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Schools, 1932

3,313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 166

School Dress Dr. Kelly Prescribes the Limits

The Sun · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 3

Archbishop Kelly deplores the wearing of sleeveless dresses by children as being immodest. In a circular recently issued he…

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School Headaches

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 8

IT is not uncommon for boys and girls at school to complain of headaches, and the anxious mother is…

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Postpone Schools? Safety From Paralysis

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 1

THE Minister for Education (Mr. Davies) will on Monday call for a report as to whether the reopening of public schools after…

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Music Teachers' Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 6

The Musical Association is preparing for the fifth annual conference of music teachers of this State. This conference is to be opened on March 29. the day after Easter Monday. A…

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Health in School. The Physical Inventory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 7

The child when he enters school is not concerned much about his health. He lives always in the present with his joys and sorrows. His mother is the first teacher he has, and his…

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The School Swallows

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 7

"Twitter, twitter, twitter!" The swallows upward fly, With loads of mud to build their nest Within the gable high…

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Women Teachers. Question of Dismissals. Matter for Cabinet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 11

An Influential section of the State Cabint is of opinion that married women teachers a the Education Department whose husbands are in employment should be dismissed to…

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Summer School of Dancing While The Pupils Are Away--The Teachers Play

The Sun · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 19

Every human being longs for that inestimable balm--that most satisfying outlet--a means of self expression. And most of them die without having found it. How many of us ever gain the true mastery of words?…

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The Schoolboy Detective Rob Pearce and the Throw-down Crackers

The Sun · Sunday 17 January 1932 · page 2

WITH fascinated eyes, Rob Pearce watched one of the little throw-down crackers, in its gay yellow, red and green paper Jacket. roll…

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School of Arts Effort St. John's Park Function

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 1

A euchre party and dance in aid of St. John’s park School of Arts attracted a large attendance on Saturday week. The lucky door ticket was held by Mr…

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Music Teachers' Conference (To the Editor.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 4

Sir,—I would esteem it a fovor if you would call attention to the Fifth Annual Conference of the Musicians of this, State which will be held in Sydney at Easter…

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School Jubilee. Claremont College

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 3

To-day, Claremont College, Randwick, will celebrate its jubilee. It is one of the oldest privately-owned schools in Australia, and is the oldest of the ten registered privately-owned…

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New Tests Promotion of School Pupils to Start Next Month

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 8

WHEN the Government schools re-open early next month, certain of them will experiment with a system of promotions which…

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TEACHERS v WAVERLEY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 13

The following players have been selected to represent the Teachers in their match against Waverley, at Waverley Oval, to-day:—C. Winning, C. Hill, R. Hill, A. McMillan, E. McAllister, D. Boland, L…

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Teachers' Team

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 13

The following will represent Teachers against Waverley District Club at Waverley Oval. to day, play commencing at 11:— D. Boland, C. Winning. L. Ward, C. Hill. D…

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No "Queens" Taboo in School Dept. View

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 12

"Call me early, Mother, dear "For I'm to be Queen of the May." Pupils in New South Wales schools may still recite Tennyson's lines,…

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The Talk of SYDNEY P.M.'s Schoolday Memories

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 4

"I AM a long way from home, but I still see before me a lot of my friends from Tasmania," remarked the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons),…

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TRAINED & JOBLESS Young Teachers' Hardships

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 4

"It I had known sooner that I was not to get a position as a teacher, I would not have gone on holidays and spent all my…

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Stamp King Dies in Poverty. Handled £250,000 Worth Since Schooldays

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 20

A man through whose hands passed over £250,000 worth of foreign stamps was buried at Lewes (England) recently, unknown and poor. He was Mr. Joseph…

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Schoolboys Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 15

The St. George District Cricket Club and the Western Suburbs District Cricket Club have selected a team of schoolboys from the schools within the boundaries of the respective district clubs. The…

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