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Schools, 1938

3,334 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 167

Buildings For New Naval School

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 8

BUILDINGS for the anti-submarine training school will be erected soon at the Rushcutters Bay naval depot…

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Children Can Be Merciless. The Heart-aches and Joys of Schooldays. Parents Can Help

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 18

IT is very doubtful whether many parents realise the extreme importance of the first few days at school and the part that they themselves can play in making the first impressions happy ones. Before a child starts…

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Death of Miss Anne Williams. Famous Teacher of Singing. LONDON, May 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 11

The death has occurred of Miss Anne Williams, formerly head of the Melbourne Conservatorium. She was Dame Nellie Melba's assistant there…

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Walks Four Miles to School

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 14

Dear "Worker,"—This is my first letter to the Page. My brother got the fourth "Worker" yesterday. I have been reading the letters and they were…

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Has Left School

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 4

Dear "Worker,"—This is my second letter to "The Worker." Since I last wrote to you I have left school, and am now 14 years of age. Would some…

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Rowing. Sydney Grammar Wins the Public Schools' Championship

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 12

THE Sydney Church of England Grammar School won the Great Public Schools' championship 11 miles eights on the historic Nepean River…

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Anniversary Celebrations at Inverell the Pageant of the School Children

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 41

Pupils of 28 schools participated in the most elaborate display ever seen in the district. THE PIONEERS FLOAT IN THE PROCESSION. [?]nverell's celebrations were unique, for they commemorated not only the 150th birthday of Australia, but the 100th birthday of the town as well. The two events synchronised this year…

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Music in Boys' Schools. Apathy in N.S.W. Praise for Victorian Attitude

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 16

"The prospect of musical instruction in the Great Public Schools of this State—or in any of our schools for buys, for that matter—is not bright," said…

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Dances Last Night. Hospital and School Funds Augmented

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 7

It is a, hundred years since the Sisters of Charity first arrived to take up their work of nursing and teaching in Australia, in commemoration of which the St. Vincent's Hospital Ball was held at the Trocadero last night…

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Range College, Rockhampton. Past Pupils' Association

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 39

Success attended the annual Holy Comunion and breakfast of the Range College Past Pupils' Association, held on Sunday, 24th ult. The Mass in St. Joseph's…

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School of Arts

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 8

There was a full attendance at the committee meeting of the School of Arts on Monday evening, when it was decided to draw up specifications…

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School of Arts

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 7

The usual fortnightly crib evening was held at the School of Arts last Thursday, the winner being Mr O. Parker, jnr., who also gained the…

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Colyton School

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 8

About a dozen workmen from the Departmental P. and R, Staff are now engaged on painting and general repair and improvement work at the…

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YARNS. Civics at School

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 44

Teacher: "What is the Order of the Bath, Smith?" Pupil: "Pa first, then ma, and then us kids."…

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The Primary Schools. the Writing of English

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 14

Spelling can neither take care of itself, nor is it something which can be neglected. The simple rules of spelling, e.g., the doubling of the consonant whening is…

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The Secondary Schools. "St. Ives."

The Catholic Press · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 14

In continuation of last week's Notes, the following questions, while serving as tests, should also be helpful and suggestive: (1) "Describe two scenes that strike…

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"Unjust" Electricity Charges School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 6

be "The Church, The Modern World electricity charges was made in a letter to the council on Tuesday by the, Guildford Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts…

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To Improve the Schools

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 15

School teachers, and others with technical knowledge of the science known among "Highbrows" as "Pedagogy", will want to hear every one of the series of…

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Assorted Pets in Parade Guildford Fete for School of Arts

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 15

An opossum, a white mouse, dogs of all descriptions, cats, guinea pigs, a budgerigar, a canary, fowls, a bantam, a horse, and a jersey cow were…

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High Schools' Football Kinnenmont the Star Technical Defeat Norths 9-3

Referee · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 15

STAR of the North Sydney-Technical High School game at North Sydney yesterday, which Technical won 9-3, was North's full-back, R…

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