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Schools, 1942

2,651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 133

School Painter Died on Way to Hospital

Daily Mirror · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 4

ENGAGED on a job at Central Bankstown School, David Parkin (57), Banks Street, Glasgow, collapsed yesterday afternoon and died while…

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From Punches to Pupils

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK.--Gene Tunney, promoted to Commander, is doing a wonderful job with the U.S. Navy and thoroughly deserves the new…

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From Punches to Pupils

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK.--Gene Tunney, promoted to Commander, is doing a wonderful job with the U.S. Navy and thoroughly deserves the new…

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From Punches to Pupils

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK.--Gene Tunney, promoted to Commander, is doing a wonderful job with the U.S. Navy and thoroughly deserves the new…

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From Punches to Pupils

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK.--Gene Tunney, promoted to Commander, is doing a wonderful job with the U.S. Navy and thoroughly deserves the new…

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From Punches to Pupils

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 8

NEW YORK.--Gene Tunney, promoted to Commander, is doing a wonderful job with the U.S. Navy and thoroughly deserves the new…

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Postal Sunday School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 13

Canon R. B. Robinson will preside at the opening session of the Postal Sunday School movement to be held in the Central Baptist Church at…

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Schoolboy inventors Rally To War Effort

The Sun · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 3

Youth of Australia, too young to serve in the armed forces, is rallying to the aid of the country on the technical war front. Schoolboys are submitting details of inventions which are deemed worthy of the attention of Army experts…

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Teachers Required for Technical Instruction

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 3

TECHNICAL colleges in N.S.W. have trained almost 10,000 men for the armed forces and special munitions works since the outbreak of…

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The School boy Detective The Bottle

The Sun · Sunday 31 May 1942 · page 7

ROB PEARCE, the schoolboy detective, was walking along the cliff road with his pal, Lionel Martin. They had just…

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American airmen trained in tough school

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 May 1942 · page 4

Many American fighter pilots, who, side by side with Australians, are risking their fives to defend us from people the Americans call the "Nips," had their combat initiation…

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Air Schools May Be Moved

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 May 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Sat.--Removal of air training schools in Britain to Canada is being considered at the Ottawa air training conference, says the B.B.C…

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Hurdles School

The Sun · Monday 1 June 1942 · page 8

Rameo (Russell), Knight Folly (Welsh), Fox Track (Ellis) and Result (Welsh) were schooled over six standard fences at…

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Jap School Children Would "Nip" Parents

The Sun · Monday 1 June 1942 · page 5

A MASS meeting of Tokio Middle School children agreed, early last year, that the war effort would be greatly strengthened if (1) all male parents gave up sake and beer for the duration, and (2) all female parents sacrificed cosmetics…

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Schoolboy Does His Bit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 4

The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, is writing a special letter of appreciation to a schoolboy, aged 12, who has sent him original drawings…

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Teacher Technicians Wanted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 4

The Superintendent of Technical Education appeals for men qualified to reach fitting, turning, machining, toolmaking, instrument repairing, welding,…

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Kingswood School

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 3

Mr Joseph Jackson, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Minister for Education, Mr Clive Evatt:…

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Dolls' Show at Infants' School,. Merrylands

The Broadcaster · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 2

A very successful dolls' show, cooking competition and American afternoon was held at Merrylands East Infants' School on Saturday. May 30…

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St. Lucy's School For The Blind

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 7

The following donations for St. Lucy's School for the Blind are thankfully acknowledged: £5: Mrs. O. Carrigan. £1: Miss E. Downman…

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A Page For Catholic Schools All you want to know about Malta

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 21

THE Mediterranean has seen many great stands made against great odds, and some of these have changed the course of history. There is, at the east end of the…

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