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Schools, 1940

2,557 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 128

Charges Against Teachers' College

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 3

The advice of the Crown Solicitor has been sought on matters arising out of inquiries by the Education Department into allegations, by…

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Unauthorised Circulars Ban in Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2

The Education Department has asked headmasters to ban from all schools unauthorised circulars and instructions to teachers…

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Wedding At School Chapel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 14

The wedding of Miss Joan Wright, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Wright, of Homebush, with Mr. Leonard…

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R.A.A.F. To Open New Flying School

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 5

The Air Board is expected to announce next week the creation of another elementary flying training school in New South Wales…

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Merchant Marine School Established in Brazil

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 2

The President of the Republic of Brazil, using the powers conferred upon him by article 180 of the Constitution, has decreed Law…

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Armidale Teachers' College

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 22

The former students of the Armidale Teachers' College will hold a reunion at Armidale during the Raster week-end, when a programme of sporting events will be decided…

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School Swimming. Girls' Secondary Schools. Held at North Sydney Fool Yesterday. Senior Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 22

Championship of High Schools, 110 yards: J. Walsh (Syd.), 1m 19.4s, 1; J. Brown (Neutral Bay), 2; J. Morcombe (Canberra), 3. Championship of Country High Schools, 55 yards:…

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Overhead Bridge for Schoolchildren

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 19

A steel overhead footbridge is being built across Parramatta Road at Macquarie Street. Auburn, in order to enable pupils of the North Auburn Public School to cross the busy…

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School of Modern Writers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 10

A number of lecturettes will be delivered by members at the meeting of the School of Modern Writers on Monday evening, at Room 13, third floor, P.O. Chambers, 333 George Street…

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Music Teachers' Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 10

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, will officially open the Conference of Music Teachers organised by the Musical Association of New South Wales, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,…

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Teachers Rebuked Wrangle With Minister

The Sun · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 5

All the teachers of the State were not behind the Teachers' Federation in its fight against the Minister…

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Schoolteachers Damn Syndicated Comics

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 5

AT the recent 20th annual conference of the Australian Teachers' Federation, "Smith's" contention that the publication, in…

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Chaos in Education Department Minister, Teachers Both In The Wrong

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 3

IF an impartial umpire had to arbitrate between the New South Wales Minister for Education and the New South Wales Teachers' Federation, he would probably exclaim with Mercutio: "A plague o' both your houses," and…

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Crowded School Bus Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Friday.--The headmaster of Cessnock High School (Mr. J. Gibson) today condemned the overcrowding of school buses…

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Teachers' Chief Defends Rights

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 5

"The Teachers' Federation has a legal right to circularise its members," said the federation president (Mr. A. McGuinness) yesterday…

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Art Shows in High Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 8

Mr. V. Crowley, a retired Sydney businessman, has arranged a series of exhibitions of paintings by Australian artists, to be held in all metropolitan high…

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Travel Passes Refused Poor Scholars

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1940 · page 4

WHILE special "opportunity" classes were recently inaugurated at Waverley School, serving from Bondi to…

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Screen Stars Her Pupils Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1940 · page 1

JACK HULBERT and his wife, Cicely Courtneidge, are among the pupils of Miss Zelia Raye, vice- president of the stage branch of the…

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New School Atlas

Truth · Sunday 17 March 1940 · page 19

THE well-known firm of Geo. B. Philp and Son. educational booksellers, have Just published their new edition of the school Allas of the World mid the Commonwealth…

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Plans To Heat State's Schools

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1940 · page 11

There should be no complaints this winter of lack of heating in State schools, according to the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond…

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