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Schools, 1930

3,881 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 195

Cheering Crowds Encourage the Schoolboys

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 25

ALL KINDS OF CRAFT CROWDED ALONG THE FINISHING STRETCH. Rain, wind, and void absolutely failed to damp the enthusiasm of the crowd on the water. Some came in canoes, some in row-boats, some in motor-driver craft, whilst many thousands weighed, down the big ferry-boats chartered by the various schools. SHORE ! HIGH ! JOEYS ! THOUSANDS OF ENTHUSIASTS CHEER THE EIGHTS FROM CABARITA PARK…

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"High Wins"—Thrilling Finish in Great Public Schools' Eights

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 26

In the Schools' Championship Eights, at the half-mile a half-length covered the four boats. Before the mile…

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Empire Day. in the Schools. To-day's Celebrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 13

To-day is being observed as Empire Day in all the State schools of New South Wales. Hitherto the celebration has taken place on May 24 (Queen Victoria's Birthday), but as…

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Mowbray House School Old Boys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 8

Old boys of Mowbray House will celebrate Old Boys' Day next Saturday. Cricket and tennis matches will be played. Old boys will lunch with the headmaster at the school at 1 p.m. At night…

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Winter Schools for Farmers. Available at Hawkesbury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 11

Arrangements have been made for the usual winter schools to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from July 1 to l8 next. The duration of the various courses of…

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Fix Fees for School Exams. "Inter", Leaving

The Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 15

The Government's intention to charge sitting fees for the intermediate and leaving certificate examinations, which was first mentioned in the…

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Schools Celebrate Empire Day Shoes from Man-Eating Sharks

The Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 18

PROUD OF THE EMPIRE FLAGS!--A feature of the celebration of Empire Day to-day at the Crown-street School was this squad of Chinese, Greek, Swede, Russian, French and Italian children TALKATIVE!--The Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) delivered Empire Day speeches…

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Mr. G. Dumbrell's Death Prominent Teacher

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 4

After several months illness the death occurred at Manly yesterday of Mr. George Dumbrell. Born in the Kiama district in 1854, the late Mr…

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Submarine's Last Voyage Restoring St. Paul's School-girl Tennis Players

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 14

HER LAST TRIP before going into reserve will be made with the Fleet by the submarine…

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Gold Coast, West Africa. Catholic Teachers' Training School

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 14

African Missionaries of Lyons on February 15 opened at Amisano, Gold Coast Colony, St. Augustine's Catholic Teachers' Training College. The formal ceremony, in…

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Training School on Gold Coast for Catholic Teachers

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 37

Kumasi (Gold Coast, British West Africa).—The African Missionaries of Lyons on February 15 opened at Amisano, Gold Coast Colony, St. Augustine's…

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Orance Blossoms Orange Blossoms at the King's School Bradford—turner

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 17

A very pretty evening wedding was solemnised at The King's School Chapel, which was prettily arranged with white chrysanthemums, on Thursday, 1st…

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Liverpool School Celebrates

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 4

"We have got to be the best that we can be; the most loyal that we can be; the most patriotic that we .can be; loyal to our king, loyal to our country,…

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Empire Day Celebrations Parramatta Public School Address by Gen. Lloyd

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 4

More than 2000 children from Parramatta Public School participated in the Empire Day commemoration at the Parramatta Cinema…

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Headmaster King's School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 12

Rev. E. M. Baker, M.A. (Oxon), outside the school chapel. He is at present in his eleventh year as headmaster of "Kings," the oldest school in Australia…

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School Inspector Mr. J. Adam's Promotion

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 7

A former headmaster of Rosehill Public School, Mr. J. Adam, whose last appointment was at Kurrt Kurri, has been made an inspector of schools at…

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Blacktown School P. and C. Association Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 10

The usual monthly meeting of the Blacktown Parents and Citizens' Association was held on Monday last. Mr. Bromfield; the president, occupied the…

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Teaching of Religion: Our Catholic Schools and Leakage II

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 18

Janet Erskine Stuart has well said: "The end of Catholic education is to produce Catholics who can stand on their own legs apart from any props of custom and…

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The Secondary Schools. the New Geography

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 15

Whereas geography was formely a matter of memorising facts, it has now been raised to the status of a science, and science, as we know, is dominating our curricula more…

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May Procession at Waverley: School-boys Honour Mary Our Lady. "Keystone of the Arch of Humanity."

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 22

Time was, not so far back, when sodalities in honour of Our Blessed Lady were found only in the ranks of women and school girls. The privilege of choosing…

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