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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1924

429 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 22

School Football High School No. Ii. Premiers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 August 1924 · page 4

The High School No. 2 team to-day defeated the Junior Technical No. 1 team for the second half. Having won the first half and the aggregate the…

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Excursion to the Hills by North School Boys

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 August 1924 · page 3

An excursion to the hills was made yesterday by all boys of the 6th classes of the North Public School, under the supervision of Messrs. Fraser, Farrow,…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, August 7, 1924. Nature, the Teacher

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 2

THE modern student of natural history has put an axe to the root of many a venerable old superstition which had attained a hoary antiquity,…

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Steeplechase School Roisel Goes Well Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 2

At Caulfield yesterday morning Roisel, Pittsworth and Royal Abbey took part in a school over eight fen[?]es on the steeplechase course. Roisel…

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Scholars Are Preparing for November Examinations

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 3

The pupils at the various schools are in the midst of their preparations for the main examinations of the year, which will mark success or failure to a…

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Educational. Repairs to Alma School Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 4

Mr. B. J. Doe, M.L.A., was informed by the Under-secretary for Education to-day regarding renovations needed to the Alma Public School,…

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Educational. Victorian School Age to Be Raised to 16 YEARS Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 1

Mr. J. Lemmon, Victorian Minister for education, ysterday informed a deputation from the Teachers' Union that the Government proposes to raise…

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Educational. Improvements to Schools

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 3

"The Public Works Department has received notification to proceed with the work of remodelling the boys' department of the Central School," stated…

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Attendances at Schools Affected by Sickness

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 3

Mr. J. W. Hayes, district inspector of schools, stated to-day that the attendances at the infant schools at the present time are very low, owing to…

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Medical Examinations of Local School Children

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 3

The medical examination of the school children of this city is still proceeding. The doctors have finished the examination of the children at the North and…

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Youth Attacks Child. Stabbed in Thigh and Calf After Leaving School Wellington (N.Z.), August 9

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 10

An 8-year-old child while going home from school was waylaid by a youth 19 years of age and severely stabbed in the thigh and calf of the…

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Educational. Repairs to Alma School Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 8

Mr. B. J. Doe, M.L.A., was informed by the Under-Secretary for Education to-day regarding renovations needed to the Alma Public School…

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School Teacher Drowned Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 August 1924 · page 1

Martin L. Jackson (60), a school teacher, having gone to Northam to recover from a nervous breakdown, disappeared on Friday night. He…

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Educational. Catholic School Association

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Central branch of the Catholic Schools' Association was held in the Mica-street Schoolroom on Saturday afternoon last, the…

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Tools for Alma School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 2

Mr. B. J. Doe, M.L.A. has been advised by the Under-secretary of the Department of Education that ths manual training tools for the Alma…

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Educational. Tuck Shop to Raise Funds at the North School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1924 · page 1

The teacher in charge of the special classes of mentally deficient and retarded children, Miss M. Rowlands, from time to time has appealed to the…

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Industrial Matters. Arbitration Court Mention of Teachers" Registration Government Opposition Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 1

Mention was made before Mr. Justice Powers, president of the Federal Arbitration Court, yesterday of an appeal which has been entered by the…

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Educational. Junior Technical School

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 2

The intermediate and junior technical certificates won by students of the Junior Technical School were presented by Inspector J. W. Hayes at the school…

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North Continuation School

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 2

The second tenn at the Evening Continuation School at North Broken Hill andad last evening with the conclusion of the term examination. The…

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Educational. Examination of Scholars at Broken Hill Schools

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 4

About 3[?]00 of the [?]000 children attending the Broken Hill schools have been examined by the medical officers of the Education Department. Dis[?]…

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