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Schools, 1944

1,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 98

School for R.u. Referees

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 15

The Rugby Union is conducting a school for referees. Less experienced referees of the code began lessons, last Friday, and the…

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Will Ask Minister for New School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 1

At a public meeting at Parramatta North public school yesterday, it was decided to arrange for a deputation to the Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt),…

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Water Melons Banned at School "Throwing From Trains"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 3

'Water melons have been banned at Westmead Junior Technical School. The headmaster (Mr. Miller) said this week that he had…

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Hobbies Include School Work

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 10

Dear Worker,—This is my first letter to your interesting Page. I am 10 years of age; I have blue and brown eyes. I'm in Grade VI at…

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School Homework

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 5

Sir,—When James Garfield, one-time President of the U.S.A., was a university student he had a rival. At exams, this rival invariably came out ahead…

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Hebrew Scholars

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 10

Q., W. B. Smith, the eminent Hebrew scholar, has pointed out that there is a Hebrew root, "na[?]r," which means to guard or preserve…

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Catholic Teachers To Take Prominent Part In Music Conference

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 7

AT the request of the Minister for Education, the Hon. Clive R. Evatt, a conference of teachers engaged in giving musical instruction in schools, will be held from April 18 to April 21, at the State Conservatorium…

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Y.c.s. Groups Formed in 120 Senior Schools

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 6

CATHOLIC boys and girls of Melbourne have been holding conferences to discuss programmes for their future activities. They are members of the Young…

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Former Riverview Teacher Dies

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 5

The Rev. Father William O'Keeffe, S.J., P.P. (Toowong) died recently in the Mater Misoricordiae Hospital, Brisbane…

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A Page For Catholic Schools the Caesar of HISTORY—He, too, founded a New Order

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 19

LAST week we noticed that, the Caesar of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" is not the Caesar of the…

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Teachers’ Walkout Protest

Tribune · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 3

Because their proposals to make Social Studies a really live course in post-primary schools were summarily…

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Schoolgirl to Race Champion

The Sun · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 8

Morna Christenson, 11-year-old schoolgirl, will race champion runner Wally Brenhan and get "a yard for years" start…

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School Homework

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 3

Sir,—Mr. Evatt has said that secondary school children are to do one and a half hours' homework a night only for five nights a week and…

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Swimming All-schools' Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 8

Champions from 26 metropolitan schools will compete in the metropolitan schools' carnival at the Olympic Pool, North Sydney, to-morrow…

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Army School for Fighting Bushfires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 6

Army N.C.O.s extinguishing an oil fire with chemical spray during training near Sydney yesterday. Troops played a prominent part in fighting recent bushfires in New South Wales and Victoria. N.C.O.s are now being trained at special schools by experts from the N.S.W. Fire Brigade. Later they will act as instructors to their units…

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Communist Papers At School Class

The Sun · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 3

The Communist paper "Progress" was distributed during the religious instruction hour…

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26 Per Cent of Palestine Government Education Budget for Jewish Schools

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 4

JERUSALEM. The sum of one million Pounds (four million dollars) has been allocated for educational purposes in Palestine by…

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All Schools Swim Titles Tonight

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 10

The N.S.W. Swimming Association will conduct the Metropolitan AH Schools' championships at North Sydney Olympic Pool tonight…

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All Schools Swim Titles Tonight

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 9

The N.S.W. Swimming Association will conduct the Metropolitan All Schools' championships at North Sydney Olympic Pool tonight…

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All Schools Swim Titles Tonight

Daily Mirror · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 10

The N.S.W. Swimming Association will conduct the Metropolitan All Schools' championships at North Sydney Olympic Pool tonight…

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