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Schools, 1945

1,919 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 96

School Cadet From Back of Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 3

Major-General E. C. P. Plant, G.O.C. N.S.W. Lines of Communication Area, talks with Cadet Corporal L. Jackson (centre), from Wampra Station, 80 miles west of Bourke, and 600 miles from Sydney. General Plant yesterday inspected the camp of…

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Big High School Cadet Camp Inspection by General

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 5

More than 1,200 senior High School cadets were inspected in their camp at Glenfield yesterday by Major-General E. P. C…

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Sport Readers Say: Bowls In Schools

The Sun · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 6

1 have never played bowls, but am the keenest advocate of the game. For years I have studied this pastime on the greens of…

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Teachers Hit at "Garbled Press News"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 2

"Garbled and misleading reports by the Sun and Sydney Morning Herald" were deliberate attempts to undermine the…

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Homework blamed for child neurosis Teachers want "Cramming" Check in private schools

The Sun · Sunday 8 April 1945 · page 10

LONG hours of school work and homework were making neurotics of many schoolchildren, Teachers' Federation council members said yesterday…

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The Schoolboy Detective the Secret of Valley Gorge

The Sun · Sunday 8 April 1945 · page 7

READ THIS FIRST: Rob Pearce (the schoolboy detective) and his school pal, Lionel Martin, are on a camping holiday at Valley Gorge with Rob's parents. They meet a boy named Bill Pemberton who tells them they should not stay at Valley Gorge…

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Africa's pin-up girl is a schoolteacher

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 April 1945 · page 31

LONDON, Sat. -- Denham Studios has acquired an Equatorial pin-up girl. She is Eseka Nakumbi, the…

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Race Riding Still at Very Low Ebb Visitors Were Not Impressed Clubs Should Engage Suitable Teachers

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 20

VICTORIAN sportsmen in attendance at the three days of the A.J.C. Autumn Carnival, were not enamored of the horsemanship displayed at the fixture…

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Teachers Hockey Team

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 19

TEACHERS College, which has not participated in Metropolitan Hockey Association's competitions for seven years. has decided to return…

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Post-War camps for schools

Tribune · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 6

CONSIDERABLE discussion has been going on in the Service as to whether our service camps could be utilised to…

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Jap Fascists Shut Schools, Colleges

Tribune · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 3

NEW YORK.—Rocked by Allied Pacific blows, the reshuffled Japanese Government has taken the most extraordinary of all new measures in shutting down schools and colleges…

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Marx School Concert

Tribune · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 4

Music of the United Nations will be played at Marx School Concert, at 695 George Street, Sydney, on Saturday, April 26 Proceeds for Marx…

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Teachers' Views on exams

The Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 6

The president of the NSW Public School Teachers' Federation (Mr. A. McGuinness) says that the last meeting of the…

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Expensive Filly Goes to School

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 20

BOB SKELTON, JUNIOR, an adept with young horses, snapped, today, breaking in the 1400 guineas filly by Hall Mark from…

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From School to Train for G.p.s. Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 6

A cold westerly wind did not deter crews who are now training for the unofficial G.P.S. Head of the River Regatta at the end of the month from undergoing their usual outings yesterday afternoon. Shore's crew is shown leaving its club house at Drummoyne. The crew is R. J. McCormack (bow), P. H. Fuller, F. E. S. Hall, A. J. Maquis, R. S. Fogden, C. B. M. Lloyd, G. C…

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Social Committee High School P. and C.

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 10

In a report of the activities of the social committee of Parramatta High School Parents and Citizens' Association, the president (Mrs. F. E…

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Levy on Parents for "Free Education" Help Pay Teacher's Salary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 5

Because parents of children attending country subsidised schools "had to contribute towards the salaries of teachers, so-called free…

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Providing Cafeteria at School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 11

Wentworthville Parents and Citizens' Association will open a cafeteria for children attending the public school…

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Broadcasting System for School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 9

Provision of an internal broadcasting system to enable pupils to listen-in to Education Department sessions is proposed by the ladies…

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Needs More Support Parramatta High School P. and C. Annual Report

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 9

That Parramatta High School had not received the support it deserved from the Education Department or from the public was stated…

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