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Schools, 1930

3,881 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 195

Sisters Drowned. Tragedy Near Gosford. Third Girl Rescued. by Gallant Schoolboy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 15

A drowning tragedy occurred in the Narara River, near Gosford, late yesterday afternoon. Three sisters who were bathing in shallow…

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Their Sighs Schoolboys' Reflections Team for Queensland

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 9

School sports boys have not yet got used to being back at their desks. They still lean on their elbows and sigh for…

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Drummond in Hot Water "Black" Teacher an Awkward Question

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

The Minister for Education denied in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that he had declared the Teachers' Federation "black."…

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Huge Growth of School Population

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 6

While the number of pupils in the public schools of New South Wales has increased by 60,000 in the past eight years, the increase in the…

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Annual Excursion Centenary Methodist Sunday School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 3

On Wednesday, February 5, the scholars of Centenary Methodist Sunday School, accompanied by their teachers and officers and a large number of…

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School of Arts Appeal to Council Question of Subsidy

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 12

"Last year you were good enough to increase our subsidy from £25 to £50. Will you continue to do so?" This, in effect, I how a deputation…

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Marist Brothers' High School. Arrangements for Old Boys' Meeting

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 23

Indicative of the survival in an undiminished form of the faith and religious devotion planted in them by their teachers is the decision of the Marist Brothers'…

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Metropolitan Schools. Results Next Week

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 23

The results of the Metropolitan Catholic schools will be published in our next issue…

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Religious Education The Value of the School

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 3

"THE fate of the Church and of the nations depends on the school." This declaration of Benedict XV. should be reiterated until its truth is…

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Chimneys Fall N.Z. Quake School Damaged Auckland

Evening News · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 11

SETTLERS in the coastal districts of Hawkes Bay were thoroughly frightened last night by a sharp earthquake at 6.30. followed by…

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Roman Catholic Schools. Advance During 1929

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 17

Presenting the 27th annual report of the Roman Catholic schools of the archdiocese of Sydney at St. Mary's Chapter House yesterday, Father T. J. O'Connor said that there…

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Hockey in Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 16

It is expected that this season the Westmead Boys' Home will enter a junior boys' team in the winter competitions of the N.S.W.H.A. If negotiations between Brother Anthony, of the Home…

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Unsuitable School. Second-hand Class-rooms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 12

In a report to Ryde Council the health officer (Mr. J. W. Ainsworth) commented on the condition of the three weatherboard classrooms erected at Ryde Public School in…

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The Schools. Examination Congestion. Director's Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 8

Commenting on the complaints received recently regarding the delay in announcing the results of the Intermediate Certificate examination. Mr. S. H. Smith, Director of…

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Killed While Playing Outside School Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 1

Knocked down by a car while playing the State school in Malvern, Bruce Heladky 10, was so badly injured that he died in the Alfred…

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Hideous Voices of Aussie Children Elocution Teachers Having a Thin Time

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 2

"Australian children are rapidly acquiring hideous voices. They pick up twangs and horrible slang and ungrammatical sayings from the…

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Summer School Visitors

The Land · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 18

Rocky Glen (Hilda Richardson. 3[?]2'30): Our Summer School was a great success: about 80 of us were in attendance, and one girl had come nearly 700 miles! We were all thrilled…

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Finishing School Finer Points Drivers May Learn

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 9

AN innovation by the [?] a finishing [?]tion for motor driver. [?] Recounting that road [?]…

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Boxing. School Boy Champion's Success. London, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 18

Johnny Peters, a former school-buy champion, won the Stadium Club's £250 bantam-weight competiton in which 32 boxers participated. He is proceeding to Australia…

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Transfer of Teachers

The Propeller · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 6

The Education Department notifies the following additional appointments and transfer of teachers in connection with local schools:--Mr. D. O'Connor…

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