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Schools, 1937

3,514 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 176

Schools Tennis

The Sun · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 2

The annual schools' two-days' tennis tournament will be held at the Rushcutters Bay courts on May 17 and 18. Open to all schoolchildren,…

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Teaching Leper Children Darwin Girl's School Darwin

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 7

Life is not yet over for Madge Gaden, the 16-years-old girl who was removed to the Leprosarium with her father…

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ARCHITECTURE. Two Travelling Scholars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 14

The Board of Architects of New South Wales has awarded its two travelling scholarships for 1937 to Mr. Augustus Henry Mack, Bachelor of Architecture, University of…

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Pupils Lay Siege to Teachers Hongkong

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 3

DISAPPOINTED because they were not allowed to go to a mixed camp, pupils at Wuchang school besieged the headmaster and teachers in the…

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Schools' Boat Race On the Nepean on

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 28

ONCE again Sydney is in the throes of the annual boat race of the Great Public Schools. For weeks and, in some cases, months, the boys have been…

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No School Strike. Northern Coalfields. Holiday on May Day. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 21

The Newcastle Trades Hall Council was advised by the Department of Education this afternoon that schools on the northern coalfields would have their annual eight-hours…

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Dominican Schools Hold Dance Crests Figure in Decorations

The Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 22

CRESTS of all Dominican Schools will decorate Hordern Bros. Florentine ballroom to-night for the 18th annual dance of Dominican…

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School Tennis Entries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 22

Entries close on May 12 for the annual two-days' schools' tennis tournament, which will be held at the Rush- cutters Bay courts on May 17 and 18…

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May Day School Holiday Granted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Schools in the Newcastle district will be closed on May Day, May 3. Mr. George Bass, secretary of the…

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BASEBALL. "School Teachers' Apathy." Delegates' Complaints

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 13

Delegates to the last meeting of the New South Wales Junior Baseball Union criticised the alleged apathy of a number of sports masters in the high, intermediate, and…

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Teachers' Camp

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 4

The Teachers' College is holding another camp at Castlereagh, and students have been taking classes at the district schools this week in their…

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Glenbrook Opening of New School

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 7

A very happy afternoon was spent at Glenbrook on Saturday, 17th inst., when the new school was opened by Mr Joseph Jackson M.L.A., in the…

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Penrith P. and C.A. Repairs to Inter.-high School

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 7

The following letter has been received by the secretary of the Penrith Parents and Citizens' Association from the Minister for Education, through Mr…

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Public School

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association, held on Monday, 20th inst., arrangements were made for the Empire Day picnic, to…

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Penrith School of Arts Presentation of Tennis Trophies

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 5

The presentation of trophies won n the recent School of Arts night tennis competition will be made tonight (Thursday), when a match will be…

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Radio in Schools. Catholic Enterprise. Two Hundred Receivers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 13

A great advance is about to be made in respect of educational broadcasting by the introduction of radio receivers in 200 Catholic schools, practically the whole of those…

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The Primary Schools. Work in English

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 14

One essential in a teacher is to keep up his enthusiasm. This is much easier for our teachers than for others, since their motives are supernatural. It is so easy to fire…

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For the School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 7

Every table was occupied at the third bridge evening conducted in the infants' school by the Guildford Parents and Citizens' Association last week…

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Anniversary Methodist Sunday School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 3

A feature of the celebration of the Sunday school anniversary at the Regents Park Methodist Church on Sunday was the special singing by the…

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Infectious Disease School Danger of Contact

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 9

When children commence school and begins to mix freely with other children they are exposed, among other things, to the danger of contracting infections…

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