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Schools, 1932

3,313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 166

Our Teacher

The Sun · Sunday 24 January 1932 · page 2

Our teacher is a good sort. For he never keeps us back from sport; And when our teacher is away. There is much grief in class CA…

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Gospel Union Lansdowne Sunday School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 2

The anniversary gathering in connection with the Sunday School at the Gospel Union Hall, Lansdowne, was held in the building in Chancery-street, on…

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School With No Truants New German Establishment

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 6

There is at least one school in the world where none of the pupils ever want to play truant. This is in Germany, a country in which education has…

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British Films at Haymarket "Keepers of Youth" Is Splendid School Story

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 January 1932 · page 7

Arnold Ridley's story of the morale of schoolteachers, "Keepers of Youth," was screened for the first time at the New…

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School Teachers Without Appointments. Ex-minister's Comments. Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 7

Mr. D. H. Drummond, ex-Minister for Education, commented to-day on the fact that hundreds of students leaving the teachers' colleges have been informed that there is…

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Opening of Bridge. Country Schools' Part. Relays to Carry Goodwill Message

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 7

The programme for representation of country school children at the opening of the Harbour Bridge has been approved by the Minister for Education (Mr Davies) and the Harbour…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 2

Sir,—The articles with reference to Reculver and The King' School, published from time to time in the "Herald." must have given great pleasure to old King's scholars, and I…

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Teacher's Home Burnt. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 8

The house of the school teacher at [?] beran (Mr. S. H. Graham) was destroyed fire early on Sunday morning. Mr. Grahm was absent in Sydney on holidays, so [?]…

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Swimming in Schools. Director Urges Compulsion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 6

The view that swimming should be a compulsory subject in the schools was expressed yesterday by the Director of Education, Mr. Ross Thomas, at a lunch given by the…

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No Speech Day As Penalty for Students' Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Roseworthy Agricultural College, in which a strike of students recently occurred, will not hold its annual speech day…

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No Speech Day. Sequel to Students' Strike. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 10

Roseworthy Agricultural College, in which a strike of students recently occurred, will not hold an annual speech day this year. The principal (Mr. W. R. Birks) has…

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Married Teachers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 7

Sir,—In view of the fact that the Government intends to push on with the bill to abolish married women teachers may I be permitted a few lines on what appears to me…

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Turned Down Kiddies School Picnic

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 6

The following letter was submitted to Mr. S. A. Maddocks, Commissioner of Road Transport:—"Sir,—I am writing to you on behalf of the Dundas West…

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Wants Subsidy School of Arts Appeal to Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 14

In applying to Parramatta Council for a subsidy, the local School of Arts pointed out that the Institute was solely for the mental recreation of the people of…

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The Secondary Schools. EXAMINATIONS

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 5

We have first of all to congratulate our schools on the long lists and fine results of the recent public examinations. Those candidates who did so well are also to be…

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St. Clare's Commercial School, Waverley. First Term

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 13

Typewriting: Intermediate Grade: Val. Worthington 80 marks. Elementary Grade: Mollie Smith 95, Nellie Waddell 96, Marie Ryan 94, Margaret Broomhead 87, Eileen Ryan, 88, Phyllis…

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St. Catherine's Orphanage, Brooklyn. New Industrial School Opened

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 23

To commemorate the centenary of their Order, the Sisters of Mercy of Monte Sant' Angelo have opened a girls' industrial school and orphanage at Brooklyn…

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Unemployed Student Teachers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 6

Sir,—There is very general sympathy throughout the community with the hundreds of young student teachers who, after their strenuous efforts to fit themselves for a…

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The Schools. The "Leaving" Passes. 25 Per Cent. Increase

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 4

The Leaving Certificate Examination passlist, published on Tuesday, exceeds in number all previous records by at least 25 per cent In 1931, 1257 candidates passed from schools…

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Literature in Schools. Mr. A. G. Stephens' Suggestions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 8

The Institute of Inspectors of Schools of New South Wales has organised a series of meetings for the discussion of literature, particularly Australian literature. Yesterday,…

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