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Schools, 1940

2,557 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 128

Laugh at the world from Lower's Lookout Applesauce for the teacher

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 19 May 1940 · page 13

THE New South Wales Apple and Pear Acquisition Committee is giving £200 in prizes to young essayists. Essays must commence, "I eat apples every day because -- "…

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No pulpit attack on school head

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 19 May 1940 · page 6

The Rev. Father James Morrissey, of Singleton, yesterday denied that he had attacked Mr. Michael Levy for his anti-German comments…

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R.A.A.F. Training School at Lindfield. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 7

The Federal Works Department has announced the acceptance of a tender for £33,954 from A. F. Webb, of Chatswood, for the erection of an R.A.A.F. training school at…

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Exodus of Newnes Population. School Not to Reopen. LITHGOW

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 7

The decline in the importance of Newnes since the establishment of the oil shale industry at Glen Davis, seven miles away, is indicated by an announcement by the…

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Building and Construction. School Aboye Church. Holy Family, Lindfield. Many Modern Features

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 3

The existing church of the Holy Family, Pacific Highway, Lindfield, and its adjoining school are being almost completely demolished in preparation…

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State Schools Reopen To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 8

All schools controlled by the Education Department, and many private schools, will reopen this morning after the autumn vacation. The term will continue until August 22…

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Parachutists Schooled In English LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 2

An English woman, who taught English in Friedrich-shafen, Germany, practically up to the outbreak of war,…

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Air Board May Merge Three Flying Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 4

Three commercial flying schools at Mascot may be taken over this month by the Air Board and merged into one R.A.A.F. elementary flying training school. The consolidation of the…

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Quarterly Conference Sunday School Teachers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 6

The 111th quarterly conference of the Church, of England, Sunday School Teachers' Association of the Parramatta Rural Deanery, was held at St…

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School Teachers Appointments and Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 5

The Education Department yesterday announced the following changes in the teaching staffs in New South Wales schools:- Miss D. Trevelun, Concord West to Homebush…

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Schoolgirls to Speak Hills Empire Day Celebration

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 7

Ten-years-old Nola Bow, of Castle Hill Public School, will speak on Empire Day at the local celebration on Friday…

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Demand for New School at Gosford. Minister's Reply to Parents. GOSFORD

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 12

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, referring to requests for the erection of a new pilmary school at Gosford said that since Australia was at war it was not in his power…

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School Bill Passed by Upper House

Daily News · Wednesday 22 May 1940 · page 5

The Technical Education Bill was passed through committee, in the Legislative Council last night, without amendment…

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Catholic Teachers' Conference Summaries of Papers and Discussions

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 11

The 19th annual conference of Catholic teachers was hold from Thursday, 9th inst., to Saturday, 11th inst. The conference, which began with the celebration of Mass…

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Penrith School of Arts Springwood Again Defeats Penrith

Nepean Times · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 1

The return, billiards and snooker match between Springwood and Penfrith was played at Penrith on Tuesday night, 14th inst. A close contest…

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Public School

Nepean Times · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 5

There have been changes in the staff of the school. Miss Blacklock has been transferred to the correspondence school, and is succeeded by Miss…

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Winter School

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 15

APPLICATIONS for admission to the winter school at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from July 2 to 12 will close on June 12, said the Minister for…

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Campion Winter School Sessions at St. Ignatius' College

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 34

The third annual Campion Winter School at Riverview College, on May 11 and 12, was conducted under the patronage of his Grace Most Rev. Dr. N. T…

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Feast of the Teacher-saint. St. John Baptist de La Salle

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 33

The feast of St. John Baptist de La Salle falls each year on the 15th May. As this date always comes during the autumn vacation the boys of De La Salle…

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High Schools Rugby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1940 · page 13

Huristone and Technical, two of the undefeaten teams in the High Schools Rugby Union competition, met in the fo[?]rth round yesterday, Huristone winning by 14 to five. Huristone and the only…

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