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Schools, 1942

2,651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 133

Schools and A.r.p

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 4

Mr. Heffron should closely re-examine, in the light of last Friday's experience and the complaints made by teachers,…

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School Bombed By Japanese

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

How the Japanese bombed schools in Dutch Borneo and machine-gunned the children as they ran tor cover was described by two American missionaries who have…

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Superfluous Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 3

Sir,—Are our man-power resources being tapped properly or not? I am a teacher in charge of 19 pupils in a small bush school. My neighbour,…

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Safety of School Children

The Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 3

The responsibility of schoolteachers during air raids was discussed by the Minister for Education…

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Air Training for More Schoolboys

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. -- The Air Training Corps would be extended soon to all Australian public and State secondary schools, the Air Minister…

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Mothers Want School Shelter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 5

Seven mothers, representing Plunkett Street School Mothers' Club, visited Parliament House yesterday to demand adequate air-raid protection…

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School Swimmer Scoops Pool

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 8

A. W. Mathews won all the freestyle championships from 50 metres to 800 metres at the Shore school swimming carnival at the North Sydney Pool…

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Auburn-lidcombe No Trenches Dug at Auburn School Lack of Volunteers Enrolment of 500

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

Because of the lack of volunteers [?]-trenches have not yet been dug at Auburn Boys' School, which has an enrolment of 500…

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Trenches in Schools Work Held Up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 7

The completion of trenches in some State schools had been delayed by lack of labour and timber, the Minister for N.E.S.,…

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EDITORIAL (The opinions expressed in this Journal are not necessarily those of the Master Builders’ Association, unless otherwise stated).SHELTERS for Schools

Construction · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 1

The Teachers’ Federation has, from time to time, made various demands on Governments. Few of these could count on the support of the general public, and perhaps fewer still from…

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Between School and Camp

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 7

Military service at the age of 18 has made an additional problem for youths seeking employment after leaving school, Mr. H. L. Harris, Director…

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School Raid Protection

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 7

TO discuss plans for the protection of children during air raids, a meeting of teachers will be held at the Conservatorium tonight at 7.30…

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New School Safeguards

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 4

School children are being told by teachers to carry miniature first-aid kits and a whistle to attract attention if they are buried…

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School Raid Protection

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 7

TO discuss plans for the protection of children during air raids, a meeting of teachers will be held at the Conservatorium tonight at 7.30…

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New School Safeguards

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 4

School children are being told by teachers to carry miniature first-aid kits and a whistle to attract attention if they are buried…

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School Raid Protection

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 7

TO discuss plans for the protection of children during air raids a meeting of teachers will be held at the Conservatorium tonight at 7.30…

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School Raid Protection

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 7

TO discuss plans for the protection of children during air raids, a meeting of teachers will be held at the Conservatorium tonight at 7.30…

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Pupils More Alert in Autumn, Winter

Daily Mirror · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO. -- Children become more mentally alert during autumn and winter than in the summer and spring, according to the…

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Diocesan Inspectors Review the Work of Catholic Schools Need For More Teachers Is Stressed; Progress Well Maintained

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 5

Catholics in the Sydney Archdiocese to-day are wholly maintaining 257 schools attended by 149,847 children. This is revealed in the annual report of the…

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Raid Shelter in Schools Teachers' Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 7

More than 250 members of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation at a meeting at the Conservatorium last night protested…

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