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Schools, 1929

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Turramurra Sunday School

The Methodist · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 12

Turramurra Sunday School held the annual prize distribution day on Sunday, February 10th. It was an open day for scholars and parents alike, and both were well represented, in spite of the inclemency…

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The Sunday School Our Boys and Girls Welcome Rain—and Yet—

The Methodist · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 12

My Dear Boys and Girls,—Bain! Rain! Rain! Rain! Floods! Floods! Floods! This has been the story of the last week or so. And, with it, has come cases of drawing, the spoiling of crops, the…

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Sunday School Examination Lessons. (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 17

Sir,—Two suburban Sunday schools have voiced their protest against the compulsory studying of three grades of lessons for the examination—just…

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Lismore Trades School. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 18

A Trades School has been erected at Lismore, and it is proposed that the official opening ceremony be performed by the Minister for Education. During the week Mr…

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Music Teachers' Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 12

Music teachers are already enrolling from all parts of the State for the Easter conference, which promises to be an important gathering. Lady de Chair will be the guest of honour at the "at home"…

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Teachers and Marriage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 6

Frequently letters appear in the press complaining that married women are employed as teachers in the public schools. Is it fair to attack…

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Making He Blind See Macquarie St. Discards Wholly Cured Woman and Schoolboy Swear By A. E. Morrow Hurlstone Park Chemists Optical Triumphs

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1929 · page 1

Mr. Andrew Ernest Morrow, chemist, of Crinan-street, Hurlstone Park, is known the world over for his remarkable healing ability. With a natural inborn genius for healing, he has cured hundreds of men, women, and children from all parts of Australia—after qualified doctors have failed. Two amazing cases, however, serve to bring Mr. Morrow once more into the full rays of the public spotlight. He…

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No Blowout Bagpipes Gave Maiden Hurdles a Stitch True to Schooling

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1929 · page 4

Disappointment on the flat has been responsible for the discovery of many good hurdlers, and when Bagpipes was given his first run over…

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TENNIS. N.S.W. on Great Racquet Hold Bunch of Rubbers in the State Championships School-girl Victory Avenged

Truth · Sunday 24 February 1929 · page 5

SEVERAL yeas ago—one mutt not mention a lady's age even though both are still very young—a little schoolgirl of twelve met another of about the same age and beat her at tennis. Yesterday, the same two girls met again with the…

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Schoolboy Howlers

The Sun · Sunday 24 February 1929 · page 2

Pericles was the first reformer in Greece; he murdered his wife. "Sauvage Lapin means a savage Laplander…

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Schoolboy Who Carried His Bat

The Sun · Sunday 24 February 1929 · page 8

Gee, of King's School carried his bat in his side's first innings against Scots in the G.P.S. match yesterday. He played a good sound knock…

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The Jumpers Randwick Schooling

Evening News · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

When sent to school over the steep [?] at Randwick this morning, Myan parted company with his rider, F. Astle, as the first obstacle. Myan was remounted and…

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Sydney School of Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 13

At the 96th annual meeting of the Sydney School of Arts. The annual report was read, and showed a membership of 3716. The balance-sheet gave the revenue as…

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Great Public Schools. "Scots" Beats "Kings."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 16

For the first time in the history of G.P.S. cricket. Hie Scots' College beat The Kings School. The Bellevue Hill boys had four wickets to spare. The match between St…

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St. Joseph's College v Sydkey Grammar School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 16

Played at Hunter's Hill. Owing to rain play had to be suspended, and the match will be resumed on Wednesday next. ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.—First Innings…

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Victorian Teachers in Car Smash One Woman Dead, Other Passengers Hurt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A young Woman was killed and four persons injured in a motor smash at Caulfield to-night. The victims are:--…

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Fort-street Girls' High School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 13

Miss C. Kennedy, who has established a reputation as a girl swimmer and track athlete, won the 100 yards school championship, the 17 years 50 yards race, and the senior diving title in the 32nd annual swimming…

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New School Opened. Shellharbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 12

The new Public school, a well-equipped building of attractive appearance, which replaces a building erected in 1870, was formally oponed to-day by the Minister for…

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A High School at Forbes. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 12

At the annual meeting of the Forbes Parents and Citizens' Association, the advisability of requesting the Minister for Education to make Forbes either a commercial high school or…

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Sydney's Strangest School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 6

Woollahra can boast of, haying the strangest quarters for a school in all Sydney. It is a kindergarten school, and is…

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