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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1909

232 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 12

Alma Public School. Physical Culture Displays. the American Boys Present

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 October 1909 · page 6

On the Alma Oval this afternoon the Alma Public School gave a display of physical culture before a fairly large attendance. The exhibition of the…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, October 21, 1909. Schools of Character

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 October 1909 · page 2

MR. E. W. KNOX, the manager of the Colonial Sugar Works, has boldly entered the lists, as a utilitarian champion of the much-abused teaching of…

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Wanton Destruction. School Property Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 2

The windows of more than one church and school building bear witness to the stonethrowing habits of the untamed section of Broken Hill youth…

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Raid on a Two-up School. Barb Wire Entanglements

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 October 1909 · page 3

Learning (says the "Age" of October 16) that a two-up school was operating in full swing on a vacant piece o[?] land near the North Melbourne…

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Revolt of the Mothers. Hair-cutting Order for Schoolgirls

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 October 1909 · page 2

An unusual scene (says the "Daily Chronicle" of September 16) recently took place in a Wille[?]den Council school. A short time ago the school…

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Amusements. Convent School Pupils' Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 2

The Mica-street school room was crowded to overflowing last night on the occasion of a concert by the Convent School pupils, given in aid of a…

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The Rev. N. D. Nerring. Presented with an Illuminated Address. From Sunday-school Teachers and Pupils

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon, at St. Peter's Church, the Rev. N. D. Herring, the retiring vicar, was made the recipient of a handsomely-designed illuminated…

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Pinnacles Sunday-school

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 4

The Pinnacles Methodist Sundayschool commenced its anniversary on Sunday, and continued it last night, when a largely-attended public tea and…

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Technical Schools' Deputation

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 2

A deputation yesterday asked the Minister of Customs (Senator Best) to allow, machinery and tools for the Victorian technical schools to be landed…

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The School Board

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the city School Board of advice was held in the Mayor's Parlor, Town Hall, last night. There were present: Messrs. F. H…

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Damage to School Property. the Railway Town Occurrence

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 4

The police having investigated the matter of recent damage to property at the Catholic primary schools at Railway Town, referred to in…

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Schools Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 5

A match between the above teams played, yesterday resulted in a win for the former, the scores being:— Central, nine wickets for 69(Landorf ll and…

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District School Parents' Association

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 6

After a protracted recess a wellattended meeting of the committee of the District School Parents' Association Was held at the school last night…

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Rough Football. League's Lax Methods. Complaint by State Schools' Association

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 7

Surprise (says the "Ago" of October 23): was created among the delegates at a meeting of the victorian Football League last night, when the…

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[?]Ird Day in Schools. Observed Throughout Victoria. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 4

Bird Day in the schools, which is to be an annual event, was observed throughout the State schools of Victoria yesterday…

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Westralian School Boys. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 November 1909 · page 4

The officials of the Young Australia League have completed arrangements for the dispatch of 140 schoolboys on an educational tour of the Eastern…

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New South Wales. Accident to School Children. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 November 1909 · page 2

Two horses in a vehicle conveying, six school children, boys, near to Temora, bolted, and collided with a tree. Several of the boys were hurt, but…

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White cliffs News Convent School Concert

Western Grazier · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 2

The annual concert by the children of the Convent School eventuated on Wednesday evening last. Those concerts have, for years past, beenamong…

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Woman's World. School Sewing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 3

The question of school sewing classes, which was referred to in last week's "Woman's World," appears to be interesting the women in Victoria. "The…

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Uncle Sam As Schoolmaster

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 November 1909 · page 7

Many theories were discussed at the recent meeting of the National Educational Association. A variation of the programme came when something of…

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