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Schools, 1938

3,334 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 167

Claims £5000 From Schoolboy Sequel to Quarter Sessions Case

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 10

An eight-years-old boy figured as a defendant in a £5000 claim in the Supreme Court yesterday for alleged malicious prosecution…

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The King's School Has More Promising Crew

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 15

THE King's School eight for this year's G.P.S. Head-of-the-river race on April 30, shows more promise than any recent crew from that school. For some years The King's has…

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Knox Grammar School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 24

The council of Knox Grammar School has bought 8½ acres of land, known as Chilton's Orchard, near the school at Warrawee. The land will be used for the construction of two…

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School Maid's Death. Roberts Committed for Trial. Bail Refused. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 18

Leonard William Roberts, 34, gardener, at the Newcastle Police Court to-day was committed for trial on a charge of having murdered Dorothy…

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Drastic School Changes Auckland

The Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 10

Under a new Education Bill to be debated next session, it is proposed to raise the school- leaving age from…

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31 Wickets by Schoolboy for 39 Runs

The Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 24

Woollahra school in the first grade competition has won all its matches so far this season by an innings…

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£5000 Verdict Against Boy Claim Stands for 20 YEARS Jury Finds In Favor Of Schoolteacher Stay of Proceedings

The Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 3

A verdict for £5000 damages against a boy, aged nine, was returned by a Causes Court jury to-day. Ewen Charles Cameron, of Summer Hill, against whom the verdict was given, was originally sued for…

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Schools' Swimming Gala at Olympic Pool

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 2

ANNUAL swimming carnival of the Commercial and Junior Technical Schools will be held at the North Sydney Olympic Pool on Thursday at…

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Schoolmaster Claims £5000

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 7

That is not true. The boy was not in my garage but in my workshop. I did not interfere with him in any way."…

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Exhibition of School Work

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

Next week, from Tuesday until Friday, the Sydney Town Hall will house the finest exhibition of school work ever seen in Australia. This…

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In the Country—and in the City Lack of Interest Domestic Science Speech Ignored By School Pupils Katoomba Agricultural Conference

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 16

SCHOOLGIRLS who attended the Women's Session of the divisional Agricultural Bureau Conference at Katoorma last week were not very interested in the address which they had come to hear. It was the address given by Miss Woaton, of the Education Department…

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Range College, Rockhampton. Past Pupils' Association. Address on the Grail Movement

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 39

At a meeting of the Range College (Rockhampton) Past Pupils' Association, which took place on the 28th ult., the president, Miss A. Murtagh, who was the…

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School

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 1

The school section continues to draw many entries, and this year it put up a record, the total being about 600. The judge, Mr. J. J. Emery, who has done…

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School Children Visit Lithgow

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 4

On Tuesday 461 school children from Penrith journeyed to Lithgow to take part in a rehearsal for a school display in the 150th Anniversary…

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School Repairs

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 8

The departmental P. and R. staff commenced operations on Monday, 7th inst., at the Colyton Public School. Quite a long list of work is set down,…

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They're Off to School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 15

No matter how bright the day or how near it is to the week-end, the prospect of another day's school doesn't hold out much to cheer the average youngster…

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"A Scandal" State Aid for Catholic Schools None in England

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 5

"The whole thing is a scandal, and I hope you will resist any such thing in New South Wales." The foregoing is an extract from a letter…

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How Rowe Got The School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 5

Original methods were employed by Mr. A. E. Rowe to secure a new school for Sylvania, where he was identified with many public movements before…

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School's Exhibition

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 16

ON 23rd, 24th and 25th March, there will be a commemorative exhibition of practical education in public schools, at the Town Hall, Sydney. Children will…

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High Schools' Cricket PARRAMATTA'S 128 v. TECHNICAL

Referee · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 21

BATTING first Parramatta scored 138 yesterday against Technical in the only game in the Sydney High Schools Cricket competition. The…

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