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Sydney · Schools

Schools, 1945

1,919 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 96

Never missed day at school in 10 years

The Sun · Sunday 6 May 1945 · page 5

IRENE GRAHAM, of Dudley-st., Punchbowl, who leaves Bankstown Domestic Science School next…

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Many London children leaving school, unable to read or write

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 May 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Sat. -- Because of the dislocation of education in wartime, many London schoolchildren now approaching leaving age are unable to read or write simple English. Education authorities say that an average London schoolboy…

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School Football

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 7

Forwards played a dominant part in the Sydney Church of England Grammar School-The Armidale School match at Northbridge yesterday…

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Shore and Armidale Schools at Rugby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 7

A line-out in yesterday's match at Northbridge. Sydney Church of England Grammar School won a hard game by 21 points lo six…

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Freed From Germans Former Local Teacher

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 1

Youngsters at Parramatta Boys' Junior High School's speech day last week cheered when it was announced that Warrant Officer Jack…

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"Are Children Getting a Fair Deal?" Shortage Of Teachers Asking for Parents' Co-operation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 1

In a letter to the editor, Mrs. B. B Wilson, of the Boys' Central School, Granville, emphasises the shortage of teachers. She says that…

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Parents' Sanction of Anaesthetics Move by Headmaster of P'matta School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 1

Headmaster of the Parramatta Boys' Junior High School (Mr. C. G. Preston), has circularised parents of 700 children attending the…

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Concrete Footpath to School

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 6

Auburn Council will construct a concrete footpath from Chiswick Road to Auburn West public school. This was decided at Monday's…

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School Children Visit Council

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 2

About 30 children from Merrylands West Public school girls and boys of 6A. 6B and 5A classes—attended the last meeting of Holroyd Council, and were…

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All Schools R.u. Matches Not for S.c.g

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 20

The glamor games of the Rugby Union season, the "All Schools" matches, will not be seen at the famous Sydney…

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World Drama Played In Schoolroom

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 10

RHEIMS, Wednesday.--The war in Europe ended in a bleak classroom of a French industrial school, in five minutes' drama of unbearable intensity under merciless arc…

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Show Committee Sunday Football, Non-competitive School Exhibits, Soldiers' Gymkhana, Etc

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the Committee of Nepean A.H. and I. Society, the President, Mr S. Martin, made sympathetic reference to the passing…

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Campion Society Winter School

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 24

The fifth annual winter school conducted by the Campion Society will be held at Riverview College on May 26 and 27…

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A Page For Catholic Schools For Vacation Reading—A study of nomadic peoples, their lives, habits, arts

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 23

THE nomadic peoples, about whom we wrote earlier in the term have, as was pointed out, an absolutely…

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Marx School Lecture

Tribune · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 8

MR. Len Fox, author of “Guilty Men” and a number of other well-known pamphlets, will be the speaker next Sunday at 8 p.m., on…

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Schools Football

The Sun · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 12

Winger J. Payne scored a try and kicked two penalty goals to give Armidale a nine-nil lead at half-time against Newington College at Stanmore…

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Hurstville Evening School

The Propeller · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 1

The Hurstville Evening Continuation School will be closed for the autumn vacation from Thursday, 10th inst, to Monday, 21st inst., both dates inclusive…

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Glamor School For Brides

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 11

AUSTRALIAN BRIDE and two fiancees of U.S. servicemen are instructed in latest hair-styles at a special class in Sydney. Demonstrator is Private Walter Busch, a beauty specialist inn civil life, now on Army leave. A course arranged for more than 100…

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Finishing School Camps

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 20

NEW YORK, Wednesday. -- Half a million New York mothers are now booking accommodation to send their…

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School Children Visit Council

The Biz · Thursday 10 May 1945 · page 4

About 30 children from Merry lands West Public School — girls and boys of 6A, 6B and 5A classes — attended the last meeting of Holroyd Council, and were…

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