a…

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Marist Brothers' New School at Broken Hill

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 26

There was an exceptionally large attendance of prelates and people at the official opening of the Marist Brothers School at Broken Hill on Sunday, 29th…

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Christian Bros.' High School, Lewisham. PAST v. Present Students

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 30

The annual encounter of the Old Boys and The School took place under Rugby League rules on 25th April, at the Petersham Oval. There were about 600…

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Rates and Catholic Schools. Successful Appeals

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 32

The appeals lodged against the assessment by the Municipality of Woollahra of Convent schools and playgrounds were dealt with at Paddington by Mr…

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School Sport. Basket Ball and Vigoro

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 13

Fifty-two teams will play in the basket ball competitions, and, for first-grade vigoro there are eight teams. These competitions commence to-day, but those for second and third grade vigoro have been…

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Schoolgirls' Drink Was It Brandy ? Serious Allegation Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 6

Allegations that she had seen schoolgirls drinking "liquid from a bottle which she was informed contained brandy," were made, by Mrs. E. M…

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Queen Elizabeth, Ford, Edison, and Drake in History How Schoolchildren Have Learned to Link Past and Present

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 8

According to Inspector E. A. Riley, M.A., the candidates' papers in History at the last High School Examination showed a sense of continuity between past and present. They recognised Ford and Edison as forming as real a part of history as…

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Young Teachers' Troubles

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 6

In the "School World" columns of a recent "Telegraph Pictorial" prominence was given to remarks by the Director of Education, under the…

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Transfer of School Teachers

The Propeller · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 6

Miss A. Waleh, of Dubb[?] has been appointed mistress of the Hurstville South Girls' School, while Miss G. Hucker, of Kurri Kurri, has been…

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Australian Footballers League Makes a Big Effort Schools Need Organising: Club Gossip: Personals

Arrow · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 13

Perhaps no organised sport in Sydney has fewer rewards for those who do the pick and shovel work as Australian Rules…

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The Usual Story West Auburn School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 6

For the past twelve months the Auburn west Progress Association has been agitating for new public school at Auburn West with a view of "relieving" the main…

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