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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1908

287 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 15

Women's World. (By our Lady Representative.) Itinerant Teachers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 7

The decision of the State Government to provide house to house teachers. for those children who are too far removed from any centre to…

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Alma Public School. Big Attendance and Poor Accommodation

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 3

Athough a considerable sum of money has been spent on public education in the Broken Hill district, the department has by no means discharged…

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High School Examinations. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 2

High school examinations commence in Sydney and 54 country, centres today, "The candidates number nearly 500, which is the largest total so far…

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New South Wales. Two-up Schools Raided. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 2

Raids on alleged two-up schools at Comperdown and Annandale were make by the police yesterday. Altogether 14 arrests were made…

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Compulsory Attendance at School. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 4

The Minister' for Public Instruction proposes to so amend the Education Act as to make it cope moro effectually with. non-attendance at school…

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Russan School Mistress's Suicidie. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 June 1908 · page 4

a school[?] at the Government [?] [?] Reval, Russia, a former jonary, but long since repent[?] [?].suicide by throwing…

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Children in Public Schools

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 6

The text of a bill presented to the House of Commons by Mr. Gullund, M.P., has been published. Its object is to "prtrtoct mid withdraw children…

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Burglar's Double Life. Sunday School to the Dock

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 6

John Frederick Spencer, a draper of Leicester, and a former Sunday school teacher, was committed, for trial at the Leicester Borough Police Court on five…

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School Inspectors' Salaries

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 5

The necessity for appointing a new public school inspector having again drawn attention to the anomaly whereby a teacher can be promoted to…

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A Tiuveleing School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

THE necessary isolation of the sottlers at Tarrawingee, Euriowie, the Gap, and the station and leaseholders of the surrounding districts is made very much…

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Record School Attendance

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

Colin Harris, son of Mr. R. Harris, of Metcalfe (Victoria) has received a certificate, signed by the Minister and Director of Education, for…

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The School Team

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

The tennis to represent the school in the "curtain-raiser" to the big match on Wednesday will be picked, from the following:—…

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School Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 3

A highly successful entertainment was given by the pupils of Miss Burkhill's Sturt College at the schoolroom, Wesley Hall, on Saturday afternoon…

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Red! Red! Socialist Sunday-school

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

Winston Hill, Sydney, was a blaze of red recently (says the "Herald"), when the Socialist Sunday-school was innugurnted. The walls were festooned…

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The School Match

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 4

Prior to the interstate match this afternoon a game was played between teams representing the District School and Combined Schools with the…

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Temperance Teachings. in State Schools. Brisbane, Wedneday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 8

The Queensland Minister of Public Instruction,, expresses his willingness to appoint a committee, to report on tho question of temperance teachings…

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[?] School's. Serious Deficiency of Teachers. Departmental Neglect

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 3

AT A meeting of the School Board held at the Town Hall on june 19,a return was brought forward showing that on the departmental basis [?]…

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The Catholic Schools

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 3

The Sisters of Merey show their seal for education, and their determination to introduce the best and latest methods of teaching, by availing…

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The Aima Institute. School of Arts Formed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 3

A public meeting was held in the Alma Institute lost night for teo purpose of considering the formation of a School of Arts for South Broken Hill…

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A Missing Schoolmaster. Police Unable to Trace Him. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 July 1908 · page 2

Mr. Loveridge, a schoolmaster at West Guildford, has been missing since Sunday, and the police have so far been unable to trace him…

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