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Schools, 1940

2,557 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 128

White, M.H.R. To Command Air School CANBERRA

Daily News · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 8

The former Minister for Customs, Mr. T. W. White, who represents a Victorian electorate in the House of Representatives,…

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High Schools' Chatter

Truth · Sunday 21 April 1940 · page 12

SYDNEY HIGH SCHOOL, holders of the High School Union premiership, will again field a formidable team in the competition…

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No School and Seats

Truth · Sunday 21 April 1940 · page 33

I WOULD like you to broadcast: through your paper the conditions the pupils of Belmore Technical School have to put up with…

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To School With His Daughters

Truth · Sunday 21 April 1940 · page 32

RENO, Nevada (by mail). WHILE his two daughters were studying at the Nevada University,…

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Political War Stirs School AUCKLAND

The Sun · Sunday 21 April 1940 · page 5

Allegations that, as the result of political differences among the children at the Frankton school, the prefects of one political color were…

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The Schoolboy Detective This Week: Planned Robbery

The Sun · Sunday 21 April 1940 · page 2

NEVER had Rob Pearce felt so uncomfortable. Always eager for a mystery to solve, he nevertheless tried to keep…

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For the Teeny Weeny Ones School Garden

The Sun · Sunday 21 April 1940 · page 4

I SUPPOSE many Sunbeamers have gardens of their own at school. I share one with some other girls, and as our position is rather wet we…

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Scenes at Head of the River Race — Grammar School's Win — Presentation to 18th BATTALION

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 12

Copies of picture by "Sydney Morning Herald" photographers may be purchased from the Art Gallery at the "Herald" Office. Scale of charges may be obtained on applications…

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Handball Win for Schoolboy

The Sun · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 14

N. Haertsch, State schoolboy singles champion defeated the Ashfield representative, J. Reilly, in the semifinals of the State reserve outdoor…

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Teachers to Wait on Minister

Daily News · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 3

Because the Teachers Federation has been declared "black" by the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, women teachers will accompany a…

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New Fuel Plan for Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 5

A plan for purchasing by contract fuel for the heating of schools in Sydney and Newcastle is being considered by…

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False Valuations In School Exam. System MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 7

Pupils at 10 who were regarded as stupid, proved to be highly intelligent. This was stated by the president of the Victorian Group of…

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Lutheran Schools in N.S.W. Government Will Not Interfere

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 10

The State Cabinet decided yesterday that, while there would be no interference with the three Lutheran Church schools now in New South Wales the establishment of more…

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Need Pre School Attention Sydney, Apr. 20

Tribune · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 2

There are 63,000 children in N.S.W. who require pre-school attention, said Mr. S. E Stiriing, at the meeting of the Kindergarten…

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The World Of Women Dilapidated Schools Condition Menaces Children's Health

Daily News · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 6

FROM all over the State come reports of dilapidated and overcrowded school buildings. They come not only from…

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Change In School Examinations Urged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The proposal that the intermediate certificate examination should be voluntary for pupils to pass before going on to the…

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Apprentices' School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 14

The apprentices' school will not be open for instruction next Thursday night, Anzac night, but will resume on the following Thursday, May 2…

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School Teachers. Appointments and Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 5

The Department of Education yesterday announced the following changes in personnel of the teaching staffs in New South Wales schools:…

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Hills Children to Beautify School Grounds

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 8

Keen on transforming the unsightly ground in front of Castle Hill Public School into laid-out flower gardens, many…

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Pigs Pay at High School But Request for Sows Refused Principal's Report

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 9

FOLLOWING the rejection by the A Department of Education of a request from Yanco Agricultural High School for the purchase of…

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