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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1907

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Teachers' Salaries in America. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 2

The New York Senate has passed a bill fixing the minimum salary of female teachers in the Public schools at £144 per annum, which is the lowest…

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School Teachers Outback. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 5

Sir,—I am pleased to see that some people still have a little time for our educational toilers in the backblocks. These men are martyrs to their…

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Convent School Burned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

The convent school at Hunter's Hill was destroyed by fire yesterday the inmates having a narrow escape,…

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A Schoolmaster Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

J. Danaber, a schoolmaster, sustained serious injuries, including concussion of the brain in a collision while cycling on Saturday…

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Barrier Public Schools Association

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 2

A special general meeting of members of the above was held in the Technical College on Saturday. The deputy-president (Major Bonnott)…

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Examination of School Children. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 2

A movement is on foot for the periodical measurement and medical examination of school children, extending into the country district[?]…

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Schools' Rowing Championship. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 4

The Great Public Schools' Rowing Championship was yesterday won by the St. Ignatius crew, the Sydney Grammar School being second…

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Burke Ward School. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 5

Sir,—Seeing it has been found necessary to erect an infants' school at Burke Ward, I would like to draw'the attention of the public and these…

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Public Schools' Association

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 2

A special committee meeting of the Barrier Distriet Public Schools' Association was held in the Technical College on Thursday last. The…

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Sir Joseph Ward and the Schoolboys. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

Sir Joseph Ward, Premier of New Zealand, in visiting St. Paul's Cathedral,to select a site for a monument to the Into Mir,. Seddon, met a party…

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Burke Ward Infants' School. Tonder Accepted. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

The tonder of M. K. Power of Broken Hill at £2450, has been accented for the building of the Burke ward Infants' School…

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State School Burned. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 2

The Fernbank (Gippsland) State School was burned down last night. Incendiarism is suspected…

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The District School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 5

Mr. J. H. Cann, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. P. Board, Under-Secrotory of the Department of Public Instruction, dated…

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In Defence of the Teacher

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 6

"Jimmy Pannikin," in whom is easily recognisable Mr. Donald Fraser, for some three years district school inspector at Broken Hill, writes thus to…

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School Improvements

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 2

The acting chairman of the School Board has been notified by the Department of Publie Instruction that, the Minister "has approved of the provision…

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Alma Old Scholars

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 May 1907 · page 2

The regular meeting of the Alma Old Scholars waa held in the school on Monday night, when over 20 were present. In the unavoidable absence…

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Sunday-school Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 May 1907 · page 3

Sunday-school anniversary services were held on Sunday at the Pioton Methodist Church, and proved the most successful yet held in this part of the…

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Football in the Schools. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 May 1907 · page 2

The New South Wales Rugby Union has voted a sum of money for the purpose of fostering football in the country schools…

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Picton Sunday-school Picnic

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 2

The annual picnic in connection with the Picton Sunday-School was hold at Silverton on Wednesday. Contrary to the custom usually followed, a special train…

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Schools' Display

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 4

At the last general meeting of the committee of the Public Schools' Association Mr. Nettleship, the director appointed to supervise the schools'…

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