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Schools, 1931

2,881 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 145

Money in Bank—can't Pay Liverpool School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 11

Liverpool Technical School is another victim of the Savings Bank closure. All the school funds are deposited in the bank, and much intended expenditure…

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School Holidays

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 22

The holidays for the Primary and Secondary Schools of the Archdiocese of Sydney will begin on Friday, 15th May, and will continue until Monday…

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Great Public Schools' Regatta

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 24

St. Joseph's College, Church of England Grammar School and Sydney School won the right on Wednesday, the 6th inst., to contest the three finals on the…

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The Spirit of Public School Sport

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 26

THE eight-oar race for the Head of the River, which was decided last Saturday in the presence of a great gathering of enthusiastic spectators, reminds…

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ROWING. Encouraging Schoolboys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 14

The New South Wales Rowing Association realised some years ago that a comparatively small percentage of boss who row in the Great Public Schools' races link up with the affiliated clubs after…

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Lawn Tennis. All Schools' Age Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 14

Competitors in the above championship tournament need not arrive at the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Ground to day before 1.30 p.m. If unable to arrive at that time on account of school they…

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The Schools. Autumn Vacation. "Breaking-up" To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 5

All schools under the Education Department will close to-day for the autumn vacation. (which covers rather more than a fortnight), and will resume work on Tuesday, June 2…

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All Schools' Tennis Tournament Postponed

The Sun · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 10

The annual "All Schools" lawn, tennis championships, which were to have been played to-day at the N.S.W.L.T. Ground, have been postponed, owing to the rain,…

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Puff Joins Hurdlers Gives Promise Kirna and Praetor School Well Randwick Trials

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 2

STILL they come! The latest addition to the ranks of Sydney's jumpers is puff, who, is judge from[?]…

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Speech Day at Boys' High

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 1

Speakers at fort Street Boys' High School speech-day yesterday: Messrs. E. Bennetts (private secretary to the Minister for Justice), L. o. Martin, M.L.A.; J.A. Williams (headmaster), J. Lamaro, (Minister for Justice), and Mr. B. C. O I de, M.L.A…

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Lessons for Advanced Pupils

The Land · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 5

Mrs. G., Turrawan.—I regret to have to say that my enquiries, as to free correspondence lessons in English and arithmetic for a boy of 15, who has…

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GENERAL No Room for Teachers

The Land · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 8

Young.—I sincerely regret, that I have no good news for you from the Education. Department in reply to questions asked as to the method of joining the…

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Winter School for Farmers

The Land · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, states that is proposed to hold the usual Winter Schools at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College this…

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Fort-street Boys' High School Prize-winners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 14

From left: W. Stewart (Verco prize), D. Verco (physics prize), O. Hardy (Killeen prize), A. Kershaw (Evatt memorial prize), and J. Dennis (third in the aggregate)…

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Barrier Reef. School Girls Join Expedition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 4

Miss Anna Drennan, M.A. (Edinburgh), accompanied by Miss D. N. Rogers, will be in charge of a party of 19 senior girls from the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Croydon, who…

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Canberra Schoolboy To Broadcast Message. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 10

Ian Filshie, the son of Mr. H. J. Filshie, headmaster of Telopea Park Public School, Canberra, has been chosen to broadcast a message of goodwill to a child in the British House…

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Teacher Victims of Fascist Terror

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 4

The Educational Workers' International, a revolutionary organisation with headquarters in Paris, makes an on behalf of teachers who are…

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Catholic Teachers

The Sun · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 1

Brother Gerard (City) and Mr. Kevin Ryan (right), of Lismore, at the Catholic teachers' conference to-day…

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School Crest Loreto O.g.u. Dance

The Sun · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 12

A surprise was in store for members of the Loreto (Normanhurst) Old Girls' Union at their annual dance at the Ambassadors last night…

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Schools’ League

The St George Call · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 3

Last Friday saw the start of the Primary School’s Winter Competition, at Rockdale Park. In the second grade League, Tempe beat Rockdale 8 to nil,…

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