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Schools, 1929

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Bull Dashes Into School Ground Girl Injured and Horse Gored

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--While being driven to the Wangaratta trucking yards to-day a bull ran amok and dashed intno the State School…

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Plenty to Talk About Friends Tell Tales "Out of School"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 20

IT would take many hazards to light on the person that had the most memories to recall when Miss Constance Thornton gave a party to…

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The Jumpers Hurdle Trial Only Two Starters Other Schooling

Evening News · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 2

MABB DREAM and Fool's paradise were the only starters in a hurdle, trial a Randwick to-day They gave a farcical exhibition of…

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Back to School Again

The World's News · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 7

THE Duchess of York's niece, Miss Elizabeth Elphinstone, has been mentioned often as one of the most important debutantes of the coming…

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The Schools' Cricket Shore Still in the Lead Parsonage Again

Referee · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 11

Fourth round of the 1929 G.P.S. cricket in Sydney provided personal triumphs for Parsonage (Riverview), and George Guest (Grammar), and successes at Shore, St…

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COLTS v Associated Grammar Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 23

Mr. J. Searle's team of Assiciation colts had a narrow escape from defeat yesterday, when in a match against the Associated Grammar schools they had nut six runs to spare. The match was decided at…

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Teachers. Appointments and Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 19

The following changes of staff in schnols under the Education Department are announced:- Teachers.—Messrs. J. May, Condobolin, to Middle Harbour; T. MacDonnell, Westmead, to Ultimo; G…

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Music Teachers' Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 15

An invitation is extended by the Musical Association to all teachers of music in the State to [?]rol for the Easter Conference, which is to commence on April 2. The conference will last for five days, and…

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"Conference of Music Teachers" To the Editor

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 24

THE attention of my council has been drawn to the notice. "Conference of Music Teachers," on page 36 of the "Sydney Mail" of February 27th. It is extremely unfortunate that the writer of the notice,…

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Insanitary School Offices

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 4

Sir.--Whilst I was scrutineering at Bautknum Hills School on Saturday numerous residents drew the attention of several of us Labor workers to the…

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Schoolgirl's Brush with Death Fell from Electric Train

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 2

A remarkable brush with death was experienced yesterday afternoon by Sheila Peek (13), who fell from an electric train near Kogarah…

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Presentation of Prizes Sunday School Scholars

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 7

The presentation of certificates and prizes won by scholars of the Methodist Sunday School at the recent examinations was made by Miss L. W. Hurd at…

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Wrought Wonders School of Arts Improvements Those Doubting Thomases

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 7

When the scheme was first mooted for effecting improvements to the Granville School of Arts, a certain amount of pessimism was shown by a number of…

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School Singer Mothers' Club Gift

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 3

The Auburn Mother's Club has presented a Singer sewing machine to Miss Smith, headmistress of the Girls' Public School, for use in the domestic…

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St. Joan of Arc Commercial School, Haberfield

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 14

The following pupils were successful in gaining certificates for shorthand (Pitman's), and typewriting from the Newton-Rapid Business College…

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Looking Backward's. Our Catholic Life of Long Ago. Mount Carmel Boys' School, 1908

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 16

An event of much importance to Mount Carmel and the Patrician Brothers was the opening of the new school for boys by the Gardinal in April, 1908…

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St. Joseph's Convent School, Rockdale. High Standard of School Efficiency

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 32

Doreen Anstiss. Bridgena Pollard. Veronica Jones. The three girls whose photos appear above were successful at the recent Intermediate Examination, with the following results: Anstiss, Doreen, 1A 2B 3B 4A 12B 14B 22B (aged 13)…

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Headmaster's Trip to English Schools

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 8

MR. JAMES BEE, principal of Scots College, and Mrs. Bee. will leave on Tuesday for a trip abroad. Mr. Bee will visit the large schools in England…

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Went Swimming Schoolboy Missing

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 9

AINSLEY DENNIS FISHER, 12, of Wigram-road, Forest Lodge, who is believed to have gone swimming yesterday. instead of attending Fort-street,…

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Primary Schools' Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 15

Four rounds have been completed in each of the two grades and in the last serits Brighton-le-Sands, and Mascot secured wins in each grade. Pratt is very consistent for the firstnamed, and against…

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