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Schools, 1939

3,286 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 165

The King's School

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1939 · page 3

Several hundred Old Boys, as well as parents, relatives, and friends of past and present pupils, attended the King's School, Parramatta, yesterday…

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Teachers Plan Club With Bar

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1939 · page 5

It was announced at the executive meeting of the Teachers' Federation yesterday that Teachers Buildings, Ltd., controlling…

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The Schoolboy Detective Surprise For Rob

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1939 · page 2

"IT'S a wonder Stolly couldn't recognise the voice," mused Rob Pearce. "Wonder who it was." Lionel Martin stared into space,…

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Heating of Schools. Teachers' Agitation. "Appalling Conditions."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 12

The adequate heating of State schools is to be strongly urged on the Education Department by the executive of the Teachers' Federation…

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School for Three-Year-Olds Mothers' Divided Opinions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 16

SCHOOLTIME is here again, and many mothers are facing the problem of whether to send their babies of two and three to nursery schools or keep them at home until the usual school age. There is a clear division of opinion on this important subject…

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Trends in Education. I.—Strenuous Work in Sweden. England's Fine Public Schools

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

[Mr. Robson recently returned from a world tour which embraced a study of educational practices in England, Sweden, Finland, and the United States. This is the first of three articles in which he reviews the trends in schools abroad, and compares them with Australian systems.]…

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The King's School. 107th Anniversary

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

There was a large gathering of former pupils and parents and friends of scholars at The King's School. Parramatta, on Saturday to commemorate the 107th anniversary…

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Wives Found In Raided Two-Up School

The Sun · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 3

"There were wives of players in the two-up school when we raided it," said Sergeant Jurd to-day in the Redfern Court when giving evidence against 21 men…

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Urges Plan For Warm Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 4

"Revelations of inadequate heating in schools shocked the public last winter, yet steps have not been take not provide proper…

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Licensed Club for Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 7

A Teachers' Club, with a liquor licence, is to be formed in the Teachers' Federation building in Phillip Street…

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Trends in Education. II.—Fewer Jobs in the U.S.A. Pupils Stay Longer at School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 10

[In his second article on his recent tour abroad, Mr. Robson describes the trend of education in the United States. He points to the influence of unemployment on the American education system, and the importance of developments there to Australia.]…

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"Two-up School" Raid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 9

Twenty-seven men, who pleaded guilty to charges of being found in a common gaming-house, were each fined £2 by Mr. Atkinson S.M., in the Central Police Court yesterday…

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Teachers Try Out Their Paces. Long Climb to Lecture on Physical Education. Unexpected Exercises

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 12

There were unexpected practical demonstration, of physical exercises— and some unappreciated exertion—by nearly 300 members of the Teachers'…

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Club Licence Transfer Negotiations By Teachers

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

Negotiations are being carried out this week for the purchase of a club licence for transfer to Federation House, the new headquarters of the…

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Sunday School "Torment" AUCKLAND

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

Sunday school in the children's wards of Auckland Hospital are to be discontinued…

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Wives at Two-up School 21 Men Fined £2 Each

Daily News · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 1

Wives stood next to were tossed into the air at a Waterloo two up school. Sgt. Jurd gave this evidence at…

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Schoolboys Beaten

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 16

AUCKLAND, Monday.--Sir Julien Kahn's team opened its New Zealand tour today with a one-day match against a Secondary Schools XI. The boys…

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Pushed in Teacher at the Baths

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 11

After a teacher at Auburn Public School had been pushed into the water, the headmistress withdrew swimming-classes from Granville Baths, it was…

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"A Disgrace" Lidcombe Public School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 11

Mr. W. Durie, president of the Lidcombe Citizens' Progress Association, writes:— Sir,—It is with disgust that I am…

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Hurt at School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 4

Five-year-old Betty Extrem, of Jasper-road, Baulkham Hills, had the misfortune to be knocked over by other children three times last Thursday, while…

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