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Schools, 1946

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 125

"Don't Condescend to the Children" Teachers Who Will Not Keep Pace with Their Scholars' Intelligence

The Methodist · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 2

One sometimes hears of ministers who are said to preach "over the heads" of their congregations. There is an even greater danger that, in dealing with children, we should assume a knowledge or an experience which…

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Dilapidated Schools

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 14

"LET'S Get a Move On" ("Smith's," 2346) might well be applied to the NSW Government in regard to…

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Leaderless Legion No Old School Tie

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 14

I CAN look back on my days in the VDC with pleasant memories, but when it comes to looking back on my school days I have no such pictures. Although educated at a school with a name, I'm not…

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Schoolboy Suicides with Dynamite

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 2

NEW YORK, Saturday. -- Fragments of a human body found at Steubenville (Ohio) have been identified by the police as the remains…

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Schoolboy Suicides with Dynamite

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 2

NEW YORK, Saturday. -- Fragments of a human body found at Steubenville (Ohio) have been identified by the police as the remains…

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An English Schoolmaster Says: Children detest these teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 61

PROBLEM teachers are a menace to education. Their pupils hate them. I, a fellow teacher, hate them…

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School for Blind Children Opened

Truth · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 30

A school for blind children was officially opened yesterday by the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) at Wahroonga…

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School's Scandal-Sheet

Truth · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 27

BERKELEY (California), Saturday.—A four-page tabloid scandal sheet devoted to the love-life of Berkeley High School students has stunned the town's parents. Published privately by the pupils and sold for a few cents, the paper…

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The Schoolboy Detective Mystery of the River Punt

The Sun · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 7

BEAD THIS FIRST: Rob Pearce (the schoolboy detective) is walking home through rough country after a fishing expedition with some pals at River End when he sees a boy jump from a height to a punt in the river. He tries to attract the boy's attention, and the…

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Death of brilliant Sydney teacher

The Sun · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 10

MRS. MEARES MITCHELL, MA, who died at her home at Hunter's Hill, was principal for many years of Riviere…

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Hotel management as school subject

The Sun · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 5

TECHNICAL college courses for Australian hotel architects, chefs, executives, and staffs are suggested by William Kleyweg, visiting South African hotel expert…

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Tories' knot in Old School Tie LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 5

LATEST body-blow, to the Old School Tie reflects from a resolution passed by young Tories…

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Blind School Soon to Be Enlarged

The Sun · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 7

ST. LUCY'S School for Blind Children at Homebush, will be extended soon to meet the need for accommodation…

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Deaf, Dumb, Blind Must Go to School

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 64

The Government intends to compel deaf, dumb, and blind children to attend school Education Minister Heffron said yesterday…

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Schoolboy's human bomb suicide

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 64

NEW YORK Sat.--An American schoolboy today made a human bomb of himself and blew himself to pieces in front of his schoolmates…

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Why Must They Eat Like This? Schoolchildren forced to lunch in streets

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 March 1946 · page 9

Thousands of Sydney children are forced to eat their lunches in the streets or standing in asphalt playgrounds because schools have no dining facilities. When it rains the children cram into overcrowded…

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Wife's Poker School Earned £6 A Night

The Sun · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 3

A poker school, which sometimes played from Friday night until Monday morning, brought his wife an average of £6 a night, said a witness in the Divorce Court today…

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Most Memorable Welcome £10,000 Cheque For Cardinal Two Days Off for Schools

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 4

MOST memorable welcome ever received by a churchman in Sydney was accorded Cardinal Gilroy by 60,000 people at the Sydney Cricket…

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Victoria Crashes in School Cricket

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 23

N.S.W schoolboy slow bowlers Bill Gough and Vic Michael predominated in the interstate Intermediate Schools match at the S.C.G. today,…

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Pianist's Talk To Schoolboys

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 7

ALL STUDENTS OF Sydney High School were in attendance this morning when famous pianist, Paul Schramm gave a…

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