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Schools, 1943

2,070 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 104

Too few tomatoes for teachers

The Sun · Sunday 14 March 1943 · page 2

MANY more schoolteachers than were needed were sent to pick tomatoes at Windsor…

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Grenade in school desk

The Sun · Sunday 14 March 1943 · page 3

WITH the recovery yesterday of two of the 48 hand grenades recently stolen from a military…

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Fast 880 swim by schoolboy

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 March 1943 · page 22

Neville Adams, 14-year-old schoolboy and State and 15 champion, surprised swimming experts yesterday by swimming 880 yards in 11.48 at Manly…

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Teachers protest on transfers

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 March 1943 · page 5

Members of the Teachers' Federation will protest to Premier McKell against what they consider to be unjustified transfer of teachers from city to…

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Germans' Cowardly Attack on School

The Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 1

Wreckage of a London suburban school after a daylight raid by German planes. Of the 150 children attending. 50 were killed and more than 50 injured…

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School Swimmer Scoops Pool

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 16

Peter Morrison won all principal Scots College swimming carnival events at North Sydney Olympic Pool yesterday…

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Infants' School Club

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 6

Parramatta West Infants' School Club will hold a Market Day in the Infants School grounds on May 5. Teachers are co-operating, and the…

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Pitt Row School Club

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 4

The members of the Pitt Row Infant School Club are arranging their first function of the year—a market day, to be held in May. The members of the…

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Cycles Five Miles to School

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 6

Dear Worker,—I have not written to you before. I was 11 years old on January 18. My favorite hobbies are bike riding and horse riding. I…

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Economics in Schools Teaching Methods Criticised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 11

A report published in the current "Education Gazette" on candidates' papers at the last Leaving Certificate examination…

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Schools Closed for St. Patrick's Day

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 3

ALL Catholic schools in N.S.W. were closed today in observance of St. Patrick's Day. The usual sports were abandoned because of the national…

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School Children "Adopt" Baby

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 2

BABY DENNIS ROBIN GRANT, who has been chosen by the pupils of Croydon Public School as their nominee in the Red Cross Baby of Competition. The youngster, who has scored over 1000 penny votes already, is the nine-months-old son of Bandsman J. K. Grant, of…

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School Children "Adopt" Baby

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 2

BABY DENNIS ROBIN GRANT, who has been Chosen by the pupils of Croydon Public School as their nominee in the Red Cross Baby Competition. The youngster, who has scored over 1000 penny votes already, is the nine-months-old son of Bandsman J. K. Grant of…

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No Winter School

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 12

In view of the conditions resulting from the war, no winter school is to be held by the Department of Agriculture this…

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A Page For Catholic Schools Masefield's "Tragedy Of Pomepey" Discussed As A Historical Play

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 19

AN historical play—Masefield's "Tragedy of Pompey the Great," is the one prescribed for general…

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Speedy Swimmer High School Boys Topple Records

The Sun · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 8

Records were toppled today at Combined High Schools' carnival at North Sydney pool…

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Kyeemagh Public School. More Room Wanted

The Propeller · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 3

Although the new kindergarten public school was opened only seven months ago at Kyeemagh by the Minister for Education (Mr. Clive Evatt,…

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Schoolboys Break 11 Swim Records

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 12

ELEVEN records were broken today at the Combined High Schools' swimming championships at North Sydney Pool…

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Schoolboys Break 11 Swim Records

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 12

ELEVEN records were broken today at the Combined High Schools' swimming championships at North Sydney Pool…

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Swimming High School Records

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 8

Many school records were broken at the combined High schools carnival in the North Sydney Olympic Pool yesterday, when 17 schools competed…

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