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Schools, 1946

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 125

Sight-Saving School

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 4

ONLY one of its type in Australia, a sight-saving school in Hobart is revolutionising means of…

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School uniforms still scarce

The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 9

School children will continue to wear austerity uniforms when they return after vacation, Present stocks of uniforms in…

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Teacher Retires

The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 6

Deputy headmaster Herbert Cameron, of Bondi Beach Public School, for nine years, has retired after 48 years in the…

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Women teachers bitter; underpaid

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 January 1946 · page 10

A Lithgow woman school teacher claimed yesterday that she was being paid less than girls working in a pickle factory. The teacher is Miss Eva…

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Teacher Frowns On Pupils' Playsuits

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday. -- Children who fumed up af a school breaking-up picnic wearing playsuits were sent home by the teacher. "Parents may dress how they…

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Teachers Are Learning a Bitter Lesson

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

In buildings which a conservative headmistress likens to prison barracks, fitted with equipment and conveniences which teachers by common consent declare to be 50 years behind the business world, the vital work of educating the youth of Australia is…

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School Trains Bandits Huge Loot Seized In Northern Burma

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

NEW DELHI, Sunday.--A "school for bandits" is operating deep in the jungles of northern Burma. This is one of the specialised activities of thousands…

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Nazis Purged From Schools

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 7

BERLIN, Monday.--Eleven thousand teachers have been dismissed in the British zone, following a move to purge Nazi influences from the…

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Nazis Purged From Schools

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 8

BERLIN, Monday.--Eleven thousand teachers have been dismissed in the British zone, following a move to purge Nazi influences from the…

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Nazis Purged From Schools

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 8

BERLIN, Monday.--Eleven thousand teachers have been dismissed in the British zone, following a move to purge Nazi influences from the…

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Nazis Purged From Schools

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 8

BERLIN, Monday.--Eleven thousand teachers have been dismissed in the British zone. following a move to purge Nazi influences from the…

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Nazis Purged From Schools

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 8

BERLIN, Monday.--Eleven thousand teachers have been dismissed in the British zone, following a move to purge Nazi influences from the…

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School Girls out of UNIFORM

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 8

AMERICA has made a special study of clothes for the teen-age girl, the college co-ed, the bobby-soxer. Not only are special departments in stores available to this…

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NEWS For Women Woman Radio Engineer Built Own Set When Schoolgirl

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 8

Second woman in NSW to gain the Diploma of Radio Engineering, [?] Marie Clark studied at night while working in the day on scientific investigations, which have since been recognised abroad. Miss Clark, who is a…

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High Schools Get Best Exam. Passes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 7

Metropolitan High Schools gained most of the highest passes in last year's leaving certificate examinations. Thomas (Pat) Maher, of…

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Pupils From 95 Schools Share Honours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 4

Winners of first—class honours at the Leaving Certificate examination came from 95 schools, of which 58 are in the metropolitan area…

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Fitness In Schools Neglected

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 14

The only physical training facilities in many New South Wales schools are provided by…

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Vacation Swimming School

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

Saturday, 12th January, saw the conclusion of the Vacation Swimming School held at Penrith Weir. During the first part of the morning the…

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Marist Brother (55 years at St. Joseph's) Dies Was Teacher, Doctor and Musician

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 6

THE Reverend Brother Felix, noted figure of St. Joseph's College and the Marist Brothers, died on…

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Physical Fitness in Schools Neglected

The Biz · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 2

The only physical training facilities in many New South Wales schools are provided by the teachers out of their own pockets…

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