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Schools, 1937

3,514 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 176

Girls in Shorts. School Sports Meeting. Melbourne Innovation. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 23

Shorts and shirts, instead of the tunics that have been the recognised costume for schoolgirls for the last few years, will be worn to-morrow afternooon, at the annual sports…

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Jockeys Injured. C. Trick and G. SHOLL. Falls During Hurdle Schooling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 21

C. Trick and G. Sholl, hurdle Jockeys, were injuied during schooling at Randwick yesterday morning, when riding Trechillo and Silvatus respectively. Trick was admitted to…

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Schools' Holiday Tennis

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 3

THE usual school holiday tennis tournament will be held at the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Ground, Rushcutters Bay, on Monday and…

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Autumn School Vacation Empire Day Changes

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 6

IN 1938 and succeeding years, the autumn school vacation has been arranged so that it will be possible to celebrate Empire Day on May…

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School Notes a Weekly Feature British History Roman Catholic Freedom

The Sun · Sunday 9 May 1937 · page 8

Before Elizabeth's reign (1558-1603) Roman Catholics had not complete political freedom. In Elizabeth's reign (1563) they…

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The Schoolboy Detective The "Tragedy"

The Sun · Sunday 9 May 1937 · page 2

IT was that grey, twilight hour of the day when it is too dark to play sports and yet not dark enough to go inside. A group of boys at…

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Education Expert's Vision Of Ideal School ADELAIDE

The Sun · Sunday 9 May 1937 · page 9

A WELL-EQUIPPED building of noble proportions, set on high ground above the town, spacious playing, fields and…

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Size of School Classes. Need of Reduction. Teachers' Campaign

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 4

Proposals for reducing the size of school classes were made at a meeting of the council of the Teachers' Federation at Science House on Saturday…

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CASUALTIES. School Teacher Killed. Fell Under Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 11

Geoffrey Oliver Martin, 22, of Archbold-road, Roseville, a schoolteacher, was killed instantly when he fell beneath an electric train at the Roseville…

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Schoolgirls' Dance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 4

Senior girls of the Sydney Girls' High School were guests at the annual dance arranged by the School Parents and Citizens' Association for pupils of fourth and fifth year…

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Grafton High School. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 6

[?]e annual meeting of the Gra[?]on High School Old Students' Union a membership of 19 was reported, which is a record Receipts for the year were £333, and the year closed…

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School's Jubilee. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 7

The diamond jubilee of the Lower Southga[?] School was celebrated by a picnic, which wa[?] attended by many old students. The first school was opened in March, 1877, Mr…

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Train Kills Teacher

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 14

Geoffrey Oliver Martin, 22, a school teacher, was killed on Saturday night when he fell from the platform of Roseville Railway Station and was struck by…

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£80,000 Gift For School

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- The sum of £80,000 has been given by the late Mr. A. M. Nicholas and his brother, Mr. G. R. Nicholas, to the Methodist Ladies'…

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Radio in Schools Catholic Enterprise Two Hundred Receivers

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 17

A great advance is about to be made in respect of educational broadcasting by the introduction of radio receivers in 200 Catholic schools—practically the whole of those within the Sydney…

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The King's School. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 5

Sil,—I have to-day received a very interesting letter from a Mr. Edward Meyrick, who was from 1884 to 1886 a master at The King's School. In that year he returned to…

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Schools Xv Goes West

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 17

The Combined High Schools Rugby Union team left Sydney yesterday, to play matches at Bathurst today, and at Orange tomorrow. The team is:--…

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In Conference Sunday School Teachers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 2

A conference of Sunday School teachers of the Rural Deanery of Parramatta was held in St. Mark's Church Hall, Granville, on Monday, and was attended by 150…

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The Schools. Teachers' Examinations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 5

For the annual examinations to begin next Monday, 1705 teachers have entered, 837 (411 mon and 426 women) in Sydney and 868 in country centres. About 85 per cent, of the…

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At Penrith Distribution of Badges Inter.-high School

Nepean Times · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 1

In accordance with a recent decision of Penrith Council to distribute Coronation badges among the children of the district, the Deputy Mayor…

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