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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1914

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Kitchener's New Army. Schooling at Aldershot. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 2

Thousands of recruits for Lord Kitchener's first new army are under instruction at Aldershot. The problems of housing, feeding, and clothing such…

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Miss Burkhill's Pupils

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 5

The children's ball given by the juvenile pupils of Miss Burkhill on Monday night at the Protestant Hall, will be repeated to-night in the same hall…

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Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

Western Grazier · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 2

The Methodist Sunday School anniversary was celebrated on Sunday last, and proved highly successful Service were conducted morning,…

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New Aviation School. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 5

The Minister for Home Affairs has directed that an immediate start be made with the aviation school at Altona Bay and with the erection of…

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Schoolchildren and Tram Fares

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 4

Complaints have been made by parents living in West Broken Hill that the management of the Government trams has abolished a custom of…

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New South Wales. School Attendance and Infectious Diseases. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 October 1914 · page 3

A return presented to the State Minister for Education shows that out of a total enrolment of 31,861 primary school children 18,923 (or 8.1 per cent.)…

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German Schools

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 4

The following extract from "Germany, and the Germans," by the late Price Collier, is interesting:—They even carry the teaching of patriotism…

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School Examinations

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 4

The headmaster of the Central School (Mr. Nettleship) stated this afternoon that November 23 has been fixed as the date for the commencement of the…

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Alleged Disloyal Comments. Schoolteacher Suspended

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 4

In consequence of reports which reached him yesterday the Minister for Public Instruction (Mr. Livingston) directed that Franz Stielow, a teacher…

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A Prison for Germans. in a Celebrated English School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 October 1914 · page 3

Christ's Hospital, at Horsham, in Sussex, England (the Bluocoat School) is now being used as a place of confinement for German prisoners of war…

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Amusements. Beryl-street Baptist Sunday School

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 October 1914 · page 4

Last night a very enjoyable evening was spent with the young people of the Bery-street Baptist Sunday School, the occasion being the distribution of…

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Employment Bureau for Schoolboys. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 October 1914 · page 3

Mr. Carmichael (Minister for Education) has decided to establish a departmental employment bureau for boys who hold a superior public school…

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Evening Continuation Schools. Successful Students

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 October 1914 · page 5

At the third annual examinations for evening continuation school certificates held in September 291 candidates sat and 182 passed. The number of…

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Indiscreet University Teacher

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 November 1914 · page 3

Following upon the statement made in the Legislative Assembly last week by Mr. Bayles with regard to rumors that certain German teachers at the…

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Teachers for Outback. Inducements of the Department. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 November 1914 · page 2

For many yours the Department Public Instruction has experienced considerable difficulty in persuading teachers to accept appointments in the…

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Travelling School Hospital. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 November 1914 · page 2

According to Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Education, 1628 children have been treated by the travelling school hospital during the 10 weeks it has been…

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State School Attendances. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 November 1914 · page 2

The State School statistics regarding attendance are distinctly favorable, and Mr. Carmichael, the Minister, states that the increase has been Very…

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New South Wales. the Shortage of Teachers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 2

Although the shortage of schcol teachers is not so acute in the State Education Department as it was two or three years ago, some difficulty is…

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Use of Public Schools. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Carmichael) stated yesterday that from now forward the State school buildings would be made available for…

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New South Wales. Medical Inspection of Schools. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 November 1914 · page 2

The medical staff of the State Education Department has covered nearly the whole of the State in the first twelve months of its operations…

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