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Schools, 1941

2,816 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 141

Drummoyne High School Sold At Auction For £149

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 6

Drummoyne Intermediate High School building was sold last week by auction for £149. Children have souven[?]red door handles, fittings, school bells; and…

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Air Cadets for Schools. New Training Scheme for R.A.A.F.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 11

To ensure a regular flow of young men into the R.A.A.F., plans have been approved by the Air Board for the establishment of an Air Cadet Corps…

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Ramsgate Residents Want School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 4

About 500 persons who met at Ramsgate last night decided to demand a primary school for the district. A deputation was appointed to approach the…

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Schoolgirl Killed Outside Her Home

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 7

Olga May Barry, 9, Abercrombie Street, Redfern was run over by a motor lorry and killed outside her home yesterday…

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School Teachers. Appointments and Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 8

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

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Safety Plans for Schools Now Ready Statement to P'matta Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 1

Plans for safety measures at schools in the event of an emergency are ready to be put into effect, Mr. P. C. Moss, science master…

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A Mile and a Half to School

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 4

Dear Worker,—I enjoy reading your very interesting: Page. every week. I have a brother seven years old, and he has a bike. My hobbies are tennis…

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Conference in June. Pre-school Child Development

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 5

AN ambitious programme is being planned for the second bi-ennial conference of the Australian Association for Pre-School Child Development, to…

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Train Ablaze. Six Schoolboys Killed. From Our Own Correspondent and A.A.P. LONDON, April 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 12

Six boys from Ampleforth College. Yorkshire, including two sons of the Premier of Belgium, M Pierlot, were killed, and seven boys were injured,…

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Schoolboys Die In Train Fire LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 3

Two sons of the Belgian Prime Minister (M. Pierlot) were killed and a third was injured when a train carriage…

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Catholic Teachers. Twentieth Annual Conference

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 7

The twentieth annual conference of Catholic teachers will be held in Sydney on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week—May 8-10. The conference will be…

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The Primary Schools. Questions for Sixth Class

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 12

(1) Place the apostrophe where needed: Our hats, a ladys fan, gentlemens agreements, a horses tooth, the President of Americas grandchildren. George 1st…

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Christian Brothers' Agricultural School, W.A. Instructive Address at Gathering

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 20

On Tuesday, April 15, the Most Rev. Dr. O'Collins (Bishop of Geraldton) solemnised the marriage of. Mr. Harry Dean, of Tardun, to Miss Patricia Kennedy, of Mt…

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Blitzkrieg on Blowflies Planned Experts from AH States to Attend Special School in Control Measures Knowledge Will be Passed On

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 5

AN intensive campaign, on a Commonwealth wide basis, against the blowfly is about to begin with schools of instruction for officers of State Departments of Agriculture. After they have attended "refresher" courses in blowfly…

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Newtown Hebrew Schools

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4

The President, Mr. Barg, wishes to acknowledge. £7/8/- received from a collection made at the Barmitzvah celebration of Master Samson Pizim and £…

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School Celebrates "Anzac."

The Broadcaster · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 1

On Thursday last at Guildford Public School, Mr. Petersen (headmaster) addressed the children on the significance of Anzac Day. Hymns and the National…

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Great Public Schools' Football

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 22

St. Joseph's College footballers, after a week's practice, had their first trial game on Saturday lust with the Hunter's Hill Kentwell Cup team as opponents…

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— Social and Personal. — Plans for the School Holidays.— Yesterday's Parties.— Interesting Wedding News

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 18

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Lawrance, of Elizabeth Bay, chose the names of Brian Jeremy for their three-months-old son, who wns christened yesterday by the Rev…

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Local & General Lansdowne School of Arts Dance

The Biz · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4

On Saturday night. Lausdowne Se[?]no of Arts held a successful dance, the half being packed. C[?] [?] played,and Mr. A. Tu[?] was the [?]pa [?]e M.C…

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Subsidised School

The Land · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 20

Mrs. J.: (1) A subsidised school teacher is expected to give instruction in accordance with the syllabus of instruction issued by the Department of Education, so far as…

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