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Schools, 1939

3,286 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 165

Sydney's School for Debutantes

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 14

Sydney is to have a school for debutantes, and many of the girls' elders are also eager to attend special classes. Miss Ella Massey will introduce this innovation at her academy at…

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Champions Will Coach Big Schools

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 5

Leading tennis players are to coach boys and girls in 12 Sydney high schools under the sponsorship of the New…

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[?] The Schoolboy Detective Cricket Picnic

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 2

"WHAT a blessing it is to be away from those noisy second-formers!" said Lionel Martin, stretching himself full out upon…

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Aborigines' Own Teachers. Appointment Suggested. Appeal for "Better Deal."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 12

Mr. M. Sawtell, president ut the Committee for Aboriginal Citizenship, said at a meeting of the Fellowship of Australian Writters last night, that he would like to see the State…

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Teachers Protest. Minister and Premier "Not Approachable." Child Welfare Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 3

The executive of the Teachers' Federation, at its meeting on Saturday, expressed dissatisfaction with the "unapproachability" of both the…

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Schoolboy Killed. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 13

Samuel Reay, 14, a schoolboy. of Main Road, Abermain was killed in a car accident at Neath, two miles from Cessnock, on Saturday afternoon. A car in which he was…

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Site for New School. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 7

The Murwillumbah Municipal Council has decided to agree to a proposal to transfer portion of Halliday Purk, South Murwillumbah. to the Education Department for the purpose…

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Has Its Own Swing Band Barker College, Wahroonga, is the only great public school in the State with its own swing band

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 3

GEOFF and Hugh Clark, two much travelled Australians, formed, the swing band at Barker after seeing…

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Denies Hiding From Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 7

"I am not hiding from the Teachers' Federation," said the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) last night…

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Condition of Schools. Teachers' Attack. Inadequate Play Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 13

"Many schools" and playgrounds are more suitable for pigs than human beings," said Mr. A. McGuinness, deputy president of the New South Wales…

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No Play in Schools Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 15

Rain prvented play in the schoolboys' cricket match, between New South Wales and Victoria, at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. The match will be begun to-day if weather permits…

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New Site for Flying School. Wagga May Be Chosen. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 10

Following representations by towns in the Riverina an advisory committee is now making a survey there of sites suitable for a second flying training school…

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Suspension Bridge to School. Ungarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 6

Because of the grave danger of fatalities during floods, the Ungarie Parents and Citizens' Association has asked the Bland Shire Council to assure the safety of the…

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School Promised 10 Years Bathurst

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

At a well attended Parents and Citizens' meeting held last night strong criticism was leveled at the present State…

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Teachers' Part in Politics Questions To Candidates

The Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 3

The Teachers' Federation plans to make education an issue in the Waverley by election and at all…

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Fit Only for Pigs Teacher's Charge Neglect

Daily News · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

"PLAYGROUNDS in some schools are more fit for pigs than children." This charge was made last night by the deputy-president of the Teachers' Federation, Mr. A. McGuinness…

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Well-known Teacher Honored

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 10

In honor of Mr. Roland Foster, who has just completed 25 years' teaching of singing in Sydney, past and present students, including many musicians and…

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School Garden Worries

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 8

"The Eduction Department ought not to expect women and small children to keep school gardens in order," Alderman Maunder declared at Holroyd…

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Child Welfare Study Pre-School Centres In States CANBERRA

The Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 10

Pre-school child welfare centres to be established in all Australian capital cities by the Commonwealth Government at a cost of £100,000 will be…

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Spotlight on Society WEDDING plans for country bride . . . May school holidays in the offing . . . Looking forward to Longchamps races during coming trip . . . Farewell dinner arranged by Italian Consulate

The Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 13

MISS MARGOT SPICER arrived in Sydney last night from Boorowa, and she and her mother, Mrs. G. Spicer, have taken a…

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