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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1929

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School Wants Roller Department Must Pay

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 3

Improvements to the playing facilities at Auburn Public School are well under way. The playing area has been top-dressed,…

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Auburn Activities Science School Agitations

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 3

A notification from Mr. J. T. Lang M.L.A., intimated that he was getting in touch with the Minister for Education with the view to arranging a deputation…

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Great Public Schools' Cricket

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 29
Also in Freeman's Journal

The fifth round of the G.P.S. cricket competition was concluded last Saturday. Most of the wickets were badly damaged by recent heavy rains. At Hunter's Hill…

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The Primary Schools. Tests and Testing

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 14

Experience teaches us that we need to test the work of the class from time to time, in order to make sure that the lessons have been assimilated. To go on week…

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Boggabri. Convent School Successes

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 36

A very remarkable distinction has been achieved by the pupils of St. Joseph's parochial school, Boggabri, for the scholastic year just closed. No fewer than three…

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Cordova's Centenary Catholic Students in Moorish Schools

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 42

Cordova has been celebrating the millenary (or tenth centenary) of a great event in the record of the Moorish domination in Spain. A thousand years…

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Swimming. Fort-street High School. 38th Annual Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 16

The 38th annual swimming carnival of the Fort-street Boys' High School was held at the Domain Baths yesterday afternoon. The senior title changed hands, E. Gray beating D. New, last year's holder,…

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Albury Rural School. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 12

At the annual meeting of the Rural School Parents and Citizens' Association the headmaster reported that the expected increase in enrolment for the year bad been exceeded…

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Country News and Personal Notes Free Cement for School Additions

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 19

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Mr. Saville, works manager of Commonwealth Portland Cement Co., at Portland, has offered the Minister for…

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Women's Aims, Arts and Interests Around the Shops Cosy Garments for Boys' and Girls' School and Best Wear Hosiery for Girls and Their Mothers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 20

The boys and girls of the country homes occupy a big place in the thoughts and in the heart of Aunt Merrythought, and when on her…

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Riding to School

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 18

"BLUE BELL (Veron[?]).—I am a girl ten years old. I go to school and [?] in third class. I help my father in lots of ways. We have two cows. My…

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Inspector of Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 18

Mr. W. G. Lee, M.A., Dip. Ed., lecturer in education at the Sydney Teachers' College, has been promoted to the rank of school inspector…

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Uninhabitable. School Class-rooms. Report to Albury Council. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 17

At the meeting of the Albury Municipal Council last night the chief health Inspector (Mr. R. C. Gamlen) presented a special report concerning the Albury rural school. He…

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Swimming. North Sydney High School Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 17

The annual swimming carnival of the Boy's High School. North Sydney, was held at the Spit Baths. Mr. W. Williams, headmaster, was an interested spectator. The high standard of swimming attained by…

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Domestic Science School. Hurstville

The St George Call · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 2

The following communication has been received by Mr. W. J. Butler, M.L.A., in response to his representations to the Minister for Education…

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Domestic Science School

The Propeller · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 1

The following communication has been received by Air. W. J, Butler, M. L. A., in response to his representations to the Minister for Education urging on him…

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Miranda School Tennis Club

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 2

The second meeting of the above club was held in the school on Tuesday, March 19th. The president, Councillor…

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Mr. Brunton Gibb's Pupils

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

An entertainment by Mr. [?]ton [?]b's p[?]ls is to take place to-night at St. James's Hall. Several assisting artlits will appear…

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School Teachers May Catch Excursion Trains

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 3

The Minister for Education, Mr. Durummond, has given authority for teachers to leave school in sufficient time on the Thursday prior to Good…

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