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Schools, 1934

3,423 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 172

Montgomery Stuart Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 6

At his premises, 492 George-street, Mr. Montgomery Stuart will give a students' recital this evening. There will be four dramatic sketches, and Miss Kitty Glover will sing…

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For Women School Colours Ex-Pupils' Reunions. Last Nights Dances

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 7

Ex-students' associations are opening the dancing season with their annual reunion parties, which this year promise to be more…

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A Good School Record

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 19

Dear "Worker,"—I am very pleased indeed to have the opportunity of writing to your interesting "Children's Corner." I live at Fingal, a little town situated…

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Free Milk for Schools. Announcement by N.S.W. Health Minister

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 14

In the N.S.W. State Parliament last Thursday, the Minister for Health (Mr. Weaver) indicated that free milk for children in all State schools throughout…

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Dairy Science Schools. Winter and Spring Programme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 11

Arrangements have been made by the Director of Dairying to hold dairy science schools in the following districts.—Macksville, May 28 to June 1; Lismore, June 18 to 22; Hexham,…

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Canterbury Boys' High School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 16

Mrs. B. C. Harkness presenting R. F. Jackson with his prize. Centre: The headmaster, Mr. A. W. Cusbert…

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Schoolboy's Death. Skylarking Near Book Press

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 9

While boys were skylarking about a heavy press containing books at the Parramatta Intermediate High School on April 20, the press fell, and crushed Ronald Gordon Thompson,…

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Country School City Reunion

The Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 20

A reunion of ex-students of St. Mary's College, Gunnedah, took place at the Cavalier, King-street, last night, when members…

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Hush Policy of Teachers Waited On Minister, Press Barred Salary Cuts

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 6

ALTHOUGH the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, raised no objection to the Press being admitted with a deputation…

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Dramatic Inquest Evidence Death Of Pupil In School; Mates Not To Blame Press Crash

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 8

REMARKABLE evidence was given at the Parramatta Court yesterday, when the District Coroner, Mr. H. Richardson Clark, held…

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The Man in the Street (To the Editor.) Milk for School Children?

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 4

Sir,--For many months now one con read Press headlines about the wonderful generosity of the Stevens Ministry in making available…

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Absent Through Illness 175,475 Children Miss 370,921 Weeks' School Welfare Act

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 8

AT yesterday bearing of the Child Welfare Inquiry the officer in charge of school attendance branch, Mr. Herbert Albert…

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Italy to Arm School Boys

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 1

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Fort-street School. Teachers and Pupils of Long Ago

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 11

RECENT articles in the "Sydney Morning Herald" have related the history of this [?]hool as it concerns boys, but it is nearly twenty [?]ars since the Boys' High School was transferred…

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Increased School Pupils Have Doubled Cessnock Roll

The Sun · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 11

MEASURED by figures, remarkable progress has been made in State secondary education during the past ten…

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Speech Day No Cane Nor Need For One at Fort-st

The Sun · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 31

THE boys of Fort-street High School are model pupils. At the annual speech day today, the headmaster…

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Sydney Grammar and Its Rhodes Scholars The First and the Last

Referee · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 14

TOUCHING on Rhodes Scholars and the Sydney Grammar School Mr. H. S. Deltmann, the headmaster, in his notes in "The Sydneian" recalls some…

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Pupils From 6 TO 76 Years of Age Alan Fairfax On a Good Wicket

Referee · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 12

CRICKET all the year round will soon he an established thing in London. Alan Fairfax's cricket school, with wickets extending under the Thames, has led the way. He tells me that he has us many members as he can lake. His oldest…

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Boy Fatally Injured at School a Little Fun That Ended in Tragedy "Purest Misadventure," Says the Coroner

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 1

Three boys were skylarking at school. In the background, though they saw it not, was the grisly hand of Death. Two saw the danger in time to escape. For the other there was no escape—and he was fatally injured. His pain deadened by morphia, this scholar of thirteen lingered for a day, and the passed…

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"MENACE" Westmead School Drainage Relief in Sight

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 7

"It's an absolute manace to the health of the kiddies,' declared Alderman Put at Holroyd Council on Tuesday, deseribing drainage conditions at Westmead…

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