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Schools, 1951

2,110 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 106

No Overcrowding in State Schools

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) attending the reopening of Maroubra Junction and Dacey ville Public Schools this morning, said he was confident there would be no overcrowding problem in…

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School's In,but He Doesn't Like It!

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

"...And then the schoolboy, creeping like snail unwillingly to school,"wrote Shakespeare. But there was nothing snail -like about six -years -old Colin, struggling with all his might avoid leaving his mother, Mrs. McCarthy, of Maroubra (left), to go to his teacher at Maroubra Junction Public school today, when the 1951 public schools term began…

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School's In, But He Doesn't Like It!

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

"... And then the schoolboy, creeping like snail unwillingly to school," wrote Shakespeare. But there was nothing snail-like about six-years-old Colin, struggling with all his might to avoid leaving his mother, Mrs. McCarthy, of Maroubra (left), to go to his teacher at Maroubra Junction Public School today, when the 1951 public schools term began…

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State Schools Not Crowded Says Minister

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) attending the reopening of Maroubra Junction and Daceyville Public Schools this morning, said he was confident there would…

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Staged "Lie-down Strike" at School

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

A five - years - old boy staged a "lie-down strike" at Daceyville School this morning, because he could…

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Schools in But He Doesn't Like It!

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

"... And then the schoolboy, creeping like snail unwillingly to school," wrote Shakespeare. But there was nothing snail -like about six -years -old Colin, struggling with all his might to avoid leaving his mother, Mrs. McCarthy, of Mazaubra (left),to go his teacher at Maraubra Junction Public School today, when the 1951 public schools term began…

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Staged "Lie-down Strike" at School

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

A five - years - old boy staged a "lie-down strike" at Daceyville School this morning, because he could…

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Staged "Lie-down Strike" at School

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

A five -years -old boy staged a "lie -down strike" at Daceyville School this morning, because he could…

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State Schools Not Crowded Says Minister

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) attending the reopening of Maroubra Junction and Daceyville Public Schools this morning, said he was confident there would…

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State Schools Not Crowded Says Minister

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) attending the reopening of Maroubra Junction and Daceyville Public Schools this morning, said he was confident there would…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

School's In, But He Doesn't Like It!

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

"And then the schoolboy, creeping, like snail unwillingly to school," wrote Shakespeare, Six-years-old Colin struggles with all his might to avoid leaving his mother, Mrs. McCarthy, of Maroubra (left), to go to his teacher at Maroubra Junction Public School today, when the 1951 public schools term began…

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[?]Taged "Lie-down Strike" at School

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

A five - years- old boy aged a "lie -down strike" Daceyville School this morning, because he could…

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Staged "Lie-downstrike" at School

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

A five - years - old boy staged a "lie-down strike" at Daceyville School this morning, because he could…

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State Schools Not Crowded Says Minister

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) attending the reopening of Maroubra Junction and Daceyville Public Schools this morning said he was confident there would…

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State Schools Not Crowded Says Minister

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron attending the reopening of Maroubra Junction and Daceyville Public Schools this morning, said he was confident there would…

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Overcrowded Schools Turn Away Some Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

Some public schools were over-crowded, and refused to enrol new five-year-old pupils when the first term of 1951 began yesterday. Public schools must take six-year-olds, and, if possible,…

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Few Smiles on First Day Back at School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 3

These children at Strathfield South public school did not appear overjoyed on their first day back at school yesterday after six weeks' vacation. All State schools resumed yesterday. Some public schools were over-crowded and refused to enrol new five-year-old pupils. (See story, page 5.)…

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National Newsletter West Australia. New School, Modern Facilities

Construction · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 6

When schoolchildren in the Floreat Park area resumed their studies on January 30, those up to the fifth standard went to the new Floreat Park…

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Australia Orders Aluminium Schools Many Already in Use Here

Construction · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

In addition to a total of over 200 aluminium school buildings which have been built or are in course of erection throughout the United…

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“Bristol”-Built Ballingry School School Is Educational “Showpiece.”

Construction · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 8

Benarty Primary School at Ballingry, Scotland, a substantial portion of which embodies the “Bristol” method of aluminium unit construction, was…

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