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Schools, 1940

2,557 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 128

Re-opening of Schools

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 22

Schools will re-open on the 30th January, and all pupils will assist at Mass (Holy Ghost) on that morning. (Canon 611 Decree Plenary Council.)…

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Grail Summer School Delightful Days at Greenwich Instructive Sessions

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 16

Sixty girls from various parts attended the Grail Summer School held at Greenwich, which was held from January 13 to January 20, and was given the title of…

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Sydney Intermediate Exam. Results Schools for Boys Girls' List To-morrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

The results of the Intermediate Certificate examination for metropolitan boys' schools, and Parramatta High School (boys and girls) are published below. The results for metropolitan girls' schools will be published…

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New Inspector of Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 10

The appointment of Mr. H. S. Wyndham, research officer of the Education Department, as inspector of schools, was approved at a metting of the Exceutive Council yesterday…

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Non-school Candidates. Individual Subjects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 6

A n[?]ber of noti—school students atiened the Intermedia[?] Oertificate examination in one, two, or more subjects. The results are given below. The numbers following the names indicate the…

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The Schools. Central Libraries. Progress Reported

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 7

The Department of Education has advised that parents and citizens are co-operating with teacher-libranans in removing initial difficulties connected…

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Photographs Taken at Air School. Workman Fined £2. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 9

A workman formerly employed at an air training school was charged at the Blenheim Court to-day with having taken photographs at the school in contratention of the war…

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5000 Air Mechanics by Next June Intense Schooling Plan MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 12

Announcing to-day that three schools had been established to train aircraft fitters, the Air Minister, (Mr. Fairbairn), said that 1100 were now training and that by June more than 5000 would be…

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Transfer of Teachers

The Propeller · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

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

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Marist Bros.' School. Success of Young Student

The Propeller · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 8

Brian Tierney, a pupil of the Marist Brothers' High School, Kogarah, for the past nine years, has had a successful scholastic career. At the…

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School Garden Contest

The Propeller · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 7

Out of ten schools in Sutherland Shire asked to enter the council's annual school garden competition for a handsome shield lo be awarded to the…

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B. Hill Teachers Await Decision

Daily News · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

Broken Hill school teachers in Sydney are anxiously awaiting the decision of the Barrier Industrial Council on the question of transport…

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Ready for School Bell

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 8

BRIAN NICHOLS, of Woollahra, being fitted at a city store with a school-bag, in readiness for next Tuesday when schools reopen after the Christmas and New Year holidays…

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Rail Strike Hits Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 8

School teachers may become involved in the Broken Hill railway strike. About 70 teachers from the district…

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Fairfield School of Arts Annual Report

The Biz · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 6

The following is the annual report presented to the annual meeting of Fairfield School of Arts, last week [?] report of which appeared in our last…

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School Gardening Contest. "Teachers Too Lazy." Councillor's Criticism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

When the Sutherland Shire Council was discussing a garden competition for schools, Councillor W. Hardy Morphett said that it appeared that teachers were too lazy lo assist…

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Non-school Candidates. Individual Subjects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 9

A number of non-school students attended the Intermediate Certificate Examination in one, two, or more subjects. The results are given below. The numbers following the names indicate rhe subjects…

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Institute of Political Science. Summer School at Canberra. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 10

Many of the important was problems with which Australia is faced will be discussed at the annual summer school of the Austialian Institute of Political Science, which…

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School Children May Buy Bonds

Daily News · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The Acting Federal Treasurer, Mr. Spender, is considering a system by which school children may buy war bonds…

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Women's News Guiding Pre-School Children Model Nursery School Is Scientific Experiment

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 13

A home atmosphere, rather than that of a school, is the aim of the Lady Gowrie Model Pre-school centre, which is being built at Erskineville in conjunction with the Government Housing Scheme…

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