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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1935

3,613 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 181

Overcrowded School. Warren

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 12

The Parents' and' Citizens' Association is concerned at the lack of accommodation at the Public school and the neglect of the department in not replying to a letter forwarded in…

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School Children. Crowds to See Picture Films

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 11

During the past week there have been scenes of great activity outside the Lyceum Theatre in Pitt-street. The management has come to an arrangement with the Education…

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Lovely Floral Effects At Parramatta Function Humorous Answer To Competition 300 Dancers Aid School

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 13

ATTRACTIVE prizes for table decorations resulted in some delightful effects at the Rivoll. Parramntta, on the occasion of the…

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Blind Woman Teacher Gets Divorce

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 7

After the production of fresh evidence, Alice Matilda Mary Purss formerly Fell, a blind school-teacher, was granted a decree nisi by Mr…

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Heard by the way Must the Church School Close?

Nepean Times · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 1

ANXIETY besets the Rev. F. Greville, formerly Rector as Mulgoa, and now acting- rector of St. Saviour's, Redfern, as to maintaining…

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Empire Day Penrith Celebration Speeches at Inter.-high School

Nepean Times · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 3

Celebration of Empire Day in Penrith reverted this year to the system in vogue some years ago before the May vacation included…

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Sunday School and Youth Workers' Convention Important Conferences on Current Problems IV

The Methodist · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 13

The Report of the Commission appointed by the British Conference to enquire into matters affecting Sunday Schools, makes this challenging…

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Schooling at Randwick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 18

In view of the hurdle races on Monday and the following Saturday, there was an unusual amount of schooling at Randwick yesterday morning. Greensea (Harris)…

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Solve World-wide Problem? to 15 Years Raise School Age Ease Unemployment 6,000,000 Youths Canberra

The Sun · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 3

THE raising of the minimum age for leaving school to 15 years is recommended by the International Labor…

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Sidelights on Davis Cup What Tie with N. Z. SHOWED Crawford Played Like Schoolboy At Times McGRATH'S RISE

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 June 1935 · page 3

THE Australians' match against New Zealand, although not a hard one, revealed a number of interesting sidelights, Firstly, on…

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Dream Castles Crashed Tragic End To Married Life Of Blind Wife Wayward School Teacher

Truth · Sunday 2 June 1935 · page 17

CASTLES in the air are built by us all, and what a romantic, happy game it con be, but, alas, jar too often fate, the demolisher, takes a hand and sends our seemingly super structures crashing. AND so it Was with poor Mrs. Alice Matilda Mary Purss, but surely there…

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The Schoolboy Detective Valuable Stamps

The Sun · Sunday 2 June 1935 · page 2

OF all stories connected with the wreck of the Dorothy, the one in which "Rob Pearce of Granges College figured was the most…

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Amusing Boarding School Trick

The Sun · Sunday 2 June 1935 · page 3

SHORT-SHEETING is a trick practised by both sexes of the young of the human species. It consists of taking away the…

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Artist and Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 10

Mr. Eric Langker, presided at a dinner tendered by former pupils to Mr. J. S. Watkins, the artist at Pfahlert's Hotel on Saturday night, Mr. H. W. Mofflt, who studied…

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Catholic Schools. Radio Scheme Adopted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 8

More than 400 delegates who attended the Catholic Education Association Conference at St. Patrick's Hall, Harrington-street on Saturday, unanimously decided to introduce a…

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School for Cotton Operatives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 11

A recent trade report from London stated that although there are some 80,000 cotton operatives unemployed in Lancashire, there is a shortage of skilled labour in certain sections…

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Schools' Push-ball at Double Bay

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 June 1935 · page 7

Four lending Eastern Suburbs schools, Double Bay,Bellevue Hill Paddington and Rose Bay will compete for the Eastern Suburbs Schools…

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High School Pupils Request for Better Train Service

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 2

Recently a request for an improved train service for pupils returning from Parramatta High School to stations on the Richmond line, was made to the…

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EXAMINATIONS. N.S.W. SYSTEM Crippling the Schools. Trenchant Criticism by Professor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 9

Professor G. S. Browne, the professor of education in the University of Melbourne, who was present at the conference of Common Rooms held last…

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Rural Schools Public Aciivities. Manilla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 10

The Director of Education (Mr. Ross Thomas) was entertained at luncheon at the Manilla Rural School by the headmaster (Mr. G. H. Wright), members of The staff, the…

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