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Schools, 1955

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Letters to the Editor Can He Teach Our Teachers?

Tribune · Wednesday 4 May 1955 · page 11

All of Makarenko is relevant to Australia today, but how much can be fully applied this side of the coming great social transformation? That was a question bluntly asked…

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Penrith High School's Speech Day Great Gathering at Picture Theatre Presentation of Prizes

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 1

The spacious Nepean Theatre was packed to capacity on Thursday afternoon by children and adults when Penrith High School's second annual Speech Day was held…

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Penrith Public School Queen Competition

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 3

Sports that were to be held by the Primary School last Friday were "washed out" and will be held this Friday, May 6…

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Penrith High School Ex-Studerits' Union "Come-in-bad-taste" Party

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 5

The Penrith High School ExStudents' Union conducted a very successful "Come in Bad Taste" party at the home of Mr. and…

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School of Arts Subscription

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 4

The special meeting of Penrith School of Arts called for 26th ult to determine the annual subscriptions to, take effect from…

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Soiree at the Ivanhoe Boys’ Grammar School

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 6 May 1955 · page 5

ONCE again the Ivanhoe Boys’ Grammar School in Melbourne was the host to a Combined Boys’ and Girls’ Soirée, held on Friday,…

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40 Students for School Driving Course

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1955 · page 17

A total of 40 students from 200 applicants hove been selected for enrolment in driver training courses to be held this month by the Road Safety…

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High School Critical of Conditions At Olympic Pool

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1955 · page 12

Parramatta High School authorities are complaining of congestion at Granville Olympic pool. They have told Parramatta City Council…

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Scheme to Boost Road Safety in Schools

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1955 · page 19

Police and me Road Safety Council, co-operating with the Department of Education are arranging road safety essay tests open to students in public and denominational schools in the State…

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Penrith Public School Girls' Sports

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 May 1955 · page 3

The Girls' Department of Penrith Public School held athletic events at the School on Friday. Officials were: Starter, Miss I…

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New Laboratory at the Armidale School

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 May 1955 · page 42

"The Biology Laboratory: Part of the new Science block at The Armidale School. The School provides an Agricultural Science course to Honours standard. 14 students passed the L.C. last year, 4 obtaining Honours."…

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School For Turkey Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 May 1955 · page 38

Every aspect of turkey raising will be covered at a short-term school for turkey…

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Four J.F. Schools

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 May 1955 · page 27

Four schools of instruction for Junior Farmers will be held in June…

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Technical School to Get Higher Grading

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1955 · page 10

Minister for Education, Mr. R. J. Heffron, proposes to raise the status of the Granville Secondary Technical School to a Technical High School…

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Merrylands School Two More Classrooms

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 18 May 1955 · page 8

Hon. R. J. Heffron [?] for Education has written [?] to Mr. Clarrie Earl, State [?] for Fairfield:—…

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High School at St. Marys Chamber of Commerce Request

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 May 1955 · page 4

MENTION having been made of a proposal to build a high school at Blacktown, St. Marys Chamber of Commerce…

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RADIO New Feature Serious For School

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 May 1955 · page 16

Closely bound up with the schools session, The World We Live In, is Australia To-day, a series of 12 programmes to be heard during regular school broadcast…

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Guildford Infants' School Mothers' Club

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 25 May 1955 · page 1

At the May meeting of the club, it was particularly pleasing to see members again who had been unable to attend…

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51,000 new teachers

Tribune · Wednesday 25 May 1955 · page 6

MORE than 51,000 young teachers graduated from training colleges in the Russian Federation of the USSR this year…

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Protest to Gair on discrimination against teachers

Tribune · Wednesday 25 May 1955 · page 12

The Queensland Trades and Labor Council will protest to the Premier (Mr. Gair) at evidence of political discrimination against aspiring student teachers and activity of security police in the…

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