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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1915

201 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 11

School Teachers As Military Instructors. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 4

The Minister for Education in referring to his scheme for using the school [?]eachers of the State as military in[?]ractors said that he was prepared to…

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Death of Lieut-colonel Neale, V.D. Chief Inspector of Schools. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

The Education Department partirularly also the military forces have sustained a great loss through the death of Lieutenant-colonel Alfred Hillary…

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Military Aviation. School at Point Cook. Details of Progress

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

Amid the excitement caused by the war the work of the aviation branch of the Commonwealth defences has been almost entirely obscured (says "The…

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South Australia. Water for School Children. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

Steps have been taken to provide water for children at the public schools in the metropolitan area owing to the shortage in the reservoir…

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New South Wales. School Examinations. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 4

The results of the "leaving certificate" examinations in connection with the public schools were made available yesterday. Of 341 candidates 279 were…

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Officers for the War. School of Instruction

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 2

Official military news from district headquarters, Adelaide, includes:— 1. The following have been appointed officers with the reinforcements of the…

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School Examinations. Qualifying Certificates. Successful Broken Hill Scholars. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 4

The following is a list of the qualifying certificates awarded as the result of last year's examinations at the local public schools for transfer to the…

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League of Young Worshippers. a New Link Between Sunday-school and Church

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 3

The League of Young Worshippers exists for the purpose of linking up the Sunday-school and the church; for assisting them into membership with…

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School Examinations. Successful Roman Catholic Schools Pupils

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 4

Included in the list of Broken Hill pupils who have gained Qualifying certificates for entry to the District School classes are the following students of…

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Teachers' Pay. in England and New Zealand. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

The New Zealand women teachers who are exchanging posts this year with London teachers state that they now work 25 per cent, longer than…

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Rats in School. Disturb Dignity of Teachers and INTEllRUPT LESSONS

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 8

To what are commonly spoken of as the "three R's" in regara'to the rudiments of education, another has offered itself at the Bell-street school, Fiteroy,…

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Schools Re-open. Teachers Back From Holidays

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 4

The long Christmas vacation is now over, and the public schools will resume again at the usual hour on Monday morning…

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Rats in School. Disturb Dignity of Teachers and Interrupt Lessons

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 January 1915 · page 2

To what are commonly spoken of as the "three R's" in regard to the rudiments of education, another has offered itself at the Bell-street school, Fit[?]roy…

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The Public Schools. New Teaching Appointments

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 3

The public schools in Broken Hill and district, as well as the Catholic and private schools, were reopened yesterday, when most of the day was spent…

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Barrier Miner. Wednesday, February 3, 1915. High School Training for the Work of After-life

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

THE movement on foot to change the balance of the instruction given in the local public High School is one which is of great importance both to pupils…

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South Australia. Inspector of Schools. Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 4

Mr. Charles Charlton. Assistant Inspector of Schools, has been appointed Chief Inspector in succession to the late Lieutenant-Colonel Neale…

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School Examinations. Intermediate Certificates. Twenty-six Broken Bill Passes. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 3

The result of the school examination held in December, 1914, for intermediate certificates has been announced. The award of intermediate certificates,…

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Water for School Pupils. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

Sir,—I think it is a crying shame that water bags are not provided for the children at the schools. Through all this terrible weather those poor…

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Heiress Elopes. Dutch Schoolmaster As Lover

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

After an active search a young Dutch heiress and a Leyden schoolmaster, with, whom she had eloped from Holland, have been found at…

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The Scarborough Raid. School Girls Under Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 4

One of the mistresses of a school at Scarborough (Eng.) gives the following account of the plucky way in which her pupils behaved under shell fire:—…

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