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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1911

294 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 15

Schoolgirl Waylaid. Boy Convicted of an Offence

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 4

Alexander Isaac, aged 15½ years, blacksmith's striker, was charged in the Criminal Court on Tuesday (says the Melbourne correspondent of the…

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Schoolteachers' Salaries. Mr. Beeby's Recommendation. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 4

Mr. Beeby (Minister for Education) has recommended the Public Service Board to adopt a new regulation dealing with schoolteachers' salaries…

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Changes in Public School Staffs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 5

The current issue of the Public Instruction Gazette of New South Wales, which is published under the authority of the Minister of Public…

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Empire Day. School Celebrations

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 5

Directions have been issued to State school teachers regarding the celebration of Empire Day, May 24, in State schools this year. The manner in…

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Burke Ward Public School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 5

The parents of pupils attending the Burke Ward Public School held a meeting last night to consider the question of celebrating Empire Day by a school…

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Westralian School Boards. First Annual, Conference. Perth, Thursday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 2

The first annual conference of the Westralian School Boards was held yesterday at Perth, the Minister of Education presiding…

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Industrious Schoolgirls

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 7

"German schoolgirls" says a correspondent of a London daily, "are very industrious. What they do, the do well and they do many other kinds of…

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Educational Matters. Extension of Continuation School System. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 2

Arrangements are being made by the Minister for Public Instruction for a substantial extension of the continuation school system to other centres,…

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An Insanitary School. Committeeman's Criticism

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 3

The Korumburra correspondent of the "Age" wired on May 2:— The newly-elected school committee paid an official visit of inspection to…

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Is Football Demoralising? Action by College Head Master. Teacher Forbidden to Play

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 2

At the start of the football season Mr. Adamson, headmaster of Wesley College, forbade Mr. S. B. Gravenell, one of his teaching staff, to play with…

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A Vancouver Senastion. Dynamite Placed Under a School by Boys. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 1

Boys placed two sticks of dynamite under a school at Vancouver, with the intention of blowing up the building when no pupils were present. They…

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South Australia. Moonta State School Closed. Adelaide, Monday. The Moonta State School has been closed owing to an outbreak of diphtheria. Record Run From Fremantle to Adelaide. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 2

The R.M.S Malwa has accomplished what is believed to be a record run from Fremantle to Adelaide. She sailed from Fremantle at 10.13 p.m. on…

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Twenty-three Vacant Pupils

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 May 1911 · page 3

The leaders of the Protestant churches have (wired the Sydney correspondent of the "Argus" on May 14) at various times referred to the dearth…

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State School Teachers' Salaries. Receiving Less Than the Minimum. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 2

Over 1500 State school teachers are in receipt of salaries of less than the minimum wage of £110 per annum. It has been announced that this…

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Suitable Lesson Books for Schools. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 8

A large deputation waited on the Minister for Education to-day to urge that the Education Department should adopt suitable lesson or text books, or…

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Coronation Medals. for Victorian School Children. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 8

About 260,000 medals will be issued to Victorian school children at Coronation time…

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Teacher and Pupil. Rough-up in the Class Room

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 4

A boy of about 13½ years, William Green, living with his parents in Chapel-street, Wollomooloo, was treated at the Sydney Hosital this…

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The Artisan's Night School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 2

THE establishment of a continuation artisan school in Broken Hill is notified in our advertising columns to-day. For this we are indebted to Mr. Beeby,…

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Empire Day in Britain. Instruction on Imperial Matters to School Children. Lord Meath's Letter. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 2

Lord Meath, in a letter to the newspapers, states that there are only 10 out of 63 county education authorities in England and Wales who have not…

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Burke Ward Public School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 3

Burke Ward scholars will celebrate Empire Day at Silverton. The parents have entered enthusiastically into the project, and over £50 has been…

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