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Schools, 1950

2,603 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 131

Rural Schools M.l.a. Urges Inquiry

The Biz · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 11

The next State Government should establish a committee to insuire into the best ways of using the State's limited resources to increase rural education…

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Smithfield School Centenary Committee

The Biz · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 5

The public meeting convened by the above committee, held at the Parish Hall on 18 th April, attracted twenty interested citizens…

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Bossley School Sports Children Have Great Day

The Biz · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 10

Ideal weather helped towards the success of the Bossley Park annual school sports, held at the school grounds on Saturday, 29th April. The president, Mrs…

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H'bury. College Tractor School

The Land · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 11

A School on tractor maintenance and farm implements will be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from July 24 to 28, ending with a Public Field Day…

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Countrywomen's Interests Taxation Rebate Wanted For School Children Away From Home Basic Wage For Pensioners

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 21

THE Country Women's Association of N.S.W. will ask the Federal Government to allow country residents a rebate of taxation on money spent for boarding children who are compelled lo live away from home while attending school…

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Correspondence School To Be Decentralised

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 20

THIS year more than 1000 students, twice the number of former years, were put into training as teachers but, by the time they were through their courses, the Department would still be short of 400 teachers, the Director General of…

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School on Tractors Machinery

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 13

A FIVE days School of Tractor Maintenance and Farm Implements will be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College…

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Modern Equipment for Nursery School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 7

Modern equipment specially designed for the needs of pre-school children has been installed in the North Sydney Day Nursery, where extensions and renovations costing £1,600 were opened yesterday by the Minister for Labour…

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No School for a Fortnight

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 3

These boys from the Cleveland Street Public School showed their enthusiasm as they left the school yesterday to begin their May holidays…

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Eight Teachers Suspended In New York Purge Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, May 4 (A.A.P.).—The New York Board of Education has suspended without pay eight…

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Schoolboys may tour New Zealand

The Sun · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 32

The first international Rugby League series between schoolboys of New Zealand and Australia may take place…

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School Dance

The St George Call · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 12

The Paradance Hall, Rockdale, was crowded to capacity last Friday night when the annual dance of the Hurstville Home Science School was held…

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St. George District Spastic School Project Culmination

The St George Call · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 10

On Tuesday, 2nd May, the parents and friends of the pupils of the St. George District Spastic School were invited to be present at the…

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School Sports

The St George Call · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

Prizes and trophies won in the annual field day sports of the St. George Girls' High School, at Hurstville Oval last Friday were presented…

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Kingsgrove School Site

The St George Call · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Housing Mr. Clive Evatt, M.L.A. for Hurstville, received a deputation recently requesting that Housing Commission land at…

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Dolls Point Buses Use by Schoolchildren

The St George Call · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

The Transport Department is at present investigating the possibilities of extending some of the morning buses terminating at Dolls Point to…

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Kogarah Inter. Boys' High School Sports Review. Athletics. St. George D.A.A.C.

The St George Call · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 8

Ten Kogarah Boys competed in last Saturday's open one [?] event at Lane Cove, National Park. A sealed handicap was held in conjunction…

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St. George District Spastic School Letter to the Editor

The St George Call · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 7

Dear Sir,--In reply to the letter published in your paper 28th ult., from Mrs. J. D. Smith, I would like to correct a mis-statement, and answer…

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Greek School Pupils Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 3

ATHENS, May 5 (A.A.P.). —State school pupils in Greece are on strike as a protest against extra fees to…

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Schoolboy Stuns, Catches 7lb. Fish

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 3

LONDON.-- A 7lb. pike was caught in Foston Brook, Derbyshire, by a 12-years-old schoolboy, who stunned it with a…

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