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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1896

83 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 5

The School Picnic

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 November 1896 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of the general committee of the North and Burke Ward public schools picnic was held at the Centennial Hotel last evening…

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Public Schools' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 November 1896 · page 2

EXCELLENT weather conditions favored the first united picnic of the Barrier public schools, held to-day at Silverton. The children of Broken Hill North and West public…

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The Schools Picnic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 2

THE public school children picnicked at Silverton yesterday were returned to their homes about 6 o'clock at night, most of them footsore and tired, many with their little…

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A School Teacher's Suicide. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 November 1896 · page 2

The body of Matthew M'Phee, probably the best-known State school teacher in the colony, for some time past in charge of the Model School in…

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The Convert School Concert

Western Grazier · Wednesday 11 November 1896 · page 2

The concert by the pupils of the Convent High School at the Bi[?] Theatre on Monday evening last proved highly successful. The house was packed in every part by a…

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The Oncoming Woman. Successful School Board Candidature. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 November 1896 · page 2

There was great excitement at Prahran yesterday evening owing to an election of a school board of advice, for which four ladies, one of them a doctor, were candidates. All…

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The School Picnic

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 November 1896 · page 2

A FINAL statement of accounts in connection with the recent public school picnic bas been prepared by Messrs. Connolly and Webster. It is shown…

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Suicide of a Schoolboy

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 November 1896 · page 3

MRS. SADLEIR, wife of Mr. N. Sadlier, of Albemarle station, and mother of the boy who shot himself at Glenelg three months ago, has written a…

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AMUSEMENTS. Public School Concert

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 November 1896 · page 2

THE Central Superior Public School has gained a deserved reputation for the excellence of the concerts given by its pupils; and the entertainment…

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The Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 2

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BARRIER MINER. SIR,—Some time since I notified you that the Ministor for Education purposed building a new school at Railway Town. Upon…

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The Manitoba Schools Question. LONDON, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 November 1896 · page 4

Archbishop Langevin, of Canada, says that the settlement of the Ma[?] tuba schools question proposed by the Premier (Mr. Wilfrid L[?]) is a…

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A Disastrous Saturday. Four Schoolboys Killed. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 November 1896 · page 2

The Saturday holiday was disastrous for schoolboys last week, no less than four fatalities being reported, besides a great many accidents…

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The Technical School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 2

IN the Supplementary Estimates agreed upon by Parliament just before the close of the session a substantial sum was set down for an extension of…

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The Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 December 1896 · page 4

THE plans of the proposed Burke Ward School were received this morning from Sydney. It is proposed, that the building shall be of weatherboard and…

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The Burke Wabd School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 December 1896 · page 4

THE plans of the proposed Burke Ward School were received this morning from Sydney. It is proposed that the building shall be of weather board and…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Grammar School Cricket. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 December 1896 · page 3

At cricket, Melbourne Grammar School made 95 and Kings School (Parramatta) 256…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Grammar Schools Cricket. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 December 1896 · page 2

In the intercolonial Grammar Schools cricket match the Sydney representative (King's School) in their first innings made 177 and in their second innings have lost…

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The Public Schools

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 December 1896 · page 2

THE Broken Hill public schools will break up for the Christmas holidays to-day, and most of the teachers will leave by the express this evening for their respective…

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The English Board Schools. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 December 1896 · page 2

The National Liberal Federation has passed a resolntion condemning an attempt which it considered is being made to injure the Board Schools by insisting that local…

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The Central School. Distribution of Prizes

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 December 1896 · page 4

THE first annual prize distribution in connection with the Central Broken Hill Superior Public School was held in the Town Hall this afternoon. On the invitation of…

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