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Schools, 1939

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Teaching The Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 5

SCHOOL CHILDREN would have enjoyed watching this a yesterday. They might have recognised their teachers doing some hard work for a change, in a special teachers' physical culture class conducted by the State Director of…

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Nursery School Children Enjoyed Fun On Beach

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 12

THE first of a series of Tuesday picnics began for the children of the Redfern Day Nursery yesterday. In the care of the Directress of the nursery (Miss Enid Chambers)…

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Collinsville Convent School. Display of Work

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 38

A very pleasant event took place at the convent schoolroom, Collinsville (Q.), on Tuesday afternoon, 13th ult., when a number of parents and others took the…

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Newcastle Dominican Collegiate School. Annual Entertainment

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 37

On the evening of November 30 a delightful entertainment was presented by the pupils of the Newcastle Dominican Collegiate School, "Star of the Sea," to a…

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The Primary Schools. Our Industries

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 10

At the present time the timber industry in Australia is but a modest one. Only two States export—Western Australia and N.S.W. The former exports timber worth…

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St. Brigid's School, Marrickville

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 14

The following pupils of St. Brigid's School, Marrickville, were successful in recent music examinations: Piano: Grade I.: Honours, Norah Marchment;…

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Catholic Schools in Ceylon. Threatened by New Legislation

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 3

Colombo (Ceylon).—A monster meeting was held at the end of September in the Town Hall here to protest against a new Education Bill sponsored by the…

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Teacher Retires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 25

The deputy headmistress and English mistress at Fort Street Girls' High School, Miss A. E. Turner, who has just announced her retirement from the service of the…

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The Schools. Conference of Inspectors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 7

The annual conference of the Institute of inspectors will be officially opened by the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, on Monday, January…

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New Primary School. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 7

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, has advised the Lismore Chamber of Commerce that every endeavour is being made to complete the plans for the new school at…

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Delegates Crowd to School Canberra

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 13

Jaded after a stifling night, 900 delegates came to grips with 17 different sciences at the Science…

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Transfer of Teachers

The Propeller · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

The Department of Education notifies the following appointments and transfer of teachers and assistant- teachers in connection with local…

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Teachers at Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 30

The City and Suburban Cricket Association's team to play the Teachers' at Centennial Park today, starting at 10.30 a.m. is: C. R. Swan, H. Waghorn. H. E…

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Liverpool School of Arts

Liverpool News · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

The local School of Arts has recently added over 200 books to the library, mostly mystery and adventure, and more will be added shortly. So local readers…

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Protect Pre-school Child Urgently-needed Facilities. Health Director's Review

Liverpool News · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 3

Dealing with the scope and functions of the baby health centers in this year's Health Week Booklet, just issued, Dr. Grace Cuthbert, Director of Maternal…

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Fairfield School of Arts Committee Meeting

The Biz · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday night. Present we[?]e Messrs. M. N. Erasmus (president), N. Strachan, E. L. Downes, H. A. Clancy,…

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Schools and Wireless Licence Fee

The Land · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 10

Declaring that it "was obviously necessary to draw the line somewhere," the Postmaster General's Department has refused a conference…

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CRICKET. N.S.W. Teachers. Exciting Tie Recorded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 15

An interesting finish was provided in the match between the New South Wales Teachers' team and the team representing the City and Suburban Cricket Association, at Centennial Park…

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Educational "Wreckers." Soviet Army Schools. (Published in "The Times.") WARSAW, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 12

It is reported from Moscow that the Ogpu (Soviet secret police) have discovered a nest of spies and "wreckers' among the lecturers in Moscow's…

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High Schools' Sport. Programme for 1939

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 15

The High Schools' committee has approved a programme for sporting events during 1939. An innovation will be the holding of a water polo competition, if entries, which close on…

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