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Schools, 1939

3,286 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 165

School Wins Sports Shield

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 4

Dear "Worker,"—Once again I am writing to your interesting Page. We have just had our school sports, and have once again won the shield which…

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CRICKET. Grammar School Old Boys to Face W. J. O'REILLY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 22

The international cricketer, W. J. O'Reilly, will lead Sydney Grammar School in the annual match against old Sydneians at the Weigall Ground to-day. Play will begin at 10.30 a.m…

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Orange Grove School. Conditions Criticised. Shortage of Rooms Since Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 9

Mr. R. A. Hudson, honorary secretary of the Lilyfield branch of the Loyal Orange Lodge, in a letter to the Editor of the "Herald." condemns what he describes as the "appalling…

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Broadcasting Radio for Schools. Music Through Movement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 8

Since the A.B.C. made its first broadcasts for schools in 1932, the growth in the number of teachers and schools interested has been remarkable. At…

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From Day to Day in Sydney. Teachers to Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 8

AT a meeting on Monday the committee of the Sydney Day Nurseries Association decided that at least four members of the staff of each of the day nurseries should attend the…

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"No Facilities for Exercise." Complaint by Teacher. Congestion in Playgrounds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 18

"It is waste of time to talk about physical education in hundgreds of schools where the children have hardly sufficient room in the playgrounds to walk about, and where no…

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Warmth in Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 16

In the midst of a heat wave the Teachers Federation has raised again what may appear to be the unseasonable subject of the inadequate warming…

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Trends in Education. III.—Notable American Schools. High Fees and Rich Endowments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 16

[In his concluding article, Mr. Robson describes several outstanding American schools, and compares their standards objectives, and fees with similar schools in England and Australia.] Kent School, in Connecticut, is very…

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Earthquake Havoc .... Schoolgirl Soldiers .... Latest Picture of Pius XI

The Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 12

AN EARTHQUAKE destroyed these buildings in the business section of Conception, Chile. WHILE conscription is being considered by the Hungarian…

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Teacher Is Found Guilty

The Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 3

James Sydney Tyson (29), schoolteacher, was convicted by a jury at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions today on a charge of indecently…

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School Camps in Britain London

The Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 5

Reference to the Government scheme for 50 holiday camps, which will be used to provide more than 150,000 school children with a…

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Schoolgirl Hurt

Daily News · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 2

Struck by a car after she had run from behind some petrol bowsers yesterday, Nellie Lavin, 12, of Chapel Street, Belmore suffered a fractured skull and right…

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School Leaving Age Problem

Daily News · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 5

Demands for the raising of the school leaving age to 16 must be coupled with a demand to extend the child endowment scheme to prevent family hardship…

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The Schools. Student Teachers. 570 New Trainees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 4

About 570 students are being admitted this month to the Teachers' Colleges at Sydney and Armidale, 390 to Sydney College and 180 to Armidale…

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Heating of Schools Teachers' Agitation

Liverpool News · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 2

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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Public School for Rooty Hill

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

A movement is on foot at present to approach the Government with regard to the erection of a public school at Rooty Hill. Already an inspector has…

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Historic Schools Reopened. Sacred Heart, Darlinghurst. Cradle of Catholic Education

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 7

A stirring chapter in the history of Catholicism in this State was recalled at Darlinghurst on Sunday afternoon last, when the reconstructed schools of the…

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G.P.S. Sport Ryan Leaves School St. Joseph's Lose Great Boy Sprinter

Referee · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 23

BRUCE RYAN, the champion St. Joseph's College sprinter, has left school. RYAN is a sprinter of great promise,…

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High Schools' Cricket Williamson's Deadly Bowling

Referee · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 23

NORTH SYDNEY obtained a first innings win over Fort Street, at Petersham Oval in the first round of the Sydney High Schools' Cricket…

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Teachers' Conference

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 26

The Teachers' Conference will be held on May 11, 12. and 13, 1939…

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