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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1908

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Public Schools' Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 8

A swimming carnival was held at the municipal baths to-day in conjunction with the public schools of the Barrier. The whole thing was a great success,…

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Public Schools' Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 5

Yesterday, under the auspices of the Barrier Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association, a swimming carnival was held at the municipal baths. The…

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Barrier Miner. Monday, March 9, 1908. a School Tragedy

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 2

AUSTRALIA is fortunately free from such school tragedies as that which occurred at Cleveland in the America State of Ohio on Thursday last. In…

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School Patrents' Association

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 2

A largely attended meeting of the School Parents' Association spent a pleasant evening of a soical character, at the District School, Beryl-street, on…

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Schools' Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 3

The swimming carnival recently inaugurated by the Barrier Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, was concluded at the City Baths on…

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The Public Schools. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 4

At the opening of the remodelled Public school at Bondi yesterday, the Minister of Public Instruction, Mr. J. A. Hogue, dealt extensively with th[?]…

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Sunday-school Union

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

On Monday evening the Barrier District Sunday-school Union hold its monthly meeting in the Baptist Church, Beryl-street. The president, Mr…

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A Brave Schoolboy. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 2

A Grafton schoolboy named A. Fletcher bravely rescued another lad from drowning yesterday, and afterwards resuscitated him. This art of treating…

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Yesterday's Third Edition. Prince of Wales Cup. a Shooting Competition. Among Schools of the Empire. Won by Brisbane Grammar School. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 4

The Brisbane Grammar School won the Prince of Wales Cup in the shooting competition among schools of the Empire, scoring 490 points. Gresham…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Religion in Schools. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the National Society's Con[?] Committee, the Archbishop of Canterbury Presiding, yesterday favored a conference of Churchmen,…

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Cleveland School Tragedy. Details by American Mail. Heroism of the Teahers. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 5

Special news by the mail from San Francisco, gives details of the disastrous school fire at Cleveland, Chio, reference to which has already appeared…

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Schools' Association

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 4

The annual Meeting oF the Barrier Public Schools' Association was hold at the Technical College on Fridny. The doputy-prosident, Major. Bennett,…

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Encouragement of Thrift. Amongst School Children

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 2

The trustees of the Savings Bank have issued their first batch of circulars to State schoolteachers, inviting them to encourago thrift among the children…

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Education Matters. Limestone Public School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 5

When Mr.Board, Director of Education, was here a month or so ago his attention was drawn by the School Board of Advice to a complaint that the school…

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The District School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 5

Mr. F. H. Griffiths, secretary to the School Board of Advice, yesterday received a communication from Mr. Board to the effect that the Minister for…

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Sunday-school Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

Anniversary Services in Connection with the Oxide-street Methodist Sunday-school were celebrated on Sunday last, the preachers for the day being…

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Barrier Public Schools' Association

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 6

The following is the annual report for 1907-8 submitted at the annual meetling of the Barrier Public Schools' Association…

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Sunday-school Picnic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 4

A combined Sunday-school picnic in connection with the parishes of St. Peter and SS. Philip and James will he held at Silverton to-morrow. A special train will…

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Anglican Sunday-schools' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

What-may be described as the largest and most successful of the annual picnics under the auspices of the combined Anglican Churches was held at…

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Sunday-school, Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

Anniversary services were conducted, in the Lane-street Methodist Church on Sunday last, the preachers at the three services, which were all largely…

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