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Schools, 1936

3,751 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 188

Rescind Pay Cuts Teachers Expect Early Move

The Sun · Sunday 2 February 1936 · page 3

School teachers expect that when the State Parliament reassembles this month, proposals will be submitted by the…

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The Schoolboy Detective The Steeple

The Sun · Sunday 2 February 1936 · page 2

MR. STOLLITT, headmaster of Granges College, stared at the pleasant-faced little clergyman, and looked across his table to the lawn…

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Teachers' Federation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 8

At a meeting of the New South Wales Teachers' Federation on Saturday the following office-bearers were elected: President, Mr. A. McGuinness; deputy president, Mr. M…

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African Tour Oldfield's Century. Schoolboy's Courage. Kimberley, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 10

Continuing their third-wicket stand in the match, Australia v Griqualand West, O'Brien and Oldfield to-day completed a partnership of 219 runs in 172 minutes…

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Teachers' Fed. of N.s.w. Election of Officers

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 6

The annual election of officers of the Teachers' Federation of N.S.W. held on Saturday resulted in Mr. A. W. McGuinness being elected…

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Big Meeting Protests At Teacher's Transfer 'More in It Than Meets the Eye' Remark Made by Speaker Petition To Be Sent at Parkes Parkes

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 5

OVER 1000 persons assembled in The Square at a public meeting last night and declared themselves unanimously behind…

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Planes Collide Flying School and Aero Club Machines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday,--Pilots and passengers of two Moth aeroplanes escaped injury at Essendon Aerodrome to-day, when the machines…

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Brilliant Pupils. Leaving Certificate Examination

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 15

The following pupils gained distinguished passes at the Leaving Certificate examination:- John Forsythe, of the Sydney Boys' High…

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Missing Teacher. Instructions for Search. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 11

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) has given instructions to leave nothing undone to find Mr. Ellis Bankin, the Victorian school teacher, who is missing in desert country…

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Live Topics Current History Broadcast for Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 6

History study in the schools has developed from memorising dry dates and events in the days of past kinas, into the live story of the present…

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School Talkies Delay Over the Type of Machine to Buy

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

The day when New South Wales school children will have visual education by means of sound films is not distant…

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SCHOOLBOYS Arrive from England to See "Real Australia." Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 15

A party of 20 English schoolboys, who are undertaking a tour of Australia, organised by the School Empire Tour Committee, reached Fremantle by the Orontes to-day, and will stay…

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Varied Work. Minister's Wife. Schools' Lack

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 7

The fact that the life of the modern minister's wife is no dull round of obligatory duties was shown by Mrs. Charles Oliver, who described…

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TEACHERS. Transfers and Appointments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 12

The following appointments and transfers of teachers were announced yesterday by the Education Department:- Miss B. Whitham, Young to Lismore High: Miss W…

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Protest Against Teacher's Transfer. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 16

More than 1000 people attended a public meeting at Parkes to protest against Alderman E. P. Dring's transfer to the Lithgow High School Mr. R. O. Elliott, M.L.A., who was…

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New Dormitory Block, King's School, Parramatta

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 7

Power, Adams and Munnings, Architects. Kennedy & Bird, Builders…

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Two Dead School Chums Pact Denied New York

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 1

STRANGE tragedies, involving the young sons of two well-known New York families, occurred within 24…

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Insurance Premiums Tackle Paid Country Footballers Rate Now Prohibitive Big Increase Clubs May Not Risk It Schoolboy for St. George New Men for Easts

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 10

The death knell of the paid Rugby League country player has been sounded by the increase of the insurance rale from 150 per…

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Night Hunt for Manly Shark No Sign of Body of Boy Schoolmate Tells Story Of The Tragedy Vicious Attack

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 1

SEARCH by sea and air having failed to find any trace of the body of David Paton, the 14-year-old schoolboy, of Bower…

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Attacked by Shark, Boy Disappears Tragedy In Manly Surf School-mate Was Swimming Six Yards Away Search By Boat And Plane Without Result

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 1

Swimming in advance of other surfers, near the rocks at South Steyne, Manly, at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, David Paton, 14, of Bower Street, Manly, was seized by a shark, and…

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