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Schools, 1929

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School Teaching. Not an Industry. High Court Judgment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 8

The question whether school-teaching was an industry, and therefore entitled to present claims before the Commonwealth Arbitration Court was answered yesterday by the High…

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Eight-oar Crews in Excellent Fettle for the Great Public Schools' Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 14

SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL CREW. NEWINGTON COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES…

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Rowing. Great Public Schools' Regatta. Heats To-morrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 16

To-morrow afternoon the beats of the Great Public Schools' regatta will be decided on the Parramatta River. The crews have now completed their training and with the exception of a few racing starts, no…

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Wives Told Police of "Two-up School"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 18

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Following a raid at Lambton yesterday eleven men were each fined 30s and costs to-day at Newcastle for having…

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Welcomed Back From Abroad Secondary Schools Club Does the Honors

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 22

MISS LEONE BOND, the first honorary secretary of the Girls' Secondary Schools Club, who has just returned from abroad, was given a…

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Teachers Barred From Arbitration "Not an Industry," Says Court by 4 to 1

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 10

By a majority of four to one the High Court yesterday decided that school teaching is not an industrial occupation under the…

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Believed to Have Run Away From Home Schoolboy Who Shot Himself

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 7

Police investigating the suicide of William Salmon, the fifteen-year-old schoolboy, who shot himself in a room at the Hotel Bondi, believe that he ran…

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Randwick Schooling

Evening News · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 2

[?] A. Ferguson should plenty of [?] when Jumping has first three hurdies at R[?] this morning, but has jumping over the next three was any thing but good…

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Cheering School Crowds Leave for G.p.s. Regatta

Evening News · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 1

A big precession of fe[?], loaded was cheering supporters of the various schools participating in the G.P.S. Me[?],is to-day to view the he[?]on the parramatta, in preparation for the cencl[?]sive struggles on Saturday…

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School Chiefs Among Spectators

Evening News · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 1

Taken having for the G.P.S. R[?]gatta this afternoon. From the left Mr. C. F. S. Glasgow, president of tin Newington Old Boy's Union: Mr. C. A. Buchanan, chairman. A.A.G.P.S. Mr. H. S. Dettmann, headmaster , Sydney Grammar School and Dr. C. F. Pres[?],…

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Schools' Boat Race Distance: Is It Too Long?

Referee · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 18

THAT the distance for the Schools' champion eights is too long is the general opinion of many interested in Schools sport. It imposes too severe…

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School Sport. High Schools' Winter Competitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 22

The seven full High schools will commence their first winter season as a separate entity of the P.S.A.A.A. on Wednesday, May 1. Meanwhile, teams are preparing, weighing is being arranged, and practice…

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Competitors in Great Public Schools' Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 20

King's School first four crew: G. F. Mylne (bow), D. M. Murray (2), D. A. Britten (3), B. T. Seccombe (stroke), F. B. Whiddon (cox)…

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Working Bees. Enterprising School Mistress. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 21

Miss D. E. Pope, headmistress of the infants' section of the Albury Rural School, recently adopted the novel plan of appealing to the fathers and brothers of the pupils to devote…

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Great Public Schools' Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 21

This mnp shows the course of the races to be decided for the "Head of the River" to-day and on Saturday next. The Sydney Harbour Trust draws attention to the following principal arrangements which have been made for the control of traffic:—The river will be closed to…

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Public School Improvements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 13

The Department of Education last week let contracts as follows:—Hornsby Girls' High School: New building. Byars and Romanis, Petersham, £41,579 Scone: New domestic science building, etc. W. H…

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High School for Hornsby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 14

The State Government has decided to erect a Girls' High School at Hornsby. A tender has been let for £41,579 for the erection of the building. The successful…

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Popular Teacher

The Sun · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 11

Urunga, Wednesday.--Prior to his departure for Narara, Mr. J. B. Ryan, headmaster of the Urunga Public School, was presented by residents of…

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The Primary Schools. Making Sure

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 14

As the end of the term draws near, we are probably giving short tests to our class. Some teachers prefer a number of short tests to one long examination, and…

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Primary School Prizes

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 32

Prizes which were won at the last St. Patrick's Day rehearsal and sports by girls of the primary school, will be distributed immediately after the lecture to be given by…

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