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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1930

3,881 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 195

The Letter Bag the Modern Flapper Has Sympathy "Old Girl" Says So Her Conduct at School to the Editor

Evening News · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 4

SIR.—I cannot agree with "old Boy" (E.N. 20/3/30) that the young girl's extreme lack is that of sympathy. It is in the young girl that real sympathy is most pronounced because, when…

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A Methodist Boy Distinguished School Course

The Methodist · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 7

Jack Murielle Somerville, 17 years of age, a scholar of the Kiama Sunday School, has distinguished himself in the final examination of his school course. He headed the Leaving Examination…

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Penrith New Sunday School Opened

The Methodist · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 16

The heavens were telling forth the glorious, music of the sound of abundance of rains everywhere last Saturday. Especially at Penrith, where the…

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The Sunday School Notes of Lessons March 30, 1930. the Daughter of JAIRUS—Mark 5:21-24, 35-43. 3.—The Study Period

The Methodist · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 12

For those teachers not using the competition method. A. Mark 5:21-24. (i.) Questions demanding merely reproduction: What happened when Jesus landed from the…

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A Parting Message From the Director of the Y.P.D. To Sunday School Workers, O.K.,' M.G.C., and C.E. Officers

The Methodist · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 8

Dear Fellow-Workers,—A new connexional year begins with the month of April In every Department of the Church's activity may it prove to be a record. What an impetus the recent Conference…

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Music Teachers' Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 12

Enrolments for the Easter conference of the music teachers of New South Wales are now being received at the office of the Musical Association, Paling's Buildings…

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Schoolboy Champions

The Labor Daily · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 6

Fort Street Boys' High School, Peter sham, held its annual swimming carnival yesterday. E. Gray and A. Sch midt dead-heated for the senior 50 yards championship, and F. Muller, (right) won the 60 yards, championship under 16 years…

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High School Fees Will Be Re-introduced Treasurer's Economy Longer Hours and Less Pay for All £70,000 Referendum Goes on

The Labor Daily · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 5

REFERRING last night to the statement appearing in that day's evening journals, that Mr. Stevens, the Treasurer, had made definite recommendations to Cabinet that there should be big cuts in Public Service salaries, the Premier said the statements are mere surmise…

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48-Hour Week For All Civil Servants Is Almost Certain Cabinet Considers Wage Cut and Other Economies Re-imposition of High School Fees Is Also Likely Cheers for Cleary's Sacrifice

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 2

The re-introduction of a 48-hour week, of 5½ days, throughout the public service, an average 10 per cent, cut in all salaries paid out of Government funds, and the re-imposition of High School fees are among…

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Fatal Snake-bite on Way From School

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Bitten by a snake to-day while returning from school near Wangaratta, Dulcie Wilson (5) walked home…

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School Swimming Preparing for "All Schools" Redlands and Shirley Hold Carnivals

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 March 1930 · page 17

SWIMMING carnivals are the order of the day among the girls' secondary schools, in view of the forthcoming all-schools' annual swimming carnival, the…

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G.P.S. Cricket. Reply to Critics School Batsmen Hit Out King's Score 330

Truth · Sunday 23 March 1930 · page 5

PAST performances in G.P.S. cricket have led followers of the schools to believe that the willow wielding art of the boys is…

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Schoolboy's Day

The Sun · Sunday 23 March 1930 · page 1

Rose 7.30; washed; breakfast--porridge, toast, watermelon, cut lunch, walked to school; had English and arithmetic; ate apple; played chuck-up; fell in; geography;…

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A Boarding School Day[?]

The Sun · Sunday 23 March 1930 · page 1

5.50 a.m.: Bang, hang--time to rise. Shower--Icy cold; dress; clean shoes, strip bed, practice for half an hour. Early morning tea--two biscuits and an apple. An…

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Just a Plain School Day

The Sun · Sunday 23 March 1930 · page 1

Got up; washed; dressed; had breakfast--porridge, poached egg on toast, tea; caught train, then 'bus; school; Maths. I., Latin, English; recess; ate three apricots and bought…

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Girls' Inter-high Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 16

At the ladles' Domain baths to-day, at 1.30 p. m., the Girls' Inter-High Schools' Association annual swimming carnival will take place…

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Bowral High School. Official Opening. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 16

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drum[?] mond) visited Bowral this alternoon officially to open the Bowral High school, the erection of which was recently completed at a cost…

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Friends Again Drummond : Teachers

Evening News · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 12

AMICABLE relations between the Minister for Education Mr. Drummond, and the N.S.W. Public School-teachers' Federation have been [?]red…

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Big Cuts in British Army Cash and Personnel Less Than 1914 Estimates Before Commons India's Quota Schoolboy Officers Corps London

Evening News · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 5

ARMY ESTIMATES for the coming year amount in £40,500,000 showing a [?] reduction over last year's of £605,000. The actual numbers of the [?]luding Indu[?] in set down of…

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Inter-high School Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 14

Winners at the Domain baths yesterday. M. Cockburn (left), 50 yards winner, and M. Bagley, old girls' champion…

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