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Schools, 1938

3,334 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 167

Another Romance of Pupil and Teacher

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 9

MARSHALL SUMNER, who is touring Australia as accompanist and associate artist with Dino Borgioli, will officially…

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The Schoolboy Detective Young Ted

The Sun · Sunday 27 March 1938 · page 2

"WHAT'S more," said young Ted Thompson, "those men, will get into this house one night--see if they don't!"…

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Impressive Trials By School Eights Reveal Promise Of Keen Race

The Sun · Sunday 27 March 1938 · page 4

Crews preparing for the G.P.S. regatta on the Nepean on April 30, concluded a week of useful training with interesting trials on the old Parramatta course yesterday. The eights for the Head of the River went through their tests in…

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Weddings Yesterday In Sydney And Suburbs Ceremony in School Chapel

The Sun · Sunday 27 March 1938 · page 5

THE marriage of Miss Margaret McKeand, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. McKeand, of Kensington, with Mr. Hugh Nigel…

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High School at Brush Farm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

The erection of a high school at Brush Farm, Dundas, will be urged by Dundas Council. The school would serve the northern…

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Country Schools. Concentration in Large Towns Suggested. LISMORE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 6

Recently the Far North Coast Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations suggested to the Department of Education that its policy of establishing small schools at all country…

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Gluck's Orpheus. Conservatorium Opera School. Praise Earned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 6

As the bulk of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century operas are hopelessly insincere, it is indeed a treat to listen to Gluck's "Orpheus," with its…

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School of Modern Writters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 6

Manuscripts will be read the discussed at the meeting of the School of Modern Writers, room 13, third floor, Post Office Chambers, 333 George Street, to-night, at 8 o'clock. Non-members are invited to…

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'Orpheus' at the Conservatorium School's Fine Effort

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 4

As Gluck's "Orpheus" is so rarely performed, it is difficult to compare the performance of this musicially delightful opera, given at the…

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They must be UNDERSTOOD Child Life at Nursery Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 4

THE problem of giving little Johnnie or Mary the best possible start in life is one that faces all parents. It is now recognised that…

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"Two-up School" Raided

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 6

Forty-two men were charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with having been found without lawful excuse in a common gaming house in Blackfriars Street, Sydney…

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Secondary Schools' Pageant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 7

The first performance of the secondary schools' pageant, arranged by the Education Department, "Neath Southern Skies," will be held at the Sydney Town Hall to-night. The…

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Doctors' School Is Ready

The Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 10

A new chapter in the surgical and medical history of Australia will be written next Tuesday, when the…

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Fell Under Lorry Wheel Schoolboy Killed

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 5

CLIVE PALMER NORTHMORE, 12, of King Street, Lorn, was killed instantly yesterday when he fell beneath a motor lorry while on his way to the Maitland Boys' High School. It Is believed that the boy caught…

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Pupils Stage A Cavalcade History Re-Lived

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 7

EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY students from practically every metropolitan secondary school re-lived Australia's history in a colorful and splendidly presented historical cavalcade at the Town Hall last night…

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Young Men Seeking Air Careers Big Increase In Pupils

The Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 9

Aviation as a career is appealing more and more to young men. The progress of commercial flying in Australia and the prospects it offers for employment have resulted…

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Have You Ever Seena Ghost? the Schoolroom Ghost Winner this week of the 10/- prize is Mrs. A. J. O'C. (Maida Vale, W.A.), for the following weird experience:—

The World's News · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 23

Many years ago, I was headmistress of a small school. near Perth. My father and I lived in a small bungalow next door. In his younger days my father had been a spiritualist;…

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Research Nursery Schools £5000 For Each Capital Fed. Scheme Canberra

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 8

COMMONWEALTH demonstration nursery schools will be in operation at Canberra and in all State capital cities early next year under…

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Schools' Pageant

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 1

At the Secondary Schools Pageant in the Town Hall last night, Shirley Bradshaw appeared as Mrs. Macquarie, and R. Davidson as Captain…

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High Schools For Farmers And Wives

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 12

"WHY not institute Folk High Schools in Australia?" Miss Lorna Byrne, a member of the Agricultural Department, asked members of the Feminist…

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