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Schools, 1931

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School Uniforms

The St George Call · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 6
Also in The Propeller

Mr. W. J. Butler, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Minister for Education :— “I have looked carefully into your…

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Domestic Science School

The Propeller · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

The following is the result of the shorthand theory examination held by the Hurstville Domestic Science School last month in connection with the…

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School Children's 'Bus Fares

The Propeller · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 2

Following on representations made by the Lugarno District Progress Association, through Mr. E. P. Kinsella, M.L.A., a letter has been received from…

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St. George Girls' High School

The Propeller · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 4

The ninth annual dance of St. George High School Old Girls' Union will be held at the Castle Palais, Rockdale, on June 1, when the proceeds will be…

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Schools Competition

The Propeller · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 8

Forcing the pace from the kick-off and showing a very fair knowledge of combination, the Brighton schoolboys registered their second win in the competition, by running…

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School Radio Talk Across World Orange Started It

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

In a communication received by the amateur wireless station VK20C at Wyong on Wednesday, lies the germ of a international system of communication between schools:…

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Guildford School of Arts

The Biz · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 5

At a special meeting of Guildford School of Arts, held on 3rd inst., five new trustees were appointed (the surviving trustees having resigned),…

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Australian Rhodes Scholars Show How to Live on £200 p.a. There Are More Ways of Making Gash Than Earning It Nelson's Monument as Pocket Money

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 12

RHODES SCHOLARS at Oxford University complain that they are finding it very difficult to make ends meet on the £200 a year they have left after paying their college dues and tuition fees. Some of them have…

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Penrith School of Arts Billiard Tournament

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 5

The 100 up handicap bill in tournament conducted by the above for members was concluded on Tuesday evening last, the winner being W…

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EDUCATION. Pre-school Years. New Association Formed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 12

"I often wish children were brought up on 'The Water Babies,' A. A. Milne's books, and the 'Child's Garden of Verse,' " said Lady Game, opening the inaugural conference of the…

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A School Song

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 9

Looking along a vista of seventy-five years, I see many things, which, though so old to me, would be new and interesting to most Among them I think of the following:—…

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Fairbridge Farm School. Praised by Lord Stonehaven. LONDON, June 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 13

"The decisions of the Australian Premiers" Conference furnish splendid proof of the nation's integrity," declared Lord Stonehaven, speaking at the annual meeting of the Child…

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Schools "National Church" Kindergarten Assn

The Sun · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 3

"The schools of the nation constitute the national church, but, at the best, their power and influence are limited, for the child is not only…

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Schools' Place In Social Training. Conference of Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 10

"Of the three impulses natural to the child—the social, the constructive, and the expressive—it is the social which the teacher finds the most difficult to direct so as to…

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Guildford School of Arts New Trustees

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 2

New trustees were elected at a special meeting of Guildford School of Arts recently. They were Messrs, S. Davison, W…

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Auburn School Renovation Painters Prepare Petition to Premier

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 5

The Minister for Education's refusal to give preference to local tradesmen for the painting of the Auburn Public School was referred to by Alderman Moodie at…

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School of Forestry. Mr. R. St. Barbe Baker's Praise. the Value of Trees. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 8

Appreciation and admiration of the work being carried out at the Australian School of Forestry at Canberra were expressed by Mr. R. St. Barbe Baker, of Kenya Colony, Africa,…

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Fire at School of Arts

The Sun · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 7

A fire at the School of Arts, in Short-street, Carlton, early yesterday morning caused considerable damage to the celling before firemen from…

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Police Waiting for Them Caught Leaving School

The Labor Daily · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 6

Two 17-years-old lads, who forced their way into the Darlington infants School yesterday, were caught by the police as they were leaving…

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