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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1916

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Separate High School for Broken Hill. Officer to Shortly Select. Site

Barrier Miner · Sunday 9 July 1916 · page 1

During the course of an address delivered at the Technical College last night Mr. P. Board, Director of Education in New South Wales, was asked…

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Separate High School for Broker Hill. Officer to Shortly Select Site

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 4

During the course of an address delivered at the technical College last night Mr. P.Board, Director of Education in New South Wales, was asked…

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After-school Occupations. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 2

The Education Department has obtained information as to the occupations taken up by 6452 boys who left school during 1915. Farming and…

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The Building of Schools. Pay Labor Asked For

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 3

Representatives of the various branches of building trade organisations took advantage of the presence in Broken Hill of Mr. Peter Board director…

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Visit to the Convent. Address From the Scholars

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 3

His Excellency and Miss Strickland, visited the Convent yesterday afternoon, the Help of Christan troop of Boy Scouts (under…

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At the District School. Addresses by the Governor and Mr. Cann

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 1

During, the course of his visit to the District School on Monday morning, Sir Gerald Strickland and party visited each class. His Excellency displayed…

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Celebrating France's National Day. in Broken Hill Schools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 July 1916 · page 2

Mr. T. Sheehy, district inspector of schools, yesterday evening received a telegram from the Chief Inspector in Sydney (Mr. Dawson), as follows…

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In Australia. Returned Soldiers. Training As Teachers. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 4

The Victorian Education Department is prepared to arrange for the training as teachers, of returned soldiers, who have had a satisfactory preliminary…

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War Items. German Rhodes Scholars. Proposal to Abolish the German Scholarships

Barrier Miner · Sunday 30 July 1916 · page 3

The trustees of the will of Cecil Rhodes intend to apply to Parliament this session for a bill to abolish the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford allotted…

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Sunday School Anniversary. Sulphide-street Methodist. Addresses by the Rev. W. J. Mortimer

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 1

The afternoon service in connection with the Sulphide-street Methodist Sunday School anniversary yesterday was conducted by the Rev. W. J…

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Sunday School Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

Last night at the Sulphide-street Methodist Lecture Hall the annual social in connection with the Sunday School anniversary, and which was also…

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Honor Board at Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 2

A celebration in connection with the unveiling of an honor board, showing the names of old scholars who have gone to the war, will be held at the…

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Honor Board Unveiled. at Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Sunday 13 August 1916 · page 1

At the Burke Ward School on Saturday Afternoon an honor board, bearing the names of 102 ex-scholars of the school who have since the outbreak of…

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German Schools in New South Wales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 2

In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly last night, in reply to Mr. T. J. Hoskins (Dulwich Hill), the Premier (Mr. W. A. Holman) said that at…

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Victorian German Schools. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 2

In the Victorian Legislative Assembly yesterday, the leader of the Opposition (Mr. G. A. Elmslie) continued the debate on the second reading of the…

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Darlinghurst Gaol As High School. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 August 1916 · page 6

A high school similar to that at Petersham is to be erected on the site of the old gaol building at Darlinghurst…

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Sydney "Two-up" School Raided by Police. Fifty-five Arrests. Sydney, Gundar

Barrier Miner · Sunday 20 August 1916 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a force of police raided & "two-up" school at Wentworth, Park. [?] Sydney, and arrested 55 players…

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Sydney "Two-up" School Raided by Police. Fifty-five Arrests. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 August 1916 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon a force of police raided a "two-up" school at Wentworth Park. Ultimo, Sydney, and arrested 55 players…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition Aviation School for Adelaide. Adelaide, Monday. South Australia

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 August 1916 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. C. Vaughan) stated to-day that a proposal had been placed before him by Professor Kerr Grant and Mr. Goodman that an aeroplane…

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New South Wales. Medical Examination of School Children. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 1

The Minister of Education (Mr. A. Griffith) said yesterday that out of 76,800 school children who were medically examined last year 45,000 were…

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