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Schools, 1941

2,816 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 141

Religion School

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 3

Classes will be resumed on Sunday morning next April 20th at 10 a.m. sharp…

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Shore May Win Main Race. G.P.S. Crews in School Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 18

Although the distance of the principal race is considerably shorter, what appears like an unofficial G.P.S. rowing regatta will…

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A.r.p. School for Scandal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 2

BACK-FENCE gossipers in the England of today have not given up their confidential chats even when wearing gasmasks. Here are two residents of Southend (Essex) snapped during a street test when all civilian workers…

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The Schoolboy Detective This Week -- The Pavement Artist

The Sun · Sunday 20 April 1941 · page 2

ROB PEARCE could not draw, but like many people, he scribbled sketches on odd scraps of paper or on the back…

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School Boys Under Cover

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 20 April 1941 · page 4

WHEN enemy planes are signalled at this village school in Sussex, the children dive under their desks and the school wardens cover the desks with two sheet of corrugated iron. The headmaster says this is as efficient as any air-raid, shelter…

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New Air Training School. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 8

The eleventh elementary flying training school established under the Empire Air Scheme will be formed at Benalla, Victoria, on June 26…

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Shore's Great Day School Regatta. Six Wins in Nine Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 3

Scenes reminiseent of the days when the Great Public Schools regatta was held on the Parramatta River were witnessed on Saturday, when crews…

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Legacy of £5,000 to School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday. A legacy of £5,000 to the Melbourne Grammar Schcol is provided in the Will of Mr. Thomas Millear, grazier, late of…

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Free Milk for Schoolchildren

The Sun · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 3

The scheme to provide free milk to schoolchildren in New South Wales will cost the State Government more than £100,000 a year when it is in…

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More Free Milk for Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 8

The free distribution of mik was extended yesterday to primary and Infants' sections of ten public and two private schools. The public schools are those at Alexandria,…

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New School for Lidcombe

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 2

Funds have been made available for the erection of a new public school at Lidcombe. The Minister for Education has…

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School's Aim £300 in War Savings Certificates

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Westmead Parents and Citizens Association, held at the Westmead Junior Technical School, the headmaster, Mr. Miller, said…

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P'matta Teachers Association Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 3

Among the motions carried by the Parramatta Teachers Association at its meeting last Friday was one dealing with the…

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Training Young Fighter Pilots for Empire Air Scheme — Scenes at Wagga R.a.a.f. Training School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 14

Wirraways form a stairway in the sky. Formidable Australian-built aircraft of high performance, they are seen flying in formation, piloted by trainees of the No. 2 Service Flying Training School at Wagga. These remarkable pictures were taken by a "Herald" staff photographer, who flew in one of the machines and accompanied a party of inspection. Right: A trainee learning to handle a Vicke[?]…

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The Schools. a Shakespearean Anniversary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 5

As to-day (April 23) marks the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and death, the Education Department suggests that reference…

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High School Football Results First Grade

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 28

Canterbury 17 (Duncan 2, Tyler, Yarad tries, Hind goal, Keefe penalty goal) beat Fort-street nil. At Petersham Oval. North Sydney 22 (J. Shorrock 2, C…

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Modern Dishes At Cookery School

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 4

Grandmother's cooking problems were solved by Mrs. Beeton, whose delicious recipes were apt to call for a dozen eggs and a bottle of…

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Catholic Teachers. Annual Conference, May 8, 9, 10

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 8

As already announced, the Catholic Teachers' Annual Conference—the twentieth—will be held this year at St. Joseph's Hall, Newtown…

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Notice to Teachers. the National (Green) Catechism

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 6

For the convenience of teachers Rev. Father Grealy hopes to be able to supply special copies of the abovenamed book in a few months' time. These copies will be…

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Catholics in Malaya. Brothers' Schools

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 31

The arrival of Australian soldiers in Malaya and their camps at Singapore and Kuala Lumpur serve to draw attention to important strategic points in Britain's…

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