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Schools, 1948

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School Conditions "Worst on Record"

The Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 6

Overcrowding in out-of-date buildings will be the worst on record when children return to school next week; Mr. E. Nicholls said today. Mr. Nicholls (who is…

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Milk for School Children

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

Milk is a necessity to growing children. and Granville Council is determined to see that the children of Granville Public School will have a daily ration…

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Teachers' Code Rejected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Competition among teachers for promotion was so bitter that many would "stab their mates in the back…

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Overcrowding "Inescapable," Says Education Minister 10,000 more start school on

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

With 10,000 additional pupils to be enrolled, bringing total enrolments to 355,000, overcrowding in NSW schools reopening on Tuesday is inescapable, Education Minister…

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Needs of District Schools Deputation to Inspector

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

Representatives of the branches of the Parents and Citizens' Association at Penrith, Castlereagh, Cranebrook, and Regentville, waited on the district…

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A Page For Catholic Schools Courses For 1948: Modern History And English

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 19

LATE in 1947 this page outlined the Modern History course in accordance with the scope of work that…

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School For Blind Reopens

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

St. Lucy's School for Blind Children, 46 Broughton-road. Homebush, will reopen on Tuesday, February 3…

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Passed London Dancing Teachers' Exam

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 6

One of the few teachers in Australia to have passed the examination of the General Teachers' Branch of the Imperial…

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Big School Emrolment Tax On Room

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 2

Between 9,000 and 10,000 new enrolments are expected in the State schools when they resume on February 3…

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Scholarships For PreSchool Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 7

In order to help older girls who wish to take up kindergarten work, a grant has been given to the Sydney Kindergarten…

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Protest on school

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

Woolloomooloo mothers to-day protested to members of Parliament on the closing down of Plunkett-street…

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Local School Buildings

The Propeller · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

Mr. Clive Evatt, M.L.A. for Hurstville (Minister for Housing) announced this week that several contracts had been let by…

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Record in Enrolments at Schools

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

The greatest number of children in the State's history commence a new school year on Tuesday…

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Schoolboy Tells of World Ills

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Thursday.--Peter Ewing, a student at Scots College, "Sydney, told a gathering of…

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Record in Enrolments at Schools

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

The greatest number of children in the State's history commence a new school year on Tuesday…

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Record in Enrolments at Schools

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

The greatest number of children in the State's history commence a new school year on Tuesday…

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Schoolboy Tells of World Ills

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 6

NEW YORK, Thursday.--Peter Ewing, a student at Scots College, Sydney, told a gathering of…

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Fairfield West School

The Biz · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 7

The Minister for Education (ner Mr. J. S. Freeman M.L.A.[?] informed Fairfield Council at its last meeting that a number of much-needed improvements at…

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Country Women's Interests Agricultural Courses At Bega School Director Warns That Sufficient Pupils Must Enrol

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 15

AGRICULTURAL courses will be introduced into Bega Intermediate High School, provided a sufficient number of students will accept them This assurance was recently given…

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School Lessons In Driving Are Advocated

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 6

INSTITUTION of a course in driving as a necessary section of the curriculum for secondary school students is…

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