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Schools, 1960

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"School organisations need support" says headmaster

The Biz · Wednesday 18 May 1960 · page 1

The lack of sufficient interest of some parents was reflected in the casual attitude of the child, the headmaster of Fairfield Boys' High School, Mr. E. Bell…

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Fairfield Primary School Among Best Equipped

The Biz · Wednesday 18 May 1960 · page 14

Fairfield Primary School is the oldest and largest first class Primary School in the Fairfield Municipality. It is among the first five leading primary schools in the State. With a present day teaching staff of 35, it was the first school built in Fairfield…

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School's Physical Culture Classes

The Biz · Wednesday 18 May 1960 · page 7

Physical culture classes were introduced at the Fairfield Heights Public SchooL it was reported at the last meeting of the Fairfield Heights P. and C. Association recently…

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Sports Uniforms for Blaxland School

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 May 1960 · page 8

Blaxland Public School ladies' auxiliary held their meeting in the progress hall, Blaxland, last week, Mrs. T. Hamilton presided…

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High Schools Team Win League Match on S.c.g

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 May 1960 · page 1

Down 8-0 with only 20 minutes to play, a combined men schools team from Penrith zone defeated a combined Newcastle team 9-8 in Rugby League football on Sydney Cricket Ground last Saturday…

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Penrith Infants' School

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 May 1960 · page 6

"Nigger" money amounted to £30, at Penrith Infants' School. The following donations have been forwarded from collections…

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Penrith High School Sports Rugby League

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 May 1960 · page 5

Grade 3, Penrith lost to Blacktown 6-3 in trial match. Penrith lost this match because playefcs would not go into their men…

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Penrith School of Arts

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 May 1960 · page 6

Fourth round of a series of snooker tournaments to decide the winner of Leo Spies' trophy was decided on Tuesday night…

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Chieftains off To School

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 20 May 1960 · page 5

JERUSALEM: The Mayor of Abughosh, the Arab village astride the Jerusalem highway, has been given six months to learn to read and write as a condition to his remaining in office…

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Service for High School Opening

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 20 May 1960 · page 4

Builders are putting the finishing touches to the new Moriah High School which will be…

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Many attend Sunday School Times changed

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 25 May 1960 · page 8

More than 200 children now attending the Methodist Sunday School at Granville…

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High school prizes

The Biz · Wednesday 25 May 1960 · page 19

A prize, donated by Fairfield Rotary Club, was presented by Rotarian Mr. F. Barnard…

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Cabramatta High School Among Co-educational Pioneers

The Biz · Wednesday 25 May 1960 · page 14

Cabramatta High School the biggest school in the Fairfield Municipality, was one of the first co-educational schools established in the Sydney Metropolitan area. Constructed at a cost of more than £1/2 million, the school is also one of the most modern in N.S.W…

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Rabbi's Plea: Ban School on Holydays

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 May 1960 · page 1

Rabbi L. Singer, of North Shore Synagogue, has asketl parents not to send their children to school on Jewish festivals. In an open letter to…

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Hebrew Education in American and British Schools

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 May 1960 · page 10

LONDON: A comparative study of Jewish education in the United States and Britain has shown that while the general pattern is similar in these two affluent and fully emancipated Jewish communities, the American…

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High School P.& G.

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 31 May 1960 · page 12

Fairfield Girls' High School held its monthly meeting last week. Everyone agreed that…

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Slogan comp. for pupils

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 1 June 1960 · page 13

A slogan competition [?] being run by Carlingford Chamber of Commerce among…

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Commonwealth day Pupils Have Two Celebrations Afternoon holiday

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 1 June 1960 · page 7

Commonwealth Day had two meanings for children throughout the area. Firstly, at school functions on Friday…

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School's bad run

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 1 June 1960 · page 6

The losing side in every Rugby Union match played last week…

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School boy league carnival

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 1 June 1960 · page 22

More than 3000 boys from 120 district schools will compete in the Parramatta…

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