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Schools, 1939

3,286 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 165

Successful Leaving Certificate Candidates. Details of Passes. Final Secondary School Examinations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 5

The results of the Leaving Certificate examination, marking the completion of the secondary school course, are published below. Candidates for public exhibitions at the University who have…

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Kingsgrove School

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 7

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) has advised Bexley Council, through Dr. Webb. M.L.A., that plans will be prepared for…

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Unique Move Plans For Summer School

Daily News · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

"Unique in the history of Australia," is the claim made for the Recreation and Leadership Movement's summer school to be held at W.E.A. House, Newport…

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Girls At School

Daily News · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 7

Columbia's Girls' School, which begins at the Empire to-day, touches upon the lovely illusions of adolescent youth, upon the naive comedy of…

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Escape of Five Boys. Gosford Training School. GOSFORD

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 11

Five boys have escaped from the Gosford Training School for delinquent boys in the last two days, and have not been found. Three of them left the…

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Leaving Honours. Registered Schools Excel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 10

Of the 15 Leaving Certificate subjects in which Hist class honours have been awarded the distinction of heading the list his been won this year…

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"Education for Leisure." Summer School Opened

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 10

"Education for leisured citizenship" is to be one of the principal subjects for studying at a summer school organised by the Recreation and Leadership Movement, which was opened…

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The Schoolboy Detective Identity Clue

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1939 · page 2

ROB PEARCE looked at the paint brush he held in his hand with a wry face. It was hard and thick with old paint that had been left…

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Goodbye to School Uniforms The "Sub Deb" becomes dress conscious

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1939 · page 3

Above: Ready for the most formal party in a fascinating old world frock of Indian shadow muslin girdled with…

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Girls' School Partly Destroyed

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 3

Portion of Frencham Girls' School was destroyed at Mittagong yesterday, the damage being estimated at about £25,000…

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Teachers Out of School

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 3

Box hockey, It's one way of passing the time when rain decrees indoor amusements for teachers in camp at the summer school, Brookvale Showground. An interested listener on the subject of how to enjoy leisure was Miss Edith Noble, of Newcastle, at the Summer School for teachers, on the Brookvale Showground. The…

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Camp Routine for Teachers. Physical Education School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 10

Strict routine for 16½ hours each day will be observed by the 90 men and 50 women teachers who are attending the physical education camp which began yesterday at…

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Work of Private Schools Canbera

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 2

Arguments for and against non-State schools were advanced before the educational section of the…

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Wells's Jolt To Teachers Welcomed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 6

"I think that our Australian teachers need the jolt that Mr. Wells has given them," said Dr. George Mackaness, Australian…

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Teachers Say "U" Stands For Onions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 5

One hundred and fifty school teachers yesterday lost marks for making mistakes in the first summer school held by the Education…

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Recreation and Leadership. Summer School Resumed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 9

Delegates to the summer school of the Recreation and Leadership Movement at Newport, including those affected by Saturday's heat and bushfires, returned to the Workers'…

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Teachers' Federation. Australian Conference. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 9

Delegates from five States to the Australian Teachers' Federation Conference, which begins to-morrow, attended the annual meeting of the council of the federation to-day…

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Frensham School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 12

Damage estimated at about £12,000 was done by bushfires at Frensham School for Girls, Mittagong. The new junior school building, which had…

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Summer School for Teachers. Physical Education. Scheme to Train Children

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 20

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, in opening the teachers' summer school of physical training at Brookvale yesterday, said it was…

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"Back to School"—special Page

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 5

January 31, Black Tuesday for school children all over the State, ominously looms near. On that sad day, the old…

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