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Schools, 1944

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School Speech Days. Presentation of Prizes. Review Of Year's Work. (Continued from last week). Kogarah Home Science School

The Propeller · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

Kogarah Home Science School conducted its annual "speech day" in the victory Theatre. Kogarah, on Tuesday. December. 14th. Those who delivered short…

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Arncliffe Home Science School

The Propeller · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

Many parents assembled at the above school on Wednesday, December 8th when the annual concert and exhibition of the children's work and cookery was…

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Wartime Schooling Suggested

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 10

Special wartime trailing schools for youths should be established in Sydney, Mrs. Fay Schenk…

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Teachers Seek Grant for Education £2$,000,000 To Make Reforms

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 9

A Federal education grant of £25,000,000 a year to supplement State expenditure on schools will he sought by the Federal Council of the Teachers' Federation…

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Girl Leaving School

The Land · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 9

"Country Girl": I have recently left school and would like to know if I have to register with the Manpower, Answer: Yes, write to your nearest…

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Borders For High School

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

MR. HARRY STOKES, Wirrillah Border Lofcestor stud, Coonamble, recently said [?] selected stud ewes, 1041 drop, to…

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Sherwood School Primary and Kindergarten

The St George Call · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

Sherwood Primary and Kindergarten School held its gourth annual prize giving on the 15th December. The hail was crowded with parents and friends. A…

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School Repairs

The St George Call · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

Mr. W. Currey, has been informed by Mr. Clive Evatt, M.L.A., In connection with renovation services at the St. George Girls' High School, Kogarah, that…

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The Future of Church Schools

The Methodist · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 5

There are some who show a desire to take up the most recent catch cry, whatever the subject may be which calls it forth. The readiness with which they support the attempt to destroy Church Schools…

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Affirmation of Faith for Day Schools

The Methodist · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3

A statement on the Christian Faith to serve as a common basis for Christian teaching in day schools has been issued by the Churchman Education Movement in England, an unofficial group of Anglican and Free…

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They Rubbed Noses Before Brawl University Lecturer, School Teacher In Holts

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 22

THE last persons one would imagine standing outside their homes in a fashionable Hornsby street rubbing noses would be a senior lecturer in French at the 'Varsity and a teacher at the local High School, but that is just what…

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The Schoolboy Detective the Secret of the Caravan

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 7

READ THIS FIRST: Rob Pearce, the schoolboy detective, has joined a travelling circus for the duration of the school holidays. Buster Keen's elephant, The Terror ("Terry"), dies. Buster suspects a circus hand named Ted Williams. Rob and Busier go to Williams' room and…

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Schoolboys run vegetable service

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 3

Otto Krugeor, Harry Mullins, Malcolm Forbes, and Malcolm Jones, schoolboys who conduct a…

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School reforms in 1944 Lessons in open air, more swim pools, art, drama and music

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 5

EDUCATION, in an open-air camp setting, will be extended to thousands of schoolchildren for four weeks annually under an ambitious scheme announced by Education Minister Clive…

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Children Meet Teacher

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 January 1944 · page 4

CHILDREN who will attend new school at Observatory Point, Burns Road, Wahroonga, met teacher Miss Helen Pontey (in foreground) yesterday. School was built without damage to surrounding bush…

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No Link with A.C.T.U. Teachers' Council Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Monday.—The Australian Teachers' Federation decided at its 16th annual council meeting, which opened…

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Teachers Reject Proposal for A.c.t.u. Affiliation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Monday.--The Australian Teachers' Federation today decided not to affiliate with the Australasian Council of Trade Unions…

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Hanley Ville School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 6

There has been circulated a report that Hanley Ville School is now taking pupils only up to the age of 10. This is incorrect. The only change…

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"Old School Tie" in Education

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—If the examination system went they would have the "old school tie business" back again, speakers at the annual council…

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School Patrol Catches Doctor

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 3

School traffic patrol boys took the number of a car driven by a doctor past the patrol's red flag in Mosman on November 8…

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