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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1911

294 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 15

Threatened Strike of Schoolgirls. Outcome of Ambition to Be Lady Secretaries

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 7

A threatened strike of school girls to compel the Loudon County Council to provide facilities to enable them to qualify as "lady secretaries," or…

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Combined Sunday-schools Picnic

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 August 1911 · page 2

Tho Sulphide-street, _ Oxido-street and Lane-street Methodist and tin Congregational Sunday-schools, ycster day hold their annual picnic ut Silver…

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Commonwealth Defence. Use of School Grounds. for Drilling Purposes. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 4

Some difficulty has arisen between the Commonwealth Defence authorities and the S.A. Education Department in regard to the use of school grounds…

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S.a. Sunday School Union

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 August 1911 · page 2

Four seholars of the Sulphide-street Methodist Sunday School competed in the annual examination the South Australian Sunday School Union,…

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Sunday School Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 August 1911 · page 2

The Mica-street Methodist Sunday School anniversary eventuated yesterday, and proved one of the most successful over held, the large church…

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Cockburn News. Visiting Day at the School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 5

Visiting day was hold at the local school on Friday morning. There was a large attendance of parents, although, a duststorm was blowing all…

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The Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 8

Unfavorable weather for tree planting interfered somewhat with the previously arranged programme. At the last moment it was decided to abandon,…

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The South School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 8

The children attending the South School also celebrated Wattle Day yesterday, when addresses were delivered by the Rev. C A. Grant and Mr. A…

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Broken Hill Celebrations. the North School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 8

In common with the other schools in the district the North Public School senior scholars celebrated Wattle Day yesterday. The…

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Old Collegians' Social. Prince Alfred Scholars' Reunion. Some Interesting Speeches

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 5

The Prince Alfred Old Collegians' Association of Broken Hill celebrated its annual reunion by a smoke social at the Grand Hotel on Saturday night…

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Westralian State School Teachers. All-round Increase in Salaries Wanted. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 4

The State School Conference at Perth, West Australia, in view of the increased cost of living, adopted a resolution on Saturday, urging an…

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Farm School Children to Be Sent to Western Australia. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 8

The Local Government Board has granted permission to the Boards of Guardians to send children from the farm-schools to Western Australia…

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The Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 8

Unfavorable Weather for tree, planting interfered somewhat with the previously arranged programme. At the last moment it was decided to abandon…

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The South School

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 8

The children attending the South School also celebrated. Wattle Day yesterday, when addresses were delivered by the Rev. C. A. Grant and Mr. A…

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Broken Hill Celebrations. the North School

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 8

In common with the other schools in the district, the North Public School senior scholars celebrated Wattle Day yesterday. The…

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Wattle Day. Celebrated at North Catholic School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 3

Owing to the inclement weather prevailing on Friday last, the Wattle Day celebrations arranged to take place at the North Catholic School that day…

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Convent School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 4

The following are the Convent School results:— Higher Local Honors: Winnio Morrison, Mollie Carrack. Pass: Winnie…

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Secondary Schools Inspector. Appointment Resented by Teachers' Union

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 3

The action of the Government in appointing Mr. Elliott as inspector of secondary, schools came in for considerable criticism at the hands of the…

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Religious Instruction in State Schools. the Campaign in South Australia. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 4

At Thursday's sitting of the Synod of the Church of England a keen debate took place on the question of scripture instruction in State schools,…

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School for Mothers. Opened by Lady Bosanquet. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 September 1911 · page 4

There has been a movement in Adelaide in the direction of educating mothers in the rearing of babies. The ladies responsible for this…

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