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Schools, 1931

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School Magazines. "WAVERLEY."

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 41

Artistic in its conception and beautifully compiled, the annual magazine, "Waverley," of the Christian Brothers' College, Waverley, to hand, will be a…

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New Secondary School for Taree Parish. Blessed by Bishop Gleeson, C.ss.r. Father Mulcahy's Latest Enterprise

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 14

SUNDAY, the Sth[?]inst, marked another important event in the history of the Catholic community of the Manning when the secondary school, which has…

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For Women a Nursery School. (From Our London Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 4

Up in Somers Town, that poor part of London where such interesting slum clearance work Is being carried out, an equally Interesting scheme has recently been started…

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School Age Bill. The People's Education. House of Lords Debate. London, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 9

When moving in the House of Lords that the School Age Bill be read a second time, Lord Ponsonby described it as a small step upward on the educational ladder, and an…

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Primary Schools' Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 14

This year's competitions will be contested by 101 teams, six less than in 1930. There are 64 first grade teams competing in twelve divisions; 40 second grade teams in seven divisions. Matches…

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School Sport. Interstate Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 14

Queensland, being unable owing to the floods, to commence trial matches, the period for the March interstate carnival has been deferred one week, and will cover from March 21 to 31…

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Opening of New School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 12

The Minister for Education, Mr. Davies (centre), at the opening of the new infants' school at Crow's Nest yesterday…

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All Schools' Age Championship McGRATH Still Winning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 13

Ascharr, Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Shirley and High School qualified yesterday at Rushcutter Bay for the semi-final round of the Herbert Edwards junior teams championships,…

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The Schools. 271 Bursary Awards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 5

Bursat[?]es are allotted, not by the Education Department, as is frequently supposed, but by the Bursary Endowment Board, a body invested [?]th statutory powers under…

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New School at North Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 7

The Minister for Education (Mr. Davies) yesterday afternoon opened the new infants' school that has been built on part of the grounds of the beautiful Crow's Nest estate,…

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Raising School Age London

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 6

The House of Lords, by 168 votes to 22, rejected the Government's Education Bill for raising, the school-leaving age from 14 to 15 years…

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School-Age Bill Out

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 12

London, Wednesday.--The House of Lords rejected by 168 votes to 22 the Government's Bill, passed by the House of Commons, for raising…

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Bursaries: University: High School and Tech. University Exhibitions for Two Hundred Leaving Certificate Holders

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 6

THE public examinations committee of the University of Sydney has decided to recommend to the Senate that public examinations should be awarded to the following 200 candidates who passed the leaving certificate examination held in November last:--…

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New School Map

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 6

It is generally agreed that aerial photographs show the contours of the land in a more graphic manner than ordinary maps…

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To Secondary Schools

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 6

THE Bursary Endowment Board has awarded bursaries admitting to secondary courses of instruction to the following pupils:-- Bursary holders who are able to reside at home receive a grant of £12, a year to…

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Dole Milk at Schools Drink a Day for All Children

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 8

CHILDREN of the unemployed will receive free milk at public schools, while children whose fathers' are…

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“Tarbuth” Hebrew Model School

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 2

Now that the school vacation has terminated the RandwickCoogee “Tarbuth” Hebrew Model School re-opened at Alison Hall,…

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Eastern Suburbs (Bondi) School

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 2

At a meeting help in the school of the Eastern Suburbs Central Synagogue, Mr. S. Green, the President was in the chair and…

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The Old Testament in Schools

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 5

Widespread editorial comment has been aroused in England as a result of the action of the Glasgow Board of Education in…

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Queries Answered School Teacher Asks About Soviet Union

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 2

In a letter to the editorial board, “interested School Teacher” requests answers in the Workers’ Weekly to the following questions:…

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