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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1906

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School Teacher's Troubles. Six Years at Mossgiel

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

To the State Registrar in Bankruptey last Thursday a State school teacher told the story of his six years' residence at Mossgiel. The…

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Alma Public School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 2

Notwithstanding the wet night, a good number of old scholars met at the Alma Public School on Monday night and adopted a code of rules for…

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School Improvements

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 2

The acting chairman of the School Board is in receipt of the following letter from the Department of Public Instruction, dated Sydney, September…

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Interstate Schools Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

The annual cricket match between the old soholars of the Sydney Grammar School and St. Peter's College, Adelaide, took place on the Western…

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A Murdered Schoolmaster. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 October 1906 · page 1

The schoolmaster Rennie, who was mysteriously murdered on Wednesday, was one of the oldest identities of the Port Chalmers district…

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Public School Cadets

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 2

The necessary authority for the establishment at the District (Central) School and Burke Ward Superior School of detachments of the…

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Old Scholars' Association

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

The Old Scholars' Association established in connection with the Alma Public School was formally inaugurated at the Mechanics' Institute, South…

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Schoolmaster Murdered. An Arrest. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

John Findlay, who was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Mr. Rennie, a schoolmaster at Omaru, was yesterday formally…

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A Startling Incident. Stone Precipitated Into a School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 8

A somewhat sensational incident occurred at the Central School this afternoon. About 20 minutes to 3 o'clock, whilst…

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Social Aims of Education. Address by the School Inspector

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 3

Mr. W. Williams, B.A., district inspector of schools, delivered an address in Tait's Hall last night on the "The Social Aims, of Education." The…

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Parents and Teachers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 3

In seconding a vote of thanks to Mr. Williams, B.A., for has address on Monday night, Mr.R. S. Boss expressed pleasure in the knowledge…

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The School Board

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 3

The School Board met in the Council Chamber last night, when correspondence from the Department of Public Insthuction, forwarded direct and…

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Public Instruction. The Annual Report. Decline in School Enrolment. Attributable to Diminished Birthrate

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 6

The annual report of the Minister for Public Instruction for 1905, to pether with the reports of the under Secretary and Director of Education…

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Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 4

Parents' Day will be inaugurated at the Burke Ward School next Wednesday afternoon with a display of physical culture in the school grounds,…

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The Central School. Tender Accepted for Additions. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 2

The tender of Mr. M. K. Power at £931 has been accepted for additions to the Contrat Superior Public School, Broken Hill…

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Late Cable News. French Schools. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 October 1906 · page 4

Official statistics show that the monks and nuns belonging to the dissolved religious orders in France have re-entered 60 out of every 100 schools as lay…

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New South Wales. School Children Poisoned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 2

At the annual picnic of the Convent School at Bourke yesterday 300 children attended. In the afternoon word was received from the picnic ground to the…

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Burke Ward Public School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 2

Parents' Day was celebrated at the Burke Ward Public School, yesterday afternoon, and the demonstration was marked by a very large attendance and…

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Poisoned School Children. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 2

The children seized with illness at the Convent school picnic at Bourke have been found to be suffering from ptomaine poisoning…

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School Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 2

Central I. v. District Class.—District Class, 22 (Sara'9); Central I., 64 (Jennings 15, Collicott, 15, L. Norton 8. A. Norton 7, E. R.pper 7). The…

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