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Schools, 1931

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Castlereagh School Christmas Tree

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 1

On Thursday, 18th December, the C[?]reagh Methodist School Hall presented a seene of fare excitement among the pupils of the local Public…

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School Tennis

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 7

FRANCES MURRAY (Bedgerebong).—I am fifteen years old, and live on a farm twenty miles from Forbes and seven miles from the Lachlan River. My father goes in for sheen…

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A New Kind of Sunday School

The Methodist · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 11

IF we could suddenly be transported back to the room where Robert Bailees taught the children of the…

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Married Women Teachers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 8

Sir,—Let mother have her say about married teachers. For the past twelve months my daughter has been taught by a married teacher (who is a very clever woman), and she has…

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Schoolboy Howlers

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1931 · page 2

A pessimist is a man who is never happy unless he is miserable, even then he is not pleased. A centimetre is an insect with a…

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Don't Mind Married Teacher Ban View of Youth

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1931 · page 6

While perhaps sympathising with those who will lose jobs, many young married women school-teachers are probably pleased with the decision of…

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In the Hands of the Potter Warpath arried Teachers Find Support

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1931 · page 3

THE Minister for Education (Mr. davies) will probably find all fighting forces of feminism ar[?]ed against him if he persists in…

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Combined Juniors Meet Team of Victorian Teachers

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent the New South Wales Junior Cricket Union against the Victorian Teachers at Centennial Park on…

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Women Teachers. Many Dismissals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 9

More than sixty married women teachers received their dismissal notices during the week-end, in accordance with the decision of the Minister for Education, Mr. Davies…

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Teachers' Team for Tomorrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 6

Following will represent the Teachers against Northern Suburbs Juniors, at North Sydney Oval No. 2, at 10.30 to-morrow:- Healey, Mallett, McAlister, Connolly, McMillan,…

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Marriage and Women Teachers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 6

Sir,—In all this discussion it is surprising and deplorable to find so little idealism on a subject which affects romance and marriage —for surely it is wrong for marriage to take…

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Married Women Teachers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 6

Sir,—"Save me from my friends" many lady teachers will exclaim on reading "Graduate's" letter this morning. He quotes France admiringly, "70 per cent. of married women work…

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EDUCATION. The Choice of a School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 8

Within the next few weeks many thousands of parents all over the State will be called upon to settle where they wish their children to continue their education…

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Sacking Those Women Teachers Mr. Davis Is So Unkind (To the Editor)

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 7

Sir.--I am delighted to read in different issues of our paper the Protests section of MR. Davis Minister for Education in dismissing female…

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West Indian Cricketers Not Up to Test Standard Certain to Be Beaten by an Innings Batted Like Schoolboys Puerile Display Against Bowling That Was Not Deadly Brilliant Outcricket

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

AUSTRALIA has the second Test well in "the bag"as a result of a puerile batting display by the West Indians at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. The visitors made 107 and five for 67 in response to Australia's…

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INTERMEDIATE Examination Results. Country Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 6

A portion of the results of the Intermediate certificate examination at country schools was made available yesterday. In the subjoined list of passes the numbers…

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School of Mullet Attacked by Porpoises, Fishermen, and a Shark. Tweed Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 9

Visitors to Kirra Beach this morning witnessed an interesting sight, when five large porpoises were seen off the beach, apparently shepherding a big shoal of mullet. The…

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CRICKET. N.S.W. JUNIORS v Victorian Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 13

The following team has been selected to represent the N.S.W. Junior Union against the Victorian Teachers, at Centennial Park, next Wednesday, at 10.30 a.m.:…

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School Gardens. Competition at Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 7

KIAMA, Monday.—To encourage juvenile interest in agriculture and horticulture the Kiama Agricultural Society offered prizes for home and school vegetable plots. The…

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