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Schools, 1947

2,377 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 119

School Buses, A Safe And Sensible Rural Service

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 23

AT every conference of every major organisation which exists to safeguard the interests of the primary producer…

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School System In America Needs Overhaul

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

WHEN 1,200 angry school teachers marched to New York State Capitol at Albany last week demanding higher pay, troopers armed with clubs…

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Queensland Teachers Support Equal Pay

Tribune · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE.—At its recent conference, the Queensland Teachers’ Union adopted the policy of equal pay for equal departmental…

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GG’s Admiralty House Gets Priority Over School

Tribune · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 7

While labor and materials are used to make Admiralty House more luxurious than ever for ex-Premier McKell, nearby Kirribilli School suffers terribly from McKell neglect…

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Teachers Are The Heart And Soul Of Education

The Sun · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

THE success of any education system depends primarily upon the teaching service…

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250,OOODollarsRaised for Palestine Medical School

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 8

Tribute to Judge Joseph M. Proskauer, President, of the American Jewish Committee and Hon. Vice President of a campaign to…

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Would Compulsory Reading Of Hansard In The Higher Classes Of Our Schools Make For Better Government?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 8

"NO, it would make for worse government; and I don't know how you can bring yourself to propose anything so ruthless…

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King's School: Educational link with colonial days

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 16

The Council of The King's School, oldest of New South Wales Great Public Schools, wants to move the school from Parramatta to Mount Keira. This article traces the 115 years of the school's history THE projected transfer of The…

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Barge Used As A School

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 4

THE SCHOOLMISTRESS of the Elsdale Canal Boat School on the Grand Union Canal, England, must have a rather exacting job. The school is an 80-years-old barge and the children attend only when their parents' boats are tied up near the school barge's permanent…

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Barge Used As A School

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 8

THE SCHOOLMISTRESS of the Elsdale Canal Boat School on the Grand Union Canal, England, must have a rather exacting job. The school is an 80-years-old barge and the children attend only when their parents' boats are tied up near the school barges permanent…

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Barge Used As A School

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 4

THE SCHOOLMISTRESS of the Elsdale Canal Boat School on the Grand Union Canal, England, must have a rather exacting job. The school is an 80-years-old barge and the children attend only when their parents' boats are tied up near the school barges permanent…

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Barge Used As A School

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 8

THE SCHOOLMISTRESS of the Elsdale Canal Boat School on the Grand Union Canal, England, must have a rather exacting job. The school is an 80-years-old barge and the children attend only when their parents' boats are tied up near the school barge's permanent…

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The Schoolboy Detective Mystery Of Wallaby Ridges

The Sun · Sunday 23 February 1947 · page 9

READ THIS FIRST: Rob Pearce, the schoolboy detective, is staying at Wallaby Ridge with the Ralston family. The small twins (Roger and Douglas) say they have seen an Arab and a camel at the Ridge. Bob sets out to solve the mystery and is later joined by Bill Ralston…

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The teachers had a recipe for peace

The Sun · Sunday 23 February 1947 · page 4

An Australian teacher came back to Adelaide from Paris this week with a recipe for peace. It is: "Give your children an…

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Schoolgirl sets new State record in first carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 23 February 1947 · page 39

Competing in her first championship carnival, schoolgirl athlete Laurel Bryant set up a new State junior record during the second day of the Women's State Athletic Championships at Rushcutters Bay Oval yesterday. She won the open high jump…

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Minister States Case For Better Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

THE administration of public education in New South Wales is of course, almost completely centralised. Under the control of the Minister, the…

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School Plan Needed for Balmain - Rozelle

Tribune · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 7

Schools in the Balmain-Rozelle area are desperately in need of a new deal and the Balmain-Rozelle Citizens’ Progress Association has thrown its Weight behind the NSW Teachers’ Federation New Deal for…

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Back To School For Pool Ballet

The Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 11

It was "back to school" this week for 40 members of the water ballet, who will give displays at the night "Swim Swing"…

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The King's School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 8

SIR,--The excellent profile on the King's School, Parramatta, in the Daily Telegraph magazine last Saturday stated:…

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Pen Points From the People Newlyweds' Night School

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 12

IT would be a good idea jor classes to be established at night schools jor newlyweds. .The men could be taught the fundamental rules of…

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