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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1915

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German Report. School Bombed by French Airmen. Two Girls Killed and Ten Wounded. Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

It is officially reported from Berlin that a number of French airmen bombed a school at Schelttstadt, Central Alsace, killing two girls and wounding…

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Hungry School Children. to Be Supplied with Threepenny Meals. Norwood Mayor and Mayoress' Scheme. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 4

The finance committee reported to the meeting of the Norwood Town Council last night that a letter had been received from Mr. Kennedy,…

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New South Wales. Dearth of Qualified School Teachers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 2

The staffing of the State High Schools, it is officially stated, has be come a difficult problem, the supply of teachers with adequate…

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Defective Children. Medical Examinations in Schools. Seventy-two Per Cent. on the Wrong Side. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

As the result of the Government's medical examination of all school children in the State no less than 72.3 per cent. of public school pupils and 71.7…

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Departure of Rev. Father Paul Zundolovich. Presentation by Content School Children

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 2

On Tuesday morning the pupils of the Convent School meet to bid adi[?]to Father Paul, and acknowledge in some alight way hsi devoted care of…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, April 1T 1915. Physically Unfit School Children

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 2

THE annual report on the health of school children in New South Wales which has just been presented by Dr. Willis, principal medical officer of the…

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North School Swimmtng Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 4

The North School swimming carnival took place this afternoon at the City Baths. There was a very large attendance of boys and sewimming…

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Central-street Sunday School. the Annual Picnic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 8

The annual picnic of the Central-street Methodist Sunday-school was held at the Alma Oval, South Broken Hill, this afternoon, instead of, as…

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In German Schools. Strict Discipline. Relations Between Masters and Pupils

Barrier Miner · Sunday 4 April 1915 · page 1

In a country where every able-bodied male expects as a matter of course to serve his term in the army, the school is naturally a preparatory stage for…

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Central-street Sunday School. the Annual Picnic

Barrier Miner · Sunday 4 April 1915 · page 2

The annual picnic of the Central-street Methodist Sunday-school was held at the Alma Oval, South Broken Hill, this afternoon, instead of, as is…

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Labor Conference. in Victoria. Compulsory Enrolment and Voting Advocated. Sixteen As the Minimum Age for Leaving School. One Class Railway Carriages. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 April 1915 · page 2

The annual conference of the Political Labor Council of Victoria was continued on Saturday. After a vigorous discussion the…

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Silverton News. School Library Concert

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 4

A concert was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Silverton, on Saturday night last in aid of the school library. The hall was packed, and the concert proved…

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German Shell Strikes a Scarborough School

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 2

After the Scarborough bombardment a boy of 12, of that town, wrote to the President of the French Republic:—"I attend the Gladstone-road…

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Women Teachers' Salaries. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 4

The Victorian State Schoolteachers' Union Conference has reaffirmed the justice of the claim of the female classified teachers to salaries of not…

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A School for Scandal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 8

Recahrd Brinsley Sheridan's famous old English comedy will be screened by West's at the Theatre Royal next Thursday. The story is a captivating…

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Local Government Bill. Rating of Private School Grounds. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. Holman) announced yesterday that approval had been given to private school grounds, for the purpose of local government…

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State Education. Discussion at the P.L.L. Conference. Proposed Aid Roman Catholic Schools. Speeches by Mr. Holman and Mr. Griffith. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 11 April 1915 · page 2

At the P.L.L. Conference yesterday (Saturday), Mr. D. H. Lewis, for the Darlinghurst P.L.L., moved,—…

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State Education. Discussion at the P.L.L. Conference. Proposed Aid to Roman Catholic Schools. Speeches by Mr. Holman and Mr. Griffith. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 1

At the P.L.L. Conference yesterday (Saturday), Mr. D. H. Lewis, for the Darlinghurst P.L.L., moved,—…

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Supply of Teachers. Shortage Continues

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 4

Athough the teaching staff of the Education Department showed a net increase of 331 teachers last year over the figures for 1913, there is still a…

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Oxide-street Sunday-school Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 1

The Rev. W. O. Harris, who has succeeded the Rev. Milton. Tresise in the Methodist Broken Hill northern circuit, conducted the three Sunday-school…

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