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Schools, 1932

3,313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 166

Country Children Entertained by Teachers' Federation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 8

Fifty tanned and freckled children from country schools, who are enjoying a holiday at the Stewart House Preventorium, at Curl Curl, were entertained by officials of the Teachers'…

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Life Outback Teacher Braves Perils Dust-storms and Floods

The Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 15

Walking eight miles to her little schoolhouse at Pooncarie, 175 miles outside Broken Hill, with the temperature ranging from 121 to 129…

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How Sad! Trek Back to School

The Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 6

HOLIDAY regrets and lingering memories of surf and mountains accompanied nearly 300,000 boys…

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Back to School To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 1

Schools, except those in the Western Division, will re-open to-day. Western schools will…

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Tasmania's School-teacher Nurmi

Referee · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 17

THE outstanding feature of Saturday's opening up of the Australian National Games in Melbourne was the creation of an Australian mile record by E. W. Barwick, the Tasmanian State and inter-'Varsity champion, who pegged the time down to 4min 16 4/5secs, while defeating the…

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School Teacher Barwick Latest Athletic Sensation Slashing Mile Run Puts Tasmania in World Class Hurdler McLardy Avenges Sydney Disqualification and Sets New Figures

Referee · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 17

IN many ways, Australian amateur athletics reached their apotheosis at the first day of the second Australian National Games in Melbourne on Saturday last. Truly, it was a day of magnificent sport. The fact that two Australian records were smashed—one so completely that the…

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School Children Help Germany's Unemployed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 16

Pupils of a Berlin high school, who daily bring a few vegetables or fuel blocks from their homes to help in the work of supplying unemployment relief…

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City Council School Rates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 18

After several unsuccessful attempts made during the past six months, the Labour aldermen in the council yesterday again attempted to secure the rescission of the motion to…

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Demonstration Schools. Departmental Changes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 18

Boys and girls who hitherto attended the Demonstration School at Blackfriars were uncertain yesterday regarding the school to which they should go. It was stated…

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Hard Words Over School Rates City Alderman Called an Orangeman

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 7

When Labor aldermen sought in the City Council yesterday to rescind the Reform aldermen's motion to recover outstanding rates on…

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The Primary Schools. Methods in Teaching

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 5

Without method much time and energy are sure to be wanted in every department of life, and especially where we are dealing with human material. Our time-tables, and…

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Maclean Infants' School. Opened by Bishop Farrelly

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 29

For some years the town of Maclcan, in the Liamore diocese, has been looking forward to the erection of a new infants' school. In 1930 his Lordship Bishop…

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Catholic Parents and Catholic Schools

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 20

THE Catholic Schools opened this week after the Christmas vacation, and we would remind Catholic parents of their responsibilities with regard to religious education. Too many fathers and mothers, for no good and sufficient reason, have been imperilling the eternal welfare of their offspring by ignoring…

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Marist Brothers' High School Old Boys' Union

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 23

The third annual Commemoration Mass and Communion Breakfast, together with the annual meeting of the above Union will be held at the school…

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Bishop Farrelly at Maclean. Blessing of Infants' School. an Interesting Address

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 13

There was a very large attendance at Mass at St. Patrick's, Maclean, on Sunday week, his Lordship Coadjutor Bishop Farrelly being present, his visit…

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School Age. Six Years as Minimum

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 10

It is proposed by the Education Department that no children under the age of six years shall be admitted to the State schools. The Director of Education (Mr. Ross…

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The Schools. High School Enrolments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 5

Although the accommodation in High schools, especially in the metropolitan district, was never so fully taxed as it is this year, there appears to be much less anxiety on the…

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Mission to Russia. Teachers' Delegate. Sectional Move to Send One

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 10

The question whether a member of the Teachers' Federation shall accompany the Australian delegation to Soviet Russia has given rise to an interesting position. The…

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Teacher Begged Too Shabby to Face Dole Queue

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 8

Because his clothing was terribly ragged, William Caskey (25), a school teacher, was too ashamed to go into a town to collect the dole, it was…

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This Shopper Gains £10 Winn's Suit for School boy Son

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 9

Purchase of a suit at Winn's for her twelve-year-old son, who is just starting High School, wins this week's third prize for Mrs. H. Clark,…

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