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Schools, 1939

3,286 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 165

Tennis in the Schools. Hardcourt Association Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 18

The grand council of the New South Wales Hard--court Tennis Association last night decided to cooperate with the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association in introducing lawn tennis competitions…

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School to Get Its Sewer

The Sun · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

A prosecution by Randwick Council against the Education Department for failure to comply with a…

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Domestic Science School

The Propeller · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 3

Sir,--The statements made by W. Spicer in your last issue are absolutely correct, and coincide in every respect with reports that have…

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Transfer of Teachers

The Propeller · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 8

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

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Schools Good, Bad Says Director

Daily News · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 5

There are some bad schools in N.S.W.--but there are also some which compare favorably with the best overseas, claimed the Director of Education, Mr. G. Ross…

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Govt. Worried by School Threat

Daily News · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 8

Action of the Grafton City Council in giving the Education Department 30 days' final notice to connect the local high school with the sewerage system has…

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School At Age Of 2 And 3 Ross Thomas to Urge New Plan

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 10

Education should be provided in Australia for children aged two and three years, said the Director of Education (Mr. G…

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Barnardo Farm School Model

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 11

Boys from the Dr. Barnado Farm School at Picton have a fine display in the Agricultural Hall. A feature is a large model of the…

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Big Tennis Scheme For Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 22

Tennis competitions will be started among the primary schools next month. This is the result of conferences…

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High School Coach Not Satisfied "Capable Of Winning, But Sluggish In Training"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 22

"I am not satisfied with the work of my crew," said the coach of the Sydney High School eight (Mr. F. M. Nichols), after training last night. "They are capable of winning…

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Believes Indian Princes Will Pay Big Money-- Art Teacher To Paint In Maharajah's Palace

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 5

An art teacher at the Sydney Technical College will leave for India next week on a commission to paint huge frescoes in a Maharajah's palace. He is Virgil Lo Sciavop, a young…

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Shire Council Notes. School Safety Patrol

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 1

Rockdale Police Station advised the Council that the School Safety Patrol Competition for the St. George District is set down for the 3rd May, 1939, and…

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Inspection of School

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

The Mayor, Ald. Taylor, reported at the meeting of Liverpool Council on Tuesday night, on the visit of Mr. McGirr, M.L.A., Mr. Lazzarinii, M.H.R., and…

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Liverpool Junior Tech. School

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

Liverpool Parents and Citizens Association has made many representations to the local members and to the Minister tor Education, and, as a result, Mr…

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School Concert

The Biz · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 10

The concert by the pupils of St. John's Park Public School, to be held in the School of Arts. St. John's Park, on April 15. promise to be a great success. A…

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Dairy Science Schools

The Land · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 15

Persons wishing to attend dairy science schools during the winter months should make written application, accompanied by a fee of 5/-, to the Under-Secretary,…

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Council Withdraws Charge. Sewering of School at Maroubra. Department's Promise

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

A change by the Randwick Municipal Council against the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, for having failed to connect the Maroubra Bay Public School with the sewer…

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Inspectors of Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 11

The Executive Council has approved the appointment as inspectors of schools of Messrs. J. P. Austin, headmaster of the Cootamundra a Intermediate High School: J. H…

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The World in the School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 8

There will be few to dispute the dictum of Mr. Ross Thomas, the State Director of Education, that "the sooner "the child is trained to take an active…

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Schools Neglect Denied. Maintenance Work. Mr. Drummond's Reply

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 8

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, said yesterday that the "extravagant charges of neglect of the proper maintenance of schools and…

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