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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1924

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Boys' Tour to London. Austin Gibson's Letter to Headmaster North School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 2

Austin Gibson, son off Inspector and Mrs. Gibson, now of Wollongong, who is on tour with the Young Australia League Boys has written the following…

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Two-up School Raided. Police Approach Players Concealed in a Truck Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 2

Thirty men were arrested by the police in a raid on a two-up school at South Melbourne yesterday afternoon. The police crept up in a steam…

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Educational. Mr. Bruntnell Gives Speech on Primary School Needs Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 4

Mr. A. Bruntnell, Minister for Education, in a speech at Punch Bowl yesterday explained that the whole of the £1,000,000 borrowed two years age…

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TWO = Up School Raided. Police Approach Players Concealed in a Truck Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 July 1924 · page 4

Thirty men were arrested by the police in a raid on a two-up school at South Melbourne yesterday afternoon. The police crept up in a steam…

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Catholic Schools' Assn. Monthly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Catholic Schools' Association was held in the Mica-street Schoolroom after Be[?]ediction oft Sunday evening, July 13. Mr…

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School Football Interstate Games Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 3

The concluding games of the interstate schoolboys' football matches were played yesterday. New South Wales defeated Victoria…

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EDUCATIONAL. N.S.W. System Is Defended. by Director of Education Teachers' Qualifications Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 3

When seen on Saturday regarding a statement reported to have been made at a London education conference that the country schools of New South Wales…

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Murder of Schoolboy. Sons of Millionaires Enter Plea of Guilty (Reuter's Message.) Montreal July 21

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 1

A sensational scene followed the unexpected pleas of guilty by counsel for Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, University students, and sons of…

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Educational. Don'ts for Scholars

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 3

The motto of "Safety First" has been adopted by the New South Wales "Educational Gazette" which is issued to all the schools. During the past…

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Medical Examinations at the Central School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 3

The dental clinic is still at work at the Junior Technical School, and Dr. Vale started on the medical examination of the children early this week…

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Central School Library

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 3

The library at the Junior Technical School is improving very well. During the last four months over £66 has been spent in equipping the library, and to…

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Wireless Sets for Schools Now Having Attention Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 1

Mr. A. Bruntnell, Minister for Education stated yesterday that arrangements are well in hand for the installation of wireless sets in schools in…

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Educational. Mr. Bruntnell Wants Money for the Primary School Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 1

Mr. A. Bruntnell, Minister for Education, stated yesterday that he intends to press for £600,000 but of loan money for schools in order to…

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Young Woman Gives Baby to Schoolgirl in Street Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 1

A baby changed ownership yesterday in strango circumstances. A young woman who was carrying a three-weeks-old baby boy well nourished,…

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Educational. Ashfield New School Opened by Mr. Bruntnell Saturday Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 1

Mr. A. Bruntnell, Minister for Education, opened a new school at Ashfield on Saturday which cost £15,685. Mr. Bruntnell said that in his two years in…

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Floods in India Teacher and 64 Scholars Killed in School Building (Reuter's Message.) Bombay, July 28

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Madras correspondent states:In consequence of floods a boys' school at Cheruthuruthy, in Cochin State,…

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Educational. High School P. and C. Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 1

A meeting of the High School Parents and Citizens' Association was held at the school last night Mr. A.S. Rawling presiding over a fair…

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Educational. Medical Examination of Broken Hill Scholars

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 1

Dr. Harvey Sutton, chief medical officer for the Department of Education, is expected to arrive in Broken Hill at the end of next month…

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Absentees From School Due to Whooping Cough

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 1

Whooping cough is at present causing a good number of children to be absent from school. Mr. J. W. Hayes, district inspector of schools,…

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Educational. Excursion to Hills by North School Boys

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 1

On Thursday last the boys of the 5th and special classes of the North Boys' school, under the supervision of Miss Rowlands and Messrs. Peters…

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