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Schools, 1939

3,286 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 165

Swedish Sailing School Attracts Pupils From Many Countries

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 5

A popular sailing school in which sea-minded boys and girls from many countries obtain their first training in real seamnship…

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Building and Construction. New Technical College. Engineering School. Plan for Two More Storeys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 9

Plans and specifications are being prepared for a new Technical College Building on a site with a frontage to Broadway, near Grace Brothers…

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Pilots to Train in Canada. 50 R.A.F. Cadets a Year. Vulnerable Schools in England. From Our Own Correspondent. London, May 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 11

Fifty Royal Air Force cadets from Britain will be trained annually at Canadian flying training Schools. The Air Ministry is anxious to establish flying…

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Heating in Schools; 1200 Silent

The Sun · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 10

Twelve hundred of the 2700 schools in the Stale had not replied to the Education Department's…

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Pullover For Schoolboy

The Sun · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 13

READERS may obtain instructions for making this pullover by sending this cutting together with a stamped, addressed envelope to "Knitwear," 9th floor, "The Sun," 60-66 Elizabeth-street, Sydney, or they may apply…

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Teacher in Fatal Crash

Daily News · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 2

LAUNCESTON, Monday.--A Lauhces ton school teacher, Miss Marjorie Kidd, 26, of Bourke Street, Launceston, received fatal Injuries when the car in which she…

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Guns At School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 5

ON THE PLAYING FIELDS of Cranbook yesterday school cadets employed the arts of modern warfare. Picture shows the winning Kirby Cup Lewis-gun team, at the school cadet exercises…

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School Tennis Coaching Plan Defended

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 16

The Hardcourt Tennis Association's plan for the coaching by amateurs of schoolboys was defended by the secretary (Mr…

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"Shiver in Cold" Want Heat at Auburn School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 1

Though the Minister had promised two years ago to provide central heating at Auburn West Public School if possible, nothing had been done, said…

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"Blot on N.s.w." No Heating in Schools

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 4

"It's a blot on New South Wales," declared Ald. Lunn at Cabra-Vale Council on Monday, referring to the absence of heating…

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Melba School of Singing

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 3

Owing to the inconvenience of maintaining branch studios of her school of singing in such widely separated centres as Sydney, Manly and Parramatta…

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Have to Trespass for Access to School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 3

Forty children living on the north side of Greystanes Public School had to trespass to reach the school, a deputation from Greystanes Progress Association…

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Cocktails and Chilblains Public Schools and the Royal Governor-Generalship

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 6

At the recent Conference held by the Australian State School Teachers' Federation much stress was laid on the. necessity for providing means for warming public schools and kindergartens during the winter months…

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Third Highest in School

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 4

Dear "Worker,"—How pleaded I am because I passed into Grade V[?] was third highest in the school. Please, would some kind reader send…

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School of Architecture

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 16

The initiation of first students of the school of architecture at the Sydney Technical College, will take place at Sargent's ballroom, Market Street, at 8 p.m. on Friday…

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Schools and A.r.p. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 5

Sir,—I was astonished to learn from my children attending schools in the metropolitan area that no instruction is being given them regarding air raid precautions. It would be…

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Cold Schools. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 5

Sir,—I must congratulate you on publishing both sides of this question. In Sydney we have a beautifully mild climate, and on very few days during our winter is a fire required…

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Broadcasting School Radio. Dramas of History and English. Lessons That Live

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 5

Teachers generally have welcomed the introduction of radio for school children. It has been found to be effective in many directions,…

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School for Air Force. Wagga Site Chosen. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 15

The new flying training school which the Federal Government envisaged in its expanded defence plans for New South Wales will be built at Forrest Hill,…

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School Heating. "Loose Statements." Minister Rebukes Critics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 14

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, criticised a circular in regard to the lack of heating facilities in…

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