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Schools, 1939

3,286 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 165

Subsidies for Schools. Catholic Church Seeks Inquiry. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 17

The Rev. Eris M. O'Brien, of Sydney speaking to-day at the education section of the Science Congress, urged that the Roman Catholic Church's case…

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Class Distinctions in Schools. "Education Cheapened." Criticism of Parents. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 17

The fact that schools were making class distinctions in a new country was deplored at a meeting, of the education section of the Scien[?] Congress to-day by Mr.C. R. Bull…

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Teachers' Cricket Match Abandoned

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

Although many of the players to the match New South Wales Teachers v Public Service attended at Rusbcutter Bay Ova[?] yesterday morning, heavy rain made play impossible, and this fixture, one…

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Boys Make New Friends. Camp Life Together. Schools and Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 8

Undeterred by the rain of Monday and yesterday, the 62 boys from schools and industrial houses who are attending the Wakehurst Camp at Camden…

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Teachers Talk of "Sweating" Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

"In Victoria there are many student teachers well over adult age, and our schools are at least partly staffed with low paid labor, under…

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New Type Of Secondary School

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

LONDON, December 30.--A new type of secondary school may come into being if recommendations of the Consultative Committee to the Board of…

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Physical Education Camp. Summer School at Brookvale. Teachers in Training

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 17

At the physical education summer camp at Brookvale Showground, promoted by the Education Department, 200 men and women teachers are learning new games and going…

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New Church-School, Narrabeen. to Be Opened Next Sunday, January 22

The Catholic Press · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 25

A long-felt need has been met in the building of St. Joseph's Church-School, Narrabeen, which is to be solemnly blessed and opened by his Grace Archbishop…

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Schools Will Soon Re-open, Again Time for the Three R's

The Catholic Press · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4

It will not be long before the school bells announce the opening of another school year. Mothers, in particular, are keenly interested in sending their children back…

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Raise Standards in Rural Districts Summer School Offers Many Chances to Ambitious Girls

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 12

"WE look to you girls to raise the cultural, social, and intellectual" standards in rural districts among those who have not been so fortunate from an educational point of view," said Miss Lorna Byrne, of the Agricultural Bureau, in a recent address to…

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Our Catholic Schools

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 24

THE results of the Leaving Certificate examination again demonstrate that the Catholic parent does not prejudice his children's future by giving them a religious education. Our Colleges and Secondary schools have emerged most successfully from a very stiff test, and the merit of their achievement is…

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St. Joseph's Church-School, Narrabeen

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 26

A long-felt need has been met in the building of St. Joseph's Church-school, Narrabeen, which is to be solemnly blessed and opened by Archbishop Gilroy…

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School Magazines. St. Joseph's College Magazine

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 35

St. Joseph's College Magazine, with which is incorporated "Cerise and Bine," the official record of St. Joseph's College, is the story of the College for the…

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The Schools. Agricultural Courses. Increased Interest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 5

Increasing public interest in agricultural training is seen in the demand for places in the Hurlstone (Glenfield) and Yanco Agricultural High Schools,…

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School Children and Buses

The Propeller · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 7

The Transport Department has refused a request by Kogarah Council that provision be made for a trolley 'bus to pass Sans Souci School…

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Senior Story Competition School Holidays -- Too Long or Too Short

Daily News · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 3

In my opinion the school holidays are too long -- of course, from the entertainment point at view they are too short…

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Special School To Train Librarians Govt.'s First Move in State Reform

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 7

THE State Government will set up at once a training school for librarians. This is the first move to carry out a State-wide library reform urged in the report of the Libraries' Advisory…

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St. John's Park Teacher Attunga Farewell, Social

The Biz · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 8

Mr. T. E. Kerins, who was in charge of Attung[?] Scholl for five years, and who has been transferred to St. John's Park, Cabramatta, and Mrs. Kerins,…

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Pupils Run Teacher's Poll Campaign PERTH

The Sun · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

A group of Perth school-girls have solved the problem of school holiday boredom by running a…

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Forestry School. Minister Attacks States. Non-support Alleged. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 10

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. McEwen, to-day attacked State Governments for their failure to support the National School of Forestry in Canberra…

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