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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1909

232 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 12

Governess Sent to Prison. Pupils Deny Cruelty But the Bench Convict

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 3

An extrordinary case was heard at Armagh yesterday (says the "Daily Chronicle" of December 4) a which Miss Ellen Johnson,…

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Tent Schools. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 3

The Director of Education has decided to open tent schools in the remote parts of the country where the number of settlet's does not offer…

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School Children's Greetings. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 6

The Rochester school children received from the school children at Rochester. Victoria, greetings and a Union Juck, which they reciprocated…

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Temperance Propaganda. the Schools to Be Attacked. Proposals by Good Templars' Conference. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

The interstate conference of the International Order of Good Templars, Grand Lodge representatives, opened at Habort yesterday. It was…

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Victoria. State School Boycott. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 2

The North Prentice State School boycott continues, only 14 pupils attending yesterday…

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The Public Schools. Resume Work on Monday. Changes and Removals. Mr. Nettleship Chats Interestingly

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 8

Mr. E. Nettleship, headmaster of the District School, returned to Broken Hill this morning after spending the Christmas vacation in Sydney. The…

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Perth Grammar School. Purchased by Anglicans. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 5

The Perth Grammar School has been purchased by the Perth diocese of the Church of England, and will in future be conducted as an Anglican Grammar…

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The School Girl

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 6

School will very soon be in full swing for all the young people, and it would be well for our girls to take to heart Lady Northcote's ideal of a…

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The Cadet Movement. the Sydney School of Instruction. a Chat with Lieutenant Diment

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 6

Lieutenant C. F. Diment, in charge of H. Company of the Broken Hill senior c[?]dets, who attended the school of instruction for officers and…

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State School Teachers' Residences. Not Exempt From Municipal Bating. Full Court Decision. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 4

The Full Court decided to-day that State School teachers' residences, although Government property, are not exempt from municipal rating, as they…

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Californian Legislation. Excluding Japanese From Schools. President Roosevelt's Telegram. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 4

The Californian Assembly yesterday rejected a bill prohibiting aliens from being members of corporations, also a bill requiring the segregation of…

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Pupil Teacher Drowned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 4

A pupil teacher at the Hay Public School, named Percy Nicol, was drowned while bathing in the Murrumbidgee yesterday…

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The Education Question. Excluding the Bible From the Schools. Australia Criticised by Mr. Runciman. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 8

Mr. Walter Runciman (President of the Board of Education), speaking at Dewsbury last night, and referring to the education question, said that…

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Threatened School Strike. Dissatisfied Dimboola Parents. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 1

Another strike of parents against sending their children to school is threatened at Dimboola owing to dissatisfaction with the school…

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Wyaldra Public School. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 2

At the Wyaldra Public School the parents have withdrawn their children until the buildings are made fit for school work. The teacher, too, has…

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London School Board. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 8

The London School Board has adopred a scheme of compulsory attendance at school up to 15 years of age, and hall one from 15 to 18. There has…

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Indian Unrest. Schoolmasters Preaching Sedition. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 4

Sir J. P. Howitt (Lieutenant-Governor of Afra Ondh) announced at the Durbar at Meerut yesterday that owing to the schoolmasters preaching…

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Teachers' Troubles. Lonely Girls in the Country. Some Bush Experiences

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 6

Some sympathy, a great deal of interest, and much amusement were (says the "Age" of February 25) caused in the Legislative Assembly last night by…

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From Pupil Teacher to Undersecretary

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 7

Mr. Peter Board, M.A., the UnderSecretary for Education, who is visiting America in search of ideas, has (says the "Sunday Times") risen from…

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Schools' Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 4

The efforts made by the caretaker of the Municipal Baths (Mr. W. H. M'Pherson) to [?]rage swimming, among the school children of Broken…

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