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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1912

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Broken Hill Schools. Teachers Will Not Go to Broken Hill. Mr. Dawson's Story to the S.A. Commission. Compulsion May Have to Be Adopted. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 4

Mr. J. Dawson, Chief Inspector of the Education Department, told the South Australian Commission yesterday that the Department had for some…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, June 20, 1912. Broken Hill Public Schools and Teachers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 2

THE Chief Inspector of the Education Department of New South Wales (Mr. J. Dawson) giving evidence in Sydney on Tuesday before the South…

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Central Infants' School. Entertainment and Kindergarten Display

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 4

A display in connection with the Central Infants' School took place this afternoon. A very large number of parents and sympathisers attended…

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Scarcity of Teachers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 2

Owing to the great scarcity of teachers, the New South Wales Government has decided to throw open the profession on extremely easy conditions…

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State Politics. Applications for School Teachers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 5

Mr. Carmichael says that he is receiving numerous applications for positions as school teachers since the announcement has been made that they…

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Alma State School Manual Training for Children. Busy Fingers and Active Minds at Work. the New Education

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 June 1912 · page 5

Anyone, who pays a visit to the Alma State School at South Broken Hill on any Friday afternoon may see the children engaged at manual training…

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"Two-up-schools" Raided. Raids by Brisbane Police. Heavy Fines Imposed. Brishance

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 4

As a result of recent police raids on promises in several paris of the city, alleged to have been used as "two-up" schools, several persons were proceeded…

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School Teachers and Pension Rates. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 June 1912 · page 2

Replying to a deputation from the Teachers' Asoscciation, Mr. Carmichael yesterday promised that, if possible, a Superannuation Bill will be introduced…

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The Public Schools. Numerous Applications for Positions As Teachers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 4

Mr. Carmichael has been inundated with applications for positions in the Public Instruction Department, as a result of a paragraph published in…

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State School Libraries. Questionable Books. Dickens Objected To

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 July 1912 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Berringa (Vic.) State school committee, exception was taken (savs the "Argus") to the use of such books as "Geoffrey…

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School Teachers' Union. Wait on Minister for Public Instruction. and State Their Grievances. a Sympathetic Reply. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 July 1912 · page 2

A deputation from the School Teachers Union waited upon the Minister for Public Instruction yesterday to impress upon him the importance of their…

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Disturbance in Ireland. Sunday-school Children Attacked. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 4

A body of Hibernians, who were returning from a Nationalist meeting at Castle Dawson, Londonderry, attacked five hundred children, who were taking…

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High School Staffs. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 July 1912 · page 4

The appointment of permanent staffs to the high schools of the State, is announced to-day, and marks the final stage in the organising of the State…

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School Teachers' Association. University Extension Lectures for Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 6

The Barrier Public School Teachers Association has made arrangements for two series of University Extension, lectures to be given in Broken Hill in…

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Fifty Years a Teacher. Jubilee Tn the S.a. Department of Education. Mr. R. G. S. Payne's Career

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 7

The call to lay down his life's work has come to Mr. Randplph G. S. Payne. who for 50 years has taught generations of young people in South Australia (says…

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State Politics. School Requisites to Be Free. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 3

Mr. Carmichael yesterday announced his intention to supply all school requisites free of cost to children attending school. The Minister intends also…

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Child Labor. Boy Faints at School. Sweating System on Farms

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 8

In the Toports of the New South Wales school inspectors for 1911 there are detailed two instances of children working for their living on dairy farms…

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The London School of Tropical Medicine. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 8

At Mr. Lewis Harcourt's instance. the Lord Mayor of London has opened a fund for £100,000 to enable the London School of Tropical Medicine[?]…

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Orance Celebrations. Demonstration in Adelaide. Bible Reading in State Schools. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 4

The Orange demonstration held in Adelaide yesterday was a marked success. On the motion of the Rev. D. J…

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Old Scholars' Dinner. a St. Peter's Gathering. Harmony in Color and Sentiment

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 3

Blue and white harmonised in color and sentiment last night at the Grand Hotel, where members of the Broken Hill branch of St. Peter's Old…

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