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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1916

165 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 9

Children's School Attendance. Rigid Truancy Law

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 4

The only people in the State who work overtime without compensation (states the Sydney "San") appear to be the boys and girls attending the…

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"No" Meeting. Miss Pankhurst and School Children

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 2

At Box Hill Miss Adela Pankhurst was prevented from addressing an "anti" meeting in White Horse road by the local school children. It had…

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Convent Schools Fete

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 3

A euchre tournament will be held to-night in support of the Conrent schools fete, to be held on November 9, 11. A schools picnic to Stephens Creek will…

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Sunday School Anniversary. Nicholls-street Methodist

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 4

The Nicholls-street, Railway Town, Methodist Sunday School anniversary services and public meeting were held on Thursday last…

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Engineers' School at Roseville. an Ideal Camp

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 3

We were lost. There could be no doubt of it. For half a mile we had been proceeding in what we believed to be the direction of the Roseville…

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The Public Schools

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 3

The school qualifying examinations (for high school passes) are being held in Broken Hill to-day, and all the pupils except those undergoing…

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A Schoolmaster Menaced. Poison and a Pupil

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 4

A boy of 14 was committed for trial at Sale on Friday charged with having attempted to administer, strychnine with intent to murder John P. Ward,…

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Convent School Fete

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 3

The Convent School fete, to be held in the Orphanage grounds, will be opened at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon by Dr. Dunne (Bishop of Wilcannia). The…

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Henty Defamation Action. [?]School Teacher Awarded Damages

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 1

An important District Court case, arising out of an incident which caused some stir in the district at the time, was that (says the Albury…

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Convent Schools' Fete. Opening This Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 1

This afternoon, in the presence of a large attendance of members of the Catholic Church and friends, the Right Rev. Dr. Dunne (Bishop of Wilcannia)…

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Convent Schools Fete

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 3

The fete in aid of the Catholic parochial debt fund was continued in St. John's school grounds last night. There was a large attendance and…

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Convent Schools' Fete

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 5

There was again a large attendance in St. John's Convent school grounds last night, when the [?] in aid of the Cath[?] parochial debt fundf was…

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Keeping Small Schools Going. Woman Techers Wanted

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 7

For many years the Education Department has made it a practice not to [?] women teachers to remote b[?] schools, and in no [?]…

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Convent Schools' Fete

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 2

The rain on Saturday night had a serious effect on the Convent schools' fete. There was a big attendance, but the out-of-door section of the fete…

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Police Raid a "Two-up" School

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 1

The Parramatta police raided a "two-up" school in Parramatta at midnight on Saturday and arrested one man, who was charged with playing an…

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Convent Schools Pete

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 3

The Convent Schools Fete will be continued in the school grounds to-night. An open-air concert will be given by 150 children. The Pink Pierrots will…

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Increased Salaries of School Teachers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 4

The State Cabinet has made available £80,000 to enable the minimum salary of adult school teachers to be raised from £110 to £132 per annum…

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Convent Schools Fete

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 5

The fete in aid of the Roman Catholic parochhial debt fund was continued in St. John's Schoolground last night, when there was another large…

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Convent Schools' Fete

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 3

The fair and continental held in the Convent schools ground in aid of the parochial debt fund were concluded on Saturday night, when there was again…

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North Broken Hill School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

The new girls' school building at the North Broken Hill Public School will be opened officially by the Mayor at 2.30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Parents…

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