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Schools, 1947

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Mothercraft Is Studied By School Girls

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 19

MOTHERCRAFT classes are proving of value to country children, says Sister Murray-Prior of the Far West Children's…

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The French Schools. Girls' College of Higher Commercial Studies

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 15

GIRLS who pass their second year examinations in this school receive a diploma from the Minister for Education. Although directed by gracious…

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Kindergarten Facilities At Paddington School

Tribune · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 3

PROVIDED enough children are available, facilities exist at Paddington Public School for the .establishment of another kindergarten class for…

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McKell Builds At Racecourses, Ignores Schools

Tribune · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

While thousands of NSW workers live in slums, single rooms or tents/ children are barred from school for lack of classrooms, the Sydney Turf a semi-Government body, is building racehorses at Rosehill…

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No Ban on School

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 3

Canley Vale Parents and Citizens' Association decided to place no "black" ban on Canley Vale school after Education…

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Teacher's Death Gives Pupils Long Holiday

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 February 1947 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sat. -- Children at Rathmines, on Lake Macquarie, went to school this week, but found no teacher…

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The Schoolboy Detective Mystery of Wallaby Ridge

The Sun · Sunday 2 February 1947 · page 9

READ THIS FIRST: Rob Pearce, the schoolboy detective, is spending a holiday with the Ralston family at Wallaby Ridge. The Ralston twins tell him that they have seen an Arab and a camel at the Ridge. One afternoon Rob explores the Ridge and the nearby gully. He finds what…

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Nude Schoolgirl Found Wandering in Snow

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 February 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sat. -- A motorist yesterday found a nude, 17-year-old schoolgirl wandering in a snowstorm near Yreka, California. The girl told police a man…

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Portable Rooms To Solve School Accommodation Fix The Education Department is running a campaign to find comfortable school accommodation for the State's 350,000 pupils

The Sun · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

Acting-Director of Education (Mr. J. W. Hayes), said today: "I have inspectors visiting all danger spots in the…

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Air Support School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 5

Air Commodore A. M. Charlesworth, of the R.A.A.F., who arrived in Sydney from England by Qantas Lancastrian plane yesterday, will take…

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Pupils For Years Ahead

The Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

The private schools of Sydney, most of which open today, report a full quota of pupils, and in many cases advance bookings for…

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Teachers, Children Build Schools In Indonesia

Tribune · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

Thirst for education is so great in Indonesia that teachers, pupils and parents often band together to build their own schools. THE Indonesian Republic is…

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