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Schools, 1954

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Children Went on Strike It's Goodbye To The Little Bush School

The Land · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 31

IT seems that the days of the little bush school are numbered. The modernidea…

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Short Term Schools

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 14

There are still vacancies in all the short term farmers' schools being held in June and July at…

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Winter Dairy Science Schools

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 32

A series of dairy science schools will be held at dairy factories this winter…

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Short-Term Farm Schools

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 34

Short term farmers schools are to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College during the…

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Inspection Of Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 12

Schools would be open for public inspection from August 15 to 21, during Education Week, the Acting…

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From bush school to admiral's cabin

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 21

REAR - ADMIRAL Roy Russell Dowling was 53 the other day, which means that…

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School Fencing Contests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 3

The St. Andrew's Cathedral School Fencing Club held its second annual championships at the Chapter House last night. Here Owen Pearce, 15, of Campsie (left), meets Charles Fisher, 15, of Dubbo, in one of the final bouts. Mr. Tom Torda (far left), of the Sydney University Fencing Club, and Mr…

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Farewell To School Head

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 June 1954 · page 4

A committee of "old boys" of Mowbray House is planning a farewell testimonial to its principal and…

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5 years for molesting a schoolgirl

Truth · Sunday 6 June 1954 · page 46

Blonde hair curled in ringlets and tied with a white bow, a petite 14-years-old schoolgirl told Judge Curlewis and jury at Darlinghurst Sessions this week…

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Schoolgirls Are Judges Of Merinos

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 6 June 1954 · page 28

AMONG the junior pudges in the merino class at the Sheep Show yesterday were two girls, probably the youngest of the very few women judges in Australia…

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Minister for Education and Premier Open Schools Of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy

Tharunka · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

THE Minister for Education, Mr. Heffron and the Premier, Mr. Cahill officially opened the Schools of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy on Tuesday,…

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Too many moves here for teachers System We Use for Promotion Called Strange

The Sun · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 14

STATE. Public Service boards hamper education in Australia through the strange system that…

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Wish for School Aid

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 9

The Premier (Mr. Cahill) said yesterday that he wished the N.S.W. Government "could do more than pay verbal tribute to Church schools."…

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Early mark for school children

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 3

Hundreds of children in the Manly -Warringah district got an "early mark" from school today. Their teachers allowed…

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Unsanitary Schools: Council To Prosecute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 3

The Warringah Shire Council last night decided to prosecute the headmasters of Harbord and French's…

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Guests At Two School Parties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 7

MISS NICOLA CHAPMAN and MR. JOHN WALKER admired one of the gap flower stalls decorating the foyer of the Trocadero last night for the 30th annual ball of The King's School Old…

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Editorial Making Our Schools Fit for Children

The Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 4

The decision of the Warringah Shire Council to prosecute two headmasters because of the "appalling sanitary conditions" at their schools must come as a shock to people who think that all is sweetness and light in the…

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Risk of Epidemic Seen in Unhygienic Schools

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 4

Deplorable toilet conditions at Harbord and French's Forest public schools could easily lead to an outbreak of polio or diphtheria, Warringah Shire Council officers said today. The officers made their…

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News for Women Gay Flowers, Balloons at Kings School Ball

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 23

Two white wrought iron flower carts, filled With gay paper flowers and decorated with white balloons, were the highlights of the decorations at the King's School Old. Boys…

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Guildford Infants' School Mothers' Club

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 4

Mrs. Grinyer presided at the monthly meeting of the above club, at the school last Tuesday. Two new members were welcomed…

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