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Schools, 1940

2,557 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 128

Great Public Schools Rowing

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 26

Before the smallest crowd for about twenty years, the G.P.S. held their 47th annual regatta last Saturday on the Nepean River…

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Spanish Schools Re-opening. De La Salle Brothers Reopen Schools and Colleges That Were Destroyed by Reds in Spain

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 24

With the definite detent of the Bolshevik party in Spain came peace, order, and liberty. The Church began immediately to restore her ruined sanctuaries…

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Catholic Evidence Method. Primary Schools. PURGATORY

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

The subject of Purgatory may be dealt with at any time. We give it here by way of illustrating a general method of procedure in teaching any doctrine…

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Winter School for Farmers. Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 17

The Minister for Agriculture (Major the Hon. A. D. Hold. M.L.A.) states that it is proposed to hold the usual Winter Schools at the Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Catholic Teachers' Association of New South Wales. Annual Conference

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 18

Thursday, May 9.—10 a.m., Opening Mass at St. Vincent's, Ashfield. Address by his Grace the Archbishop. Thursday, May 9.—11.15 a.m., "The…

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New Camden Flying School. Canberra, Wednesday, Rapid steps in complete the central flying

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

Rapid steps to complete the central flying school at Camden, N.S.W., are being taken by the commonwealth Government. A tender for £18,747 was accepted from…

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The Schools. Governor Hunter. Subject for Essay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 3

"The Administration of Governor Hunter" is the essay topic of the T. E. Rofe prize competition this year. Pupils of all New South Wales schools who…

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Transfer of Teachers

The Propeller · Thursday 25 April 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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Fancy-dress Carnival. Carlton South School

The Propeller · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 2

Nearly seven hundred parents and children attended the Kogarah Jubilee Oval on Wednesday night, 17th instant, when a fancy-dress carnival…

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Oyster Bay Infants' School

The Propeller · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 4

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, has informed Councillor C. J. Monro, M.L.A., that, owing to his representations for the…

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50-50 Tarpaulin muster for warm schools Letterettes in Fifty Words Cold Classrooms

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 10

I think a collection should be taken among all parents of schoolchildren to buy winter fuel or radiators for the…

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Anzac Services at Schools Prestons

Liverpool News · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 2

At Prestons School on Tuesday the headmaster. Mr. McDonald, conducted an Anzac service. At the close, Padre Satchell (S.A.)…

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United States Two Refugee Scholars Join Staff of Yeshivah College

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

NEW YOR£, April 5th. President Bernard Revel of Yeshivah College announced the appointment of two refugee scholars—Professor Bernhard Floch,…

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Winter Schools for Farmers At Hawkesbury College

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Reid, announced yesterday that it is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College this year from July…

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Kingsgrove Public School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 5

Bexley Council at its last meeting was asked by the Kingsgrove and West Bexley Progress Association to permit the council gardening staff to work in the grounds of the…

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Flying Schools in New Zealand. Planes Taken Over by Air Force

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

As the result of the requesting by the New Zealand Air Force of all planes suitable for training purposes, the majority of private flying instruction in New Zealand has ceased…

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Schoolboys for Farms. Holiday Labour. Britain's Wood Shortage. From Our Own Correspondent. London, April 25

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

The Ministry for Agriculture and the Headmasters' Association are organising schoolboy labour to assist farmers during the holidays…

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Schools and Council. Caring for Grounds

The St George Call · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 1

“It is up to the parents and citizens associations of this school to do a bit of work itself in the grounds instead of the council being asked to do the work,”…

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Teachers Condemn New Act

Daily News · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 10

The Technical Education Bill, now before Parliament, is editorially condemned in the current issue of Education, official…

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Schools Await Winter Sports

Daily News · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 7

School sport is in the doldrums at present. Summer games have finished for the time being, to start again in November…

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