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Schools, 1949

2,339 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 117

Aborigines Barred From School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

DARWIN. Thursday.— Seven aboriginal children, aged between five and nine, who attended Darwin…

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School Ban On Natives

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

DARWIN, Thurs.-- Seven aboriginal children are not allowed to attend…

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Hargrave Park Children Nervous, Says Teacher

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 12

"Children at Hargrave Park are nervous, and inclined to contract every possible disease," said Miss Helen Michell, former director of the Hargrave Park Children's Centre, yesterday…

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Boy Suicides After School

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday.-- Desmond Robert Hunt (10), of Wilson St., Booval, was found shot in the garage at his home…

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Boy Suicides After School

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday.-- Desmond Robert Hunt (10) of Wilson St., Booval, was found shot in the garage at his home…

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Boy Suicides After School

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Desmond Robert Hunt (10), of Wilson St., Booval, was found shot in the garage at his home…

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Boy Suicides After School

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Desmond Robert Hunt (10), of Wilson St., Booval, was found shot in the garage at his home…

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Boy Suicides After School

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Desmond Robert Hunt (10), of Wilson St., Booval, was found shot in the garage at his home…

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Boy Suicides After School

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Desmond Robert Hunt (10), of Wilson St., Booval, was found shot in the garage at his home…

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Boy Suicides After School

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Desmond Robert Hunt (10), of Wilson St., Booval, was found shot in the garage at his home…

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Shades Scholars' Fine Record

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

Since the end of the war, Queensland has selected five Rhodes Scholars, all of whom served in the forces, and four of whom have…

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Young People's Department. Sunday Kindergarten Leaders Teachers and Helpers

The Methodist · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

The weekly Training Class for teachers and helpers in the Kindergarten (Beginners' and Primary Departments) of our Sunday Schools, supplied by the Methodist Young People's Department…

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Married At School Chapel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 11

The marriage of Miss Margaret Weigall, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Weigall of Darling Point, to Mr. Ian…

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Five-point Plan to End School Overcrowding

Tribune · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 3

AN investigation by the Teachers Federation in the first week of the new school year has confirmed serious…

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School For N. T. Blacks

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 8

CANBERRA, Fri. -- Government policy was to have separate schools for white and aborigine…

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These Children Deserve Better Schools

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 13 February 1949 · page 5

Troughs: A pool of water a few inches deep leads from these two undrained drinking troughs at Canley Vale school to the school entrance 80 wards away. Children put their mouths direct on the fountains. There are no shields. Most boys' don't wear shoes because of mud and water in the schoolyard. Parents say a pair of shoes lasts only three weeks if worn to the school. School buildings are in a state of disrepair. Entrance: The mud and water at the entrance…

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Schools in Shocking State Inspection Shows Filth And Overcrowding

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 13 February 1949 · page 4

SANITATTON at some metropolitan schools is a disgrace to any modern community…

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The Schoolboy Detective the Phantom Ship Part Xvi

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1949 · page 3

AS the schoolboy detective scrubbed the floor of the caravan, he tried to think of some plan that would work…

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Notes from Sandra's Diary School jubilee dance plans....Wedding dates...Visitors

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 February 1949 · page 40

OLD Sydneians' Union annual ball, which is always an outstanding Easter festivity, will this year celebrate the Union's silver jubilee. The ball will take place at the Trocadero on April…

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Baccarat schools yield to poker

The Sun · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

Baccarat and chemin-de-fer are losing their popularity among Sydney's gamblers, and are being replaced by select poker schools, where the stakes are high…

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