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Schools, 1939

3,286 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 165

His Old School Braces

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 18

A new angle on the old school tie! When Jim Lewis, aide-de-camp to the…

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What German schoolboys learn about Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 6

"AUSTRALIANS live lavishly and domestic quarrels dominate Australian politics."…

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J.t. & D.s. Schools Heavy Enrolments

Liverpool News · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 1

New enrolments have been particularly heavy and two extra classes have had to be formed. Existing accommodation is totally inadequate and the need of new…

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Attacks on Children. Police Warn Parents. Will Visit Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 13

A warning to parents to instruct their children against the danger of talking to strange men was issued by the Police Department yesterday…

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Closing of School. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 7

The closing of the Ourimbah Creek Public school at Christmas has led to protests by the local Parents and Citizens' Association, and action will be taken with a view to having the…

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Anti-submarine School. Naval Guards Day and Night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 11

The Rushcutter Bay depot of the new naval anti-submarine school, which will begin operations on February 20, will be equipped with instruments of…

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Wisdom Shows in School Howlers London, January 2

The Sun · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

Schoolboy howlers seem to be growing brighter. Here is a selection from an educational journal:-- Distemper is a disease. Dogs and…

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Kogarah Girls’ Evening Continuation School

The St George Call · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 1

The above school will re-open on Monday, 27th inst. The school is situated near Kogarah railway station and offers excellent opportunities to…

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Teacher Doesn't Care About Title But Small Pupil Insists On--"sir William"

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

"I am not interested in how my pupils or anyone else address me," says Sir William Fairlie-Cuninghame, Vaucluse school master, who has become a baronet. Sir William became 15th…

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Baronet Teaches School

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

SIR William Alan Fairlie-Cuninghame, photographed with some of his pupils…

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School Adopts Tramp

The World's News · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 19

UNDER a new educational scheme the Gladstone State School has adopted the tramp steamer, the Trevalgan, which trades in all the seven seas. In…

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Heating in Schools Drama in Tour of World

The Sun · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 2

Mrs. Edgar Munson, a relative of President Roosevelt, is spending a few days in Sydney in the course of a…

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School Boundaries

The Sun · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 3

The headmaster of Gordon Public School (Mr. Jennings), in referring to a complaint, said to-day that the boundaries fixed for his school within…

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Wisdom Shows in School Howlers

The Sun · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 4

Schoolboy howlers seem to be growing brighter. Here is a selection from an educational journal:-- They fought Trafalgar on the sea, and…

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School and Age Tennis Championships

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 20

Junior, age and school tennis championships will begin at White City on February 25, and entries must be In by next Friday…

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Randwick Schooling

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 23

Keswick, ridden by F. Hood, showed improvement in a trial over three standard hurdles at Randwick yesterday morning…

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Country Schools. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 7

Addressing a meeting of the Lithgow Technical High School Parents and Citizens' Association, Inspector W. G. Lee, of the Education Department, said that some parents…

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South Coast Schools. Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 7

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, informed a deputation here to-day that a request for an intermediate high school at Kiama could not be granted…

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Cessnock High School. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 7

The Cessnock High School Parents and Citizens' Association is calling a conference of kindred associations to consider a plan to finance a central library for the schools…

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School of Modern Writers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 6

Mr. Sam A[?] last of the Internatio[?] [?] will speak on his experiences in Spain, in Room 13, third door. Post Office Chambers, 333 George Street, on Monday, February 13, [?] 8 p.m. Non-members are…

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