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Schools, 1932

3,313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 166

Continuation School

The Propeller · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 1

The Hurstville Evening Continuation School will be closed for the Autumn vacation from May 12th to May 30th. both dates inclusive, and will re-open…

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Pictures of the Past. The Old Peakhurst School

The Propeller · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 6

I have a reverence for old bricks and mortar even in dilapidation. Each fallen stone or brick, as the case may be, is a memorial of past energy and…

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They Were Schoolboys Together

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 7

POLICE SERGT. J. PERRY, decorated in the Domain yesterday by the Governor with the Imperial Service Medal, was congratulated by his chief, Commissioner Childs, with whom he went to school…

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Empire Day School Celebrations Gardener’s Road

South Sydney Sentinel · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 5

About 800 children from Gardener’s Road School were assembled in the Coronation Hall, Mascot, on 4th May, to carry out Empire Day Celebrations…

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School Football

South Sydney Sentinel · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 3

King Street First Grade Rugby League team on the 22nd inst. defeated Randwick wick 42 to nil in the first snatch of the season…

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St. John's Park School of Arts

The Biz · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 4

There was another successful eudhre party and dance at the above institution oil Saturday night. Dancers were ably entertained by Happy…

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Fairfield School of Arts Popular Weekly Dances

The Biz · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the committee of the above, the chair was occupied by Mr. M. Soult (president). Others present: Messrs. R…

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School Pupils' Tours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 10

The first of the school pupils' tours to Kosciusko commenced on Thursday night, when a party of 56 girls left Sydney. They had been recruited from Hornsby Girls' High School,…

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Pupils' Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 8

A concert by piano pupils of Miss Margaret Edson is to be given this evening at Paling's Hall…

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Schoolboys' Essays

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 4

An unfortunate error appears in the article, "International Peace", on page Six of this issue. Don Skarratt's address on the "League of Nations"…

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International Peace Schoolboys' Addresses

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 6

A splendid feathur of the Empire Day celebrations at Penrith Intermediate High School last week was the fine addresses on subjects of…

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Give the Boys a Chance a Plea for Our Church Schools (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 5

Sir,—All the friends of Newington College were naturally disappointed that the school had no place in the finals of the G.P.S. Eegatta on Saturday. But as the Newington College crew was the…

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ROWING. Melbourne Grammar School Wins Final. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 18

About 40,000 persons witnessed the final of the Head of the River race, which was rowed over the Henley mile on the River Yarra this afternoon, in calm, dull weather…

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Australians In Opera Say Good-Bye To Hope Promises and Facts Tireless Work In Vain Izal's School Choristers "Bumped Off" Sydney Singers Get Notice Meagre Reward

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 9

EVERY protest made by "Smith's Weekly," on behalf of the Australian Grand Opera chorus, has been justified. Buoyed up by false hopes during their tuition, spending time and money for many months, the men and women who entered the chorus had to struggle for their places; then…

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Teachers' Conference; Public Address

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 5

The 9th annual conference of the Secondary Teachers' Association of New South Wales, will be opened at the Royal Empire Society Hall,…

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School's Play & Play's School

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 4

Kindergarten, the Garden of Childhood; where games are school, and school's a game; where children learn to build…

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54,600 Miles to Go to School! Five Schoolboys' Yearly Record

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 6

A quintette of schoolboys at Parramatta Intermediate High School claim to hold the record for travelling. Between them they travel…

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School Records

The Sun · Sunday 15 May 1932 · page 2

IF you can beat the records or these boys, send in your claim without delay. "Sunbeams" wants to find the boy or girl with the best school attendance record. A prize…

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My Happiest Day at School Winning Essay

The Sun · Sunday 15 May 1932 · page 2

I believe that my last day school was the happiest and yet it had a hint of sadness about it, for I knew that I was…

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The Schoolboy Detective the Queer Behavior of John Jones

The Sun · Sunday 15 May 1932 · page 2

WITH a puzzled expression on his rugged face, Mr. Stollitt, headmaster of Granges College, looked across the rows of boys seated before…

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