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Schools, 1938

3,334 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 167

School Children in Trains. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 5

Sir,—A paragraph, "Childron in Trains " in the "Herald" for March 25 refers to a Lawson resident's complaint about the conduct of school children on the 4.41 p.m. train…

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Hurdle Schooling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 16

Bully Hayes (Abrahams) and C[?]ton (R. Harrts) gave a dashing display over six big hurdles, during training at Randwick yesterday. Bully Hayes showed to more advantage. He dislodged the sixth…

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All Schools Carnivals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 17

The combined all schools' girls' carnival will be held at the North Sydney Olympic Pool to-day, beginning at 9 a.m.: and the boys' to-morrow. UNIVERSITY CLUB CARNIVAL…

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The Schools. "Progress to Nationhood" Cricket Ground Display

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 6

The children's display on the Sydney Cricket Ground next Wednesday and Thursday will be the final and probably the most inspiring of the six festivals…

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Successful Dance School of Arts Benefit

Liverpool News · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

To swell the funds of Liverpool School of Arts, a successful dance was held in the Town Hall last Saturday night. The function was organised by Mr. Tas…

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Presentation of Prizes Convent School Prizes

Liverpool News · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 1

The Convent School Hall was crowded last Wednesday night when the puplis were presented with their prizes, awarded on the result of last year's…

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Children Barred From School. Clergyman's Attack on Rail Services. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 20

The Rev. L. Ferris, of Nana Glen, levelled a bitter attack at the Railway Commissioners for their failure to establish a train service for the convenience of children from centres…

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Amusements. Royal School's Music Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 8

The Royal School's Music Club will meet at the Forum Club to-night when a programme consisting entirely of British music will be presented by Hilda MoIntosh, Kathleen McIlrath, Ruth Neal…

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Bushfire Destroys Cottages. Children Dismissed When School Menaced. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 19

A bushfire swept from Coldstream to Wandin North to-day, and destroyed two weekend cottages and thousands of acres of bush. Many homes and farms were saved by…

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School Cricket

The St George Call · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 6

Opposed to Hurstville Technical Schools' second team al Belmore Park last Tuesday, in the Schools' Competition. Belmore found Uttle difficulty in…

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Schools' Display

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 8

A feature of the schools' spectacular display at the Cricket Ground on April 6 and 7 will be the "Song of Sydney," which will be sung by 12,000…

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Moss Vale Farewells Sunday School Workers

The Methodist · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 16

Mrs. R. J. McDowell and Neville McDowell were tendered a social evening on the eve of their departure for Werris Creek, where Mr…

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School of Modern Writers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 6
Also in The Labor Daily

A lecture on "The Australian Aborigines' Fight for Citizen Rights" will be delivered at the School of Modem Writers, room 13, third floor. Post Office Chambers, 333 George Street, on Monday, April…

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From Newcastle Schools

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 5

These are just a few of the boys from Newcastle who took part in the All Schools' swimming carnival at North Sydney Pool yesterday…

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Cheap Rail Fares for School Children

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 5

The Secretory for Railways announced yesterday that 6d return fares had been approved for school Children in the metropolitan area for…

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Ex-students Celebrated School's Jubilee

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 9

AS their contribution towards the cost of building a new gymnasium at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Croydon, ex-pupils of the college held a jubilee ball at the Paddington Town Hall last night…

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The Schoolboy Detective The Hollow Tree

The Sun · Sunday 3 April 1938 · page 2

ROB PEARCE had reason to suspect his young cousin, Ted Thompson, of trying to "pull his leg," Ted was full of ideas. He was…

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School Notes and Tests a Weekly Feature British History--test 8 the Stuart Sovereigns

The Sun · Sunday 3 April 1938 · page 10

(1) What line of sovereigns succeeded the Tudors? (b) Name the rulers of this line of sovereigns, (c) In what century did they…

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School Teacher Killed. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 12

When the car in which they were travelling from Angaston to Swan Reach overturned on Saturday night, a young woman school teacher was killed…

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