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Schools, 1931

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West Suburbs Bowler F. Murray Captures his 100th Wicket Petrie Dismissed Sixty Victims in Five Matches Juniors Rattled the Stumps Crown Street Schoolboy Finished with Average of 65.66 Final Games on Moore Park

The Labor Daily · Monday 30 March 1931 · page 8

F. MURRAY, of Croydon, has captured his hundredth wicket of the season. In the same competition N. Petrie has captured sixty wickets in the last five matches. His figures are: v Glebe, 13-87; v University, 13-89; v Tempe. Colts, 11-100; v Darlington, 10-100; v Glebe Juniors, 13-60. In the Eastern Suburbs series, Radford…

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Killed After Church Fete. Teacher's Death Leads to Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1931 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday--Four youths between 17 and 19 were charged at the City Court yesterday with having murdered Arthur Head, 16, school…

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Schoolboy Drowned In Six Inches of Water

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 16

A fourteen-year-old schoolboy, Leonard Arthur Webb, of Campbell-street, Glebe, was drowned yesterday in a bath, which only contained six inches of water…

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Jumpers Schooled

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 2

NO fewer than eighteen lumpers turned out at Randwick yesterday for schooling exercise. Looking a good deal above himself,…

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Another Jackson Shines N.S.W. Leads Victoria in Schools' Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 3

NEW South Wales has another young cricketer named Jackson -- and, like Balmain's hero, 'Archie Jackson, an opening batsman -- who…

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The Story of Great Public Schools Distinguished Record on Football and Cricket Fields Country Boys Have Played Big Part in Sporting History Australia's Oldest School Approaches Its Centenary

Referee · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 13

WITH a continuous history since 1832, The King's School, at Parramatta (N.S.W.) takes pride of place in antiquity among the Australian Great Public Schools, and in the 99 years of existence the school has turned…

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Parents and School Reports

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 5

WITH another school year-under way, parents will soon be receiving the quarterly reports from school as to the progress that the children are making. In…

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Schools' Section Seventy-two Years Ago Sydney Grammar School in 1859

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 40

There is in the possession of Mr. S. H. Fairland, of Sydney, an address presented to his father, Mr. Charles Henry Fairland, by the pupils of the…

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Armidale School Old Boys' Union Sydney Branch

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 40

THERE was a record attendance of old boys at the general meeting held at the Great Public Schools' Club, Sydney, on the 25th ultimo. Lieut.-Colonel A…

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Nine Hurt Tram and Coal Truck Botany Crash School Children Victims

The Sun · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 13

Eight school children and a woman were Injured in a collision between a tram and a coal truck, about 4 p.m. to-day, on a…

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Teachers' Transfers

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 7

The following transform and appoint meats of teachers are announced: Dr. B. Sheath, Doopwater to Ross Hill (Rel'g), Miss H. Palmer, Beecroft to…

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Schoolboy Injured

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 1

Nelson Willett, 10, of Edgeware Rd., Enmore, was playing in the grounds of Newtown Public school yesterday when the happed on to a brick…

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Thrill for Schoolboys Capture of a Suspect Students Hide in Corridors

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 9

THE capture of a suspected burglar came as a thrilling interlude in school routine, on Monday afternoon, for Newington…

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To Teach Esperanto in School

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 6

"One of the primary causes of war is that the nations do not understand each other." The Minister for Education, Mr…

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ESPERANTO. Experiment in Schools. Minister's Promise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 14

A promise that an experiment would be made in the teaching of Esperanto in New South Wales Public schools was given by the Minister for Education (Mr. Davies)…

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Poor School, Francis-street, City. St. Joseph's Day

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 7

All thoughts of "depression" were banished for the nonce, at least, on Thursday, 19th ult., when charitable ladies entertained the children of St. Joseph's Poor…

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"Menace to Health" School Playground Fairfield Protest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 9

"The drainage is so bad as to be non-existent, and forms a serious menace to the health of the children, many of whom, particularly in wet weather,…

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Free Tuition Auburn Evening School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 10

The Education Department has granted a great boon to all girls and women who are unemployed, in that they may attend any classes at Auburn Evening School…

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Great Public Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 16

Owing to rain yesterday there was no play in the incompleted match between St. Joseph's College and Sydney High School at Kensington Oval. The match was drawn…

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English Public Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 10

An association which will comprise the old boys of English Public schools resident in Australia is being organised by a group of young Englishmen in Sydney…

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