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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1935

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His Record Seven Years—Never Missed School Rosehill Presentation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 2

A headmaster of a suburban school stated at a recent speech night that "wagging it" from school is almost a thing of the past. So far as the Gapes…

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Dux of School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. J. M. McKay, headmaster, presenting a silver cup to Stanley Haupt (11), of Church-street, Parramatta, dux of Parramatta Boys' Primary School…

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Letters to "Benby" The New School

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 11

"COPPER TOP" (Woodstock).—There has been a new school erected recently at Woodstock in place of the od one, it is bulls of weatherboard. It has three rooms all the…

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An Albury School "Roschill" Offers Many Things to Country Girls

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 12

UNDOUBTEDLY one of the finest towns in Australia, Albury has lately achieved world-wide [?] as the place where the citizens displayed in[?]ative…

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G.P.S. SPORT Ex-School Rowers : Scots and 'View Cricketers : Rowing News. G.P.S. Regatta Preparations

Referee · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 16

Before the new school term begins, most of the Sydney Great Public Schools will have a rowing camp when "possibles" will be tried out. Sydney High have had…

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St. Michael's Commercial School, Daceyville

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 35

Josie Chaffe and Rosie Smith, gained distinctive success in the recent examinations. They secured Southern Cross Commercial College Diplomas for Theory…

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The Government and the Schools (To the Editor.)

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 19

Sir,—I feel our Society, and the other great Catholic Friendly Societies, can make their weight felt in a very definite way in connection with the forthcoming…

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OUT of School a Page for Girls & Boys (Conducted by South West Wind.) the Admiral's Daughter. Chapter Ix

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 15

"Oh!" thought Marion, "the fiends! How could Anyone do a thing like that, even if they had an excuse to?" And then, pressing her ear against the wall, she heard Herbert saying. "If…

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The Schools. 1934 in Retrospect

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 4

The outstanding educational event of 1934 was the establishment of a Council of Education, to act as an advisory body in close cooperation with the Department of Education…

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Cricket. Teachers v MANLY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 13

The annual cricket match between the New South Wales teachers and Manly District Cricket Club was played at Manly yesterday, the teachers winning by 44 runs on the first innings. For the Teachers…

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'Very Bad' Govt. Treatment Of Schools Says Legate

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 12

WHILE greatly impressed with the favorable conditions under which the workers live in Australia, the Papal Legate…

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Blakehurst Public School

The Propeller · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 3

Amidst a galaxy of coloured decoration's the final social for the year of the Blakehurst Parents and Citizens' Association was attended by over…

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Schoolmaster's Death

The Propeller · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 3

Mr. Ernest Arthur Hodge, late Headmaster of the South Hurstville Public School, died last Saturday at a private hospital, aged 63 years…

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Flicked on Side of Head Teacher Fainted; Never Taught Again Nerve Cases

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 7

ARE you highly strung and "touchy", while your neighbor in the same circumstances is stolid and even phlegmatic? According to…

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Police to Lecture in Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 12

TO improve the traffic control system by patrol boys outside schools, police inspectors and sergeants are to deliver…

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A Change of Schools

The Land · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 19

JIMMY attended the little bush school at Bullfrog Swamp, but didn't think much of it. He didn't like the teacher, Mr Kane, and he didn't like the other pupils…

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A Hard School

The Land · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 17

"Did you have any trbuble in learning to skate?" "Oh, no; I soon tumbled to it!"…

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School Leaving Age. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 6

Sir,—Proposals have been made by responsible authorities that sixteen yenrs be fixed as the minimum age for pupils' departure from school life. Or, from another aspect,…

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Scrubland Murder In Victoria Finding Of Schoolgirl's Body

The Sun · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 12

BLACKTRACKERS on the spot.--Thick foliage amidst which the body of Ethel Belshaw was found. Above: DENSE scrubland. This…

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Rockdale School Old Boys’ Union

The St George Call · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

This is just a reminder to the old boys of Rockdale School, that the next function is to take the form of a supper and smoko, to be held in the Soldiers’…

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