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Schools, 1938

3,334 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 167

School Essay Competition

The Propeller · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 7

The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales is offering prizes aggregating £2510- for essays on "The Royal Easter Show…

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Married Women Teachers Replies to N.Z. CHARGES Federation Never Wanted Them To Go Shortage Wellington (N.z.). Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 5

GIVING evidence before the Parliamentary Education Committee at Auckland to-day. the chairman of the New Zealand Education…

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Ex-students Helping Their Old School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 18

A CHEERY TRIO of ex-students of the Presbyterian Ladies' College (Pymble), from left: Misses Natalie Weber, Catherine O'Neill, and Helen Irons. They are assisting to organise the annual Old Girls' Union Ball, to be held at the Paddington…

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Brilliant Pageantry at Schools' Festival Photonews

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 5

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA! The Australian coat of arms is carried in by two heralds to proclaim the opening of the Schoolchildren's 150th Anniversary Festival at the Cricket Ground. RIGHT: An early sea captain…

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Council News. Subsidy for School Children

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 4

Education Department informed the Council that it has been decided to grant subsidy for strictly eligible childen at the rate of 4d per child per day…

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School Holiday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 11

Public schools within an area bounded by Hornsby Parramatta and Sutherland will be closed to-day. This holiday has been granted by the…

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Schoolboys Receive Life-saving Instruction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 14

Pupils of the metropolitan high schools yesterday received instruction in life-saving from members of the Royal Life Saving Association at the Clovelly rock pool. On the left, the boys are shown practising the methods by which a rescuer may release himself from the clutch of a desperate patient. Right: A demonstration of the correct method of supporting a person in difficulties…

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Train Children in Ways of Peace. School for Mothers Wanted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 4

A school for mothers was suggested at the International Peace Campaign's Everywoman's Peace Conference, yesterday. Mrs. Marie Gollin (Cessnock),…

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Kingsgrove School

The St George Call · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 6

Bexley Council received a reply at its last meeting from the Public Health Department, to council representations concerning proposed sewerage connection…

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Extra Holiday for Schools To-day

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 7

CHILDREN attending public schools in the metropolitan area bounded by a line from Hornsby. through Parramatta to Sutherland…

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In Schools Pageant

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 7

Jim Webber, of Fleming, appeared as a parrot in the Schools Pageant at the Cricket Ground…

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School Chapel Wedding Old Brooch Worn By Bride

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 11

A BROOCH which had been worn by six other brides on their wedding day adorned the gown of shell pink satin worn by Miss Olive Mary…

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The Victory of Love S. M. Barrett Lesson Notes for High School Classes Bible Reference—Matt. 27:32-56

The Methodist · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 6

Notes for Instructors—The object of this lesson is to give the high school pupils a survey of the events which led up to the crucifixion. If a series of lessons has been taken leading up to the Cross,…

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Banjo Teachers at Law. Use of Name in Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 17

Mr. Justice Nicholas, in the Equity Court yesterday, heard a motion for injunction in a suit instituted by Mr. Conan Easton Andrews against Mr. Thomas Heyes, both…

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Wedding at School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 19

MISS PHYLLIS LIETKE, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. O. Lietke, of Northbridge, whose wedding to Mr. Keith Magno, only son of Mr. and Mrs…

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School of Modern Writers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 5

Entries for the monthly book review competition and other manuscripts will be read and discussed at the meeting of the School of Modern Writers. Room 13, third floor, Post Office Chambers, 333…

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Illnesses at Schools. Removal of Tonsils as Ritual. From Our Special Representative. LONDON, Apill 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 11

A committee of the Medical Research Council, after five years' inquliy into epidemics at residential schools, states that there is a tendency to-day to have children's…

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Schools' Pageant. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 6

Sir,—Being one of the unfortunate mothers who stood to-day in the ghastly, crush, with my five children outside the Cricket Ground, may I use your paper as a medium of…

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Schoolboy Beats Elder Brother In Shoot

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 20

THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Malcolm Fuller, the youngest competitor, yesterday won a £5 prize at the 150th Anniversary Claybird Championships. Malcolm, who is a son of Mr…

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Rowing Schools Make Club Crews Look Very Small Beer

Truth · Sunday 10 April 1938 · page 11

JUDGING by the wonderful performances put up yesterday on the Lane Cove River at the annual St Ignatius' regatta, it looks as if Sydney High School and St. Joseph's College are going to be hard nuts to crack at…

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