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Schools, 1941

2,816 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 141

Youthful Knitters The Public Schools' War Effort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 15

THIS week the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, disclosed the remarkable figures relating to the patriotic work of…

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Victorian Schools Give Lead Daily Sportlight

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 32

Great Public Schools in Victoria have decided this year to hold premierships as in pre-war days. Last year…

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Alfresco Wedding Reception In School Grounds

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 17

WHEN Miss Sydney Deane is married to-night at Wesley Chapel to Lieut. Milton Conkey, 56th Battalion, Miss Margaret…

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Pupil Cooks at "Woman's" School

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 7

Practical lessons in cookery, during which the pupil cooks the food, are given on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings at a fee of 5s…

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Hurstville Evening School. Postal, Naval, and Police Exams

The Propeller · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 3

When the Hurstville Evening School re-opens next Monday it will be prepared to accept candidates for the Postal, Naval and Police…

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Electric Cooking. School Girls Welcomed

The Propeller · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 3

Each Thursday and Friday girls of the Hurstville Central Domestic Science School receive lessons in electric cooking at the St. George County…

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Girls' High School. Active Mothers' Committee

The Propeller · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 2

Presentations to retiring officers marked the annual meeting of the St. George Girls' High School mothers' committee held last week. The…

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Schoolgirls and Physical Culture

Liverpool News · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 2

At Liverpool Council meeting on Tuesday evening, the headmaster of Liverpool Public School, Mr. Teasdale, asked permission of council for the girls of the…

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School of Arts Dance

The Biz · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 3

Encouraging support was given the newly-elected officers of St. John's park School of Arts social committee on Saturday night, at the monthly dance held…

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Free Milk for Schools. Government Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 13

The Premier, Mr. Mair, announced yesterday that the Government would supply free milk to school children About 1,000 school children would…

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Alarming Story of 1941 School Rolls Dwindling of Australian Boyhood And Girlhood

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 2

BOYS and girls all over Australia went back to school at the beginning of this month, and new youngsters were enrolled. Again, they are in smaller number. School-age…

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Confectioner's Villainy School Girl's Love Letters

Truth · Sunday 23 February 1941 · page 21

LED astray by a 48-years-old man with whom she carried on and to whom she wrote love letters over a number of months unknown to…

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Schools and Agriculture

Truth · Sunday 23 February 1941 · page 15

British Official Wireless—LONDON, Saturday. TO meet the demands of agriculture for additional output school holidays are to be fixed at short notice…

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The Schoolboy Detective This Week: The Missing Ruby

The Sun · Sunday 23 February 1941 · page 2

AS his parents were out, visiting friends, Rob thought it was a good opportunity to get his stamp album…

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Sydney Is Seeing These New Shows Old School Tie In The Desert: Marital Mixup At St. James

The Sun · Sunday 23 February 1941 · page 4

OVER in Hollywood they issue a synopsis of the film stories. Here's a synopsis of the synopsis of one of them…

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Land Work Now Part of School Routine

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 23 February 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- Children will be released from school to help with food crops on British farms. An official announcement says school holidays are to be fixed…

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Married at school chapel

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 23 February 1941 · page 24

JUST MARRIED. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bertie photographed in their car after their wedding at Shore Chapel yesterday afternoon. The bride was formerly Miss Jean Barrie…

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Schoolboy Swimmers. Many Records Broken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 3

P. Morrison, a Knox Grammar boy under 15 years of age, broke four records in his age swimming championships, winning the 50 yards and 100 yards freestyle and the 33 yards breaststroke…

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Police Broke Up Sunday "School"

The Sun · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 3

When a "heading-'em school" broke up in Little Riley-street at noon yesterday, on the approach of police, George Notaries, 64, grocer…

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All Schools' Swimming Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 10

Entries for all events at the Amateur swimming Association's all schools' championships carnival close at 376 George Street, Sydney, at 5 o'clock on Friday…

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