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Schools, 1937

3,514 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 176

Rugby League in Schools

The Sun · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 22

A motion will be discussed at the next meeting of the High Schools' Committee, that a Rugby League competition be substituted for Rugby…

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Education Notes Teaching of Music Secondary School Courses

The Sun · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 8

THE introduction of music as part of the secondary school curriculum is an important forward move in the…

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School Safety Patrols. Bexley's Second Win

The Propeller · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 3

The second annual safety patrol competition among schools of the St. George and Sutherland districts was won by Bexley School. The…

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Sunday School Picnic

The Propeller · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 3

The annual picnic of the Hurstville Methodist Sunday School was held at Carss' Park, Blakehurst, last Saturday. Over three Hundred…

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Equable Schools Well Over Hurdles

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 23

Equable, who won both hurdle races at the Anniversary meeting at Randwick, schooled well at headquarters yesterday over six hurdles. He was…

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Record Swim By Schoolboy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 23

Philip Kurts, at the Waverley Christian Brothers' swimming carnival at the Coogee Aquarium yesterday, swam the 220 yards freestyle in the…

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Fairbridge Farm School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 12

The gift of £500 to the Fairbridge Farm School by the Commonwealth B[?] was made under the bank's rural credit development scheme…

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Police Dogs Playful or Ferocious at Command — Tramway Works at Rose Bay School Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 14

Tramway works on the hill between Dover-road and the Rose Bay convent will make New South Head-road safer. During the night, the mechanical shovel and workmen gouge out the old rails and put in new ones. Eager hands helped the winner of the 100 yards freestyle championship…

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Lawn Tennis Draw. Junior, Age, and School Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 16

To be played to-morrow at Lawn Tennis Ground, Rushcutter Bay. Herbert Edwards Teams Competition.—9 a.m., Ascham I. v S.C.E.G.G.S. II., M.L.C. II. v Meridan…

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Brisbane Teacher's Death Ashes to be Sent Home. SINGAPORE, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 12

The remains of Miss Hazel McCullough who was killed in a motor accident yesterday, were cremated. The ashes will be sent to Brisbane by the Qantas 'plane leaving here…

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Hurstville Methodist Sunday School. Annual Picnic

The St George Call · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 6

The annual picnic was held at Carss Park, last Saturday in good weather. Over 300 scholars, parents and friends attended and all bad a very enjoyable…

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Mechanic Schools

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 10

The competent training of motor car mechanics has for long occupied the attention of the leading distributors in Australia. General…

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Dragged Along Platform Schoolboy Seriously Injured CESSNOCK

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 1

BEFORE the eyes of horrified train Travellers; Patrick Hatton 14-year-old schoolboy, was hurled along Cessnock station…

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Conservatorium Opera School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 14

On Wednesday March 10 a lecture with practical Illustrations on operatic trainig and its value to singers will be given at the conservatorium of Music by Mr. Roland Foster, assisted by Miss Hilda…

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Tenable at Secondary Schools Intermediate Certificate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 14

The Bursary Endowment Boord has awarded bursaries to the following pupils upon the results of the Intermediate Certificate examination. These bursaries are tenable for two…

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The Hard School of Experience

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 4

THE Universities have let us down badly. Not one has thought of a Chair…

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Singer Was Modest Student, Says Teacher

Truth · Sunday 28 February 1937 · page 33

ACKNOWLEDGED as the legitimate successor to the late Ada Crossley, in her day the greatest of Australian contraltos, Essie…

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The Schoolboy Detective The Race

The Sun · Sunday 28 February 1937 · page 2

THE cycling race was all over and Teddy Failes, the plump boy of the second, had beaten his energetic form mates, arriving back at…

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Teachers Welcomed Villawood Function

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 2

To extend a welcome to now teachers at the Villawood public school, a large number of Villawood residents gathered at the school on Wednesday night, when…

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School of Cricket

The Sun · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 2

Ray Robinson will attend the Sydney School of Cricket to-morrow and on Friday, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., and will give advice to young…

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