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Schools, 1940

2,557 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 128

Schools for Airmen. Five Announced. Country Centres. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 15

Details of the first five schools for training air crews to be established under the Empire Air Scheme were announced by the Minister for Air,…

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High School in Disrepair. Minister Replies to Criticism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 7

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, said in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that the Sydney Technical High School in Albion Street…

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School Sites Go to Factories Loss By Govt. Delay

The Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 8

Certain sites, selected two years ago for modern schools in Sydney, have been sold and built upon because the Government did nothing further about them…

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Five Schools to Train R.A.A.F. Crews Canberra

Daily News · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 3

FIVE schools will be established in Australia immediately to train airmen under the Empire Air Scheme. Announcing this to-day…

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Govt. Will Decide Needs Of Schools Minister Answers Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 8

"No local governing body can dictate to the Government what it shall or shall not spend," the…

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Details of Air Schools Canberra

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 5

Details of the first five Empire air schools were announced today by the Minister for Air (Mr. Fairbairn),…

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Catholic Teachers' Association. Annual Conference

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 17

The annual conference of the Catholic teachers of New South Wales will be held this year in the parish hall of St. Vincent's, Ashfield…

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Penrith School of Arts ROZELLE v. PENRITH

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 1

On Thursday evening last, 11th inst, a team of billiards and snooker players from Rozelle journeyed to Penrith and engaged the members of the local…

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Public School

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 5

The Junior Red Cross will hold a tuck shop this Friday for the Red Cress homes for invalid children. The Parents and Citizens…

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Winter Schools Dairying and Poultry Farming

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

DETAILS of winter schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, were announced by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) this week…

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Merrylands Presbyterian Sunday School

The Broadcaster · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 4

The distribution of prizes for the year 1939 was carried out at a happy function held on Tuesday night. Following a concert programme given…

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Sunday School Picnic

The Broadcaster · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 4

In spite of the wet weather, the annual Presbyterian picnic was held in St. Mary's Church of England School Hall, on Saturday. True to the[?] Scottish…

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Catholic Teachers' Association of N.S.W. Annual Teachers' Conference, 1940

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 26

The annual conference of the Catholic teachers of New South Wales will be held this year in the Parish Hall of St. Vincent's, Ashfield. His Grace the…

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Official School Holidays

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 22

The official school holidays for Parochial Primary Schools are as follows:— Schools close 8th May, re-open 28th May, 1940; close 30th August, re-open…

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Sporting Notes. Christian Brothers' High School, St. Mary's Cathedral. Annual Swimming Carnival

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 35

The Annual Swimming Carnival of C.B.H.S., St. Mary's Cathedral, was held recently at Coogee Aquarium. Special interest centred in the event this year…

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Social and Personal. Forthcoming Weddings.—Changes of Address.— Plans for School Holidays.—Country Visitors. Tennis Players Entertain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 19

Well-known tennis players attended the afternon tea arranged by Mrs. R. J. Conway yesterday in honour of Miss Rowena Cassidy, who will be married at the Sydney Church…

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The Schools. Shakespeare Day. Society's Prizes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 5

As Tuesday, April 23, marks the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and death, the Education Department suggests that during next week reference…

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Hurdle Schooling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 13

There were some promising displays over the practising hurdles at Randwick yesterday, and, judging by the number of newcomers, fields are likely to be fairly large during the winter…

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School Body May Disband As Protest GOSFORD

The Sun · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 17

Whether the Gosford Primary School Parents and Citizens' Association will disband as a protest against the failure of the Educatlon…

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Dumbleton School

The Propeller · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Dumbleton School Parents and Citizens' Association the following officers were elected:--Patron, Dr. Shute;…

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