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Schools, 1947

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Welfare Worker's Diary Recreation School for 50 at Weekend

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 24

A STUDY school for those interested in community recreation will be held at the Workers' Education Association holiday home, Newport, at the weekend. Director is Mr. R. G. Staines…

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Springwood Nursery School Association

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Nursery School Association was held on Thursday, May 1, at Mrs. Legeott's home. At the meeting it was decided to seek…

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Page For Catholic Schools Power's Source

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 23

THE importance of motive power is a thing that cannot be too strongly impressed upon the pupil, nor is it a difficult matter to illustrate. First point out that power is…

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Newman Society's Winter School Begins On May 29

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 21

The Winter School of the Sydney University Newman Society will be held at the Air League Hostel, Mona Vale, from…

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Campion Society Winter School At Riverview

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 24

The seventh annual Winter School of the Campion Society on the subject, "A Catholic in the Modern World," will take…

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Boy Finds Bomb Near Public School

The Sun · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 3

An anti-personnel aerial bomb was found by Edward Evans, 5, and taken to his home in Wilberforce-avenue. Rose Bay,…

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New School of Arts for Cronulla. Proposed Electricity Showrooms

The Propeller · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 2

Representatives from Cronulla School of Arts attended the last meeting of Sutherland Council to lay before council a proposal for the…

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Schoolboys Lean How to Shoot

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 3

LEFT: L. O'Neill, of Lismore, sights a Vickers gun during practice at Ingleburn Camp yesterday. He is one of 1700 school cadets receiving a week's training at the camp. CENTRE: Captain R. H. Hodges, headmaster of Maitland High…

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School Cadets Train at Ingleburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 1

Country school cadets corps are spending the autumn vacation in training at Ingleburn Camp, where citizenship rather than war is emphasised. AT TOP: Boys of the Nowra High School being taught how to use Austen sub-machine-guns. LOWER LEFT: Allan Ashton, 13, of Nowra, demonstrating that he has followed the instructor. LOWER RIGHT: L. O'Neill,…

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Wetherill Park Stall at School

The Biz · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 2

The Ladies' committee of the Wether-ill Park P. and C. Association held a stall in the school grounds on election day, to raise funds, a proportion to…

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Improvements at Schools

The Biz · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 10

Mr. J. S. Freeman, M.L.A., forwarded to last meeting of Fairfield Council, advice from the Minister for Education regarding improvements to schools in…

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Classroom in King's Hall Fairfield West Public School

The Biz · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 6

In his report to Fairfield Council, the health inspector (Mr. Matheson) stated: "As instructed at last meeting of council, I have inspected the classroom…

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Reader’s Digest Denounced Teachers Hit School Use

Tribune · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 6

While the Reader’s Digest, with its lying stories about “14,000,000 Russian Slaves,” is being heavily pushed on the NSW reading public, American teachers and unionists have…

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Movement Not Limited To Schools Junior Farmer Clubs Are Flourishing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 10

A SUGGESTION that the Junior Farmer Movement should be essentially a school organisation was strongly opposed at the quarterly meeting of the State Council in Sydney on Wednesday…

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Country women's Interests Agricultural Courses In Rural And High Schools Provide Basis For College Training

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 12

IN addition to courses being provided at many public schools, agriculture is now a subject for matriculation at the University of Sydney. Continuous improvement in existing systems of education make 11…

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From the Four Corners Unesco's Teachers' Seminar to be held in Paris

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 4

Nearly a hundred educators from thirty nations will attend the six weeks' seminar to be held in a school near Paris on July 21. French and English will be the languages used. Invitations have been sent to each country, asking it to select from two to five educators in important positions. It is…

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High School Boy Missing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 4

Police are searching for a Fort Street High School boy, who was last seen on Monday. He is Brian Drayton, 14, of…

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Effort to Repair Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 5

School inspectors have been authorised to spend up to £1,500 for repairs and renovations to each school in their areas from local labour and…

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Health In Schools

The Sun · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 3

Sanitation, washing and drinking facilities in schools were described as "shocking" at the Barents and Citizens' Federation…

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Departmental Doings Blakehurst Public School

The St George Call · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 1

Mr W. M. Currey, V.C., M.L.A., on behalf of Blakehurst and Carss Park P. and C , has received information from the Minister for Education that the…

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