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Schools, 1944

1,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 98

Front-line School Waits As Robot-bomb Overhead

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 3

CHILDREN of a "front-line" school in England calmly take cover under their desks after receiving spotter's warning of robot-bomb overhead. They have been taught to place suitcases on desks for added protection and take shelter within 20 seconds of receiving…

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Change in Status of Point Cook School

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The last 44 trainee pilots passed out of Point Cook school today. In future the school will be used for…

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Teachers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 6

NEVER fear, Mr.. Fadden, 'that Communism will influence…

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Diocesan News From All Parts of the State. Maitland Music Examinations Convent Pupils' Success

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 16

Mr. H. Neville Smith, on behalf of the Australian Music Examinations Board, examined the students of the Dominican Convent, West…

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Billiards W. Eastment Wins School of Arts Toukney

Nepean Times · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 4

Sergeant W. Eastment defeated J. Bartholomew in the final of the 150-up handicap billiards tournament at the School of Arts last Thursday evening…

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Archbishop Lauds Life and Work of Edmund Rice 6000 Schoolboys Crowd Cathedral For Centenary Day Mass

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 6

THE celebrations at St. Mary's Cathedral, which commemorated the centenary of the death of Brother Edmund Ignatius Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers, concluded on Tuesday, August 29. More than 6000 schoolboys of the Christian Brothers' schools and colleges…

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A Page For Catholic Schools- Bursary Tests—And Some Hints On English For L. C. Students

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 19

FOLLOWING on last week's "Notes," we give a History and Geography Paper for Bursary students…

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School-bag Strap Saves Boy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 4

THE strap on his school-bag saved Peter Hughes, 8, of Mimosa Street, Oatley, from almost certain death yesterday…

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Old Newington Teacher Dies

The Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 5

Mr. Ernest Edwin O'Brien, BA, of Eastwood, teacher at Newington College for almost 50 years, and known to the boys as "Mr…

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St. George Hospital School

The Propeller · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 3

At a meeting of the St. George Hospital Board, held at the Civic Hall, Kogarah, on Monday. August 28, a display of work completed by the pupils of the…

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Canley Vale School War Memorial

The Biz · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 2

A most successful and enjoyable dance and social evening was held in the Masonic Hall, Canley Vale, on August 31, in aid of the School War Memorial fund…

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Kindergarten Teacher

The Land · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 17

"Mrs. S.": Will you kindly inform vie what course a school girl should pursue in order to qualify as a lcindergarten teacher under the…

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More Agric. Courses At Rural Schools Proposed

The Land · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 7

THE High School Teachers' Federation is pressing for the establishment of courses, based around agriculture, in all country high and central schools. When this information was…

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Agric. High School For, Central West

The Land · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 7

The Department of Education is being inundated with requests from various centres, seeking to be the locale of the proposed Agricultural…

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The State and the Child Pre-School Problem Group Care Needed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 2

So long as State policy in relation to the pre-school child is undeclared, general provision for the group care of such children is unlikely to be…

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