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Schools, 1940

2,557 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 128

Army to Pry Into Rolls of Schools

Daily News · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 5

The military authorities are using teachers and school records to track g down .youths, who have not reported for compulsory military training…

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High Schools Sport Heywood's Kicks

Truth · Sunday 12 May 1940 · page 12

HURLSTONE and Technical are the joint leaders in the High Schools Union competition with 6 points apiece, with North Sydney one point…

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Campion Winter School

Truth · Sunday 12 May 1940 · page 23

THE third annual Campion Society Winter School, which was opened at Riverview College on Friday, will be continued to-day and to-morrow when papers on Christian…

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The Schoolboy Detective This Week: Ships In The Night

The Sun · Sunday 12 May 1940 · page 2

ROB Pearce rested on his oars and looked over the side of the Albatross, a newly painted rowing boat hired for…

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Wedding In School Chapel

The Sun · Sunday 12 May 1940 · page 5

THE chapel of the Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, was chosen by Miss Norma Gwyneth St. Clair for her marriage…

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Girls of Cliffdale This Week--The Haunted School

The Sun · Sunday 12 May 1940 · page 8

PRINCESS RAKAPRAKI, the Maori girl at Cliffdale School, opened her dark eyes wide in astonishment. "But, you've never really and truly…

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Torpedo Device Profits Build School, Man Told Chaplain Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 3

Harvey Maitland Chrystall, one of two men charged with conspiracy to defraud, promised to rebuild Christ's College, Christchurch, New Zealand's…

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200 Schoolchildren in Holiday Tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 14

More than 200 boys and girls will play in the all schools winter holiday tournament at the White City today. Only doubles events will be held…

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School Hockey. Threat to Football

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 13

The statement that hockey was making "serious inroads" into the schools at the expense of Rugby League was made by one of the Balmain delegates, Mr. L. Maher, at a…

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Sydney Grammar School Team

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 14

Sydney Grammar School's football team which has been in Armidale won both its matches. Armidale School was beaten by 11 to 5, and De La Salle College, which has…

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Buildings for Air School Bradfield Park Contract Let

The Sun · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 10

Buildings for the initial air training school to be established at Bradfield Park. Lindfield, will be built by A. F. Webb, of Chatswood…

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Public School As Old Men's Home

Daily News · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 3

Residents of Pyrmont are organising a petition to the Government, protesting against a proposal to convert Pyrmont public school into an old men's…

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Hostess To Schoolmates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 10

To celebrate the holidays which began last week Miss Margaret Hughes entertained her Kincoppal school friends at…

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Gipsy "School for Thieves"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 4

BELGRADE (Yugoslavia), April 28. --Gipsies opened a "school for thieves" at Kragujevac (Yugoslavia) recently. They trained children as pickpockets…

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Growth Of Hockey Feared Move to Revive Rugby League in Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 16

The New South Wales Rugby League last night decided to instruct the schools committee to evolve some plan to combat the growth of hockey and to further Rugby League in the schools…

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School Teachers. Appointments and Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 7

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

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Sudden Illness Castle Hill Schoolmaster

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 7

Seized by a sudden illness on Tuesday of last week, Mr. A. E. Cattell, headmaster of Castle Hill Public School, is to undergo an…

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Smile Time Country School

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 4

A teacher was instructing her class in the use of antonyms. "Now, children," she said, "what is the opposite of sorrow?"…

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School at La Perouse Demolished

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 9

The Public school building at La Perouse about which complaints were made some time ago has been demolished. The old building has been temporarily replaced by five portable…

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Teachers' Federation and Communism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 18

In reply to a question by Mr. Wade (U.C.P., Barwon), the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, said, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, that his attention had been drawn…

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