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Schools, 1944

1,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 98

British Ship Adoption Society. Dominion Schools Apply For Membership

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 3

The report of the British Ship Adoption Society for the year ended June 30 states that the number of schools in membership…

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High School Syllabus Revision Includes Social Studies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 3

A new subject, "Social Studies," is to be introduced in High schools, the aim being to open the mind of the individual to…

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Schoolboys' Shield Final

The Sun · Saturday 19 August 1944 · page 5

Maitland High School player held by a North Sydney Technical High rival in the University Challenge Shield final at Sydney Cricket Ground today. North Sydney won 15-3…

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Teacher bride attended by sister at her wedding

The Sun · Sunday 20 August 1944 · page 8

TWIN daughter of Mr. and Mrs? Alexander Fraser of Wahroonga and kindergarten teacher at the Central School, Camden, Miss Patricia: Margaret Fraser was married at St. John's Church, Wahroonga,…

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Butter Cut Restored to School

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 20 August 1944 · page 7

The Rationing Commission has restored cuts in Camperdown school's butter allowance…

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Ex-Schoolboy in fine debut

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 20 August 1944 · page 23

Playing his first game with Gordon Union team, J. Hunter gave a magnificent display at centre against Western…

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Politics in Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 2

Sir,—The following incidents appear to support Mr. Fadden's recent statement that the New South Wales schools are being "white-anted" by politics. A general…

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Schools Prepare for Track Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 6

Great public schools' track and field athletes are preparing for the annual championships, fixed for October 14, and on Saturday the championships of four of the competing schools were decided…

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Train Cuts' Effect on School Holidays Coal at Dangerously Low Level

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 3

A warning was given by the Railway Department yesterday that people intending to take their children to the country for the school holidays might have difficulty in returning because of the cuts in services…

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School Politics At Portland

The Sun · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 3

Action taken by the Teachers' Federation during the Portland "butcher-girl" dispute, when local teachers were advised to…

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Wants New School East Parramatta Now Has Progress Association

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 1

Having as its chief objective the erection of a school at East Parramatta, the site for which has already been purchased, the East Parramatta…

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Poster Competition for Schools Aiding War Loan Effort

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 1

A School War Loan Poster Competition is being held in all schools in each municipality and shire to enable scholare to assist the 2nd. Victory Loan. All…

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Housie-housie Schools for Church and C.u.sa

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 3

Housie-housie schools in the Parish Hall have in three years raised £5000 for St. Joachim's Church, Lidcombe, and the…

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Teachers' Alleged Part in Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1944 · page 3

The Minister for Education, Mr. Heffron yesterday declined to comment on a letter in the "Herald" on Tuesday dealing…

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Inter-School Football PENRITH V. KATOOMBA

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 3

Katoomba High School sent only three teams to Penrith on 8th inst. In games against them Penrith had easy wins…

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Football Finals In C.B. School Competition

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 20

Owing to the state of the grounds, the games arranged by the Christian Brothers' Sports Association for August 10 had to be…

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A Page For Catholic Schools Stories Of Chesterton, Pain, Aumonier, Ridge, Lyons, Brighhouse, Pugh

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 19

WHETHER he will or not no man of this generation can be impervious to the influence of Gilbert Keith…

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Judges' Praise For School Debates

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 6

The colleges and schools' section of the New South Wales Catholic Debating Union Eistedd-fod has been won by the pupils of…

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Fifty Killed by Plane School Wrecked

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Aug. 24 (A.A.P.).— The bodies of 34 children and 16 adults have been recovered from the wreckage of the infants'…

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Australian School For Submarine Hunters

The Sun · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 6

Australian warships have assisted in sinking or badly damaging at least 25 Axis submarines while Australians serving in ships of the Royal Navy probably have sunk a similar number…

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