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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1924

429 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 22

Swimming Carnival. Junior Technical School

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 4

At the City Baths this afternoon the scholars of the Junior Technical School held their annual swimming carnival. The events were generally…

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High School Speech Night Function in Town Hall

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 3

The Town Hall was filled last night on the occasion of the third annual speech night of the High School. Alderman A. S. Rawling, president of…

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No Public Holiday. for Schools on

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Hayes, inspector of schools, has forwarded the following circular to the headmasters of the Broken Hill schools:— "Wednesday next, April 9, is…

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Teacher Forces Children to Eat Sheet of Paper Christchurch, April 7

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 3

A country schoolteacher on April Fool's Day discovered some doggerel which two little girls had written. The teacher forced the children to eat the…

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Anusements. School Entertainment

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 3

A social gathering took place at the Commercial livening School, North Broken Hill, last night, when a musical programme waa performed. The…

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Junior Technical School to Produce Skilled Work What the Training Is

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 3

In connection with the leading article in "The Miner" of March 31, headed "Reviving Apprenticeship," Mr. G. D. L. Martin, principal of the Junior…

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Floods in New Zealand. Enormous Damage Done Throughout the Dominion School Girl Drowned Auckland (N.Z.) April 9

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 1

The present floods are the worst in the history of the Dominion. After great damage had been done the rain eased off only to resume with greater…

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Writing" Competition Won by North Schoolboy

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 April 1924 · page 4

Yesterday Master William Land. Of the North Commertia School, was presented with a silver medal and silver inkstand.These were the first prize…

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Organisation of Sport at North Primary School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 1

Sport at the North Broken Hill Primary School has been reorganised to cater for the cooler weather, as the winter pastimes are now making their…

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An Excursion to the Hills by North School Classes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 1

On Wednesday last the pupils of the fourth and fifth classes of the North Primary School and their teachers made an excursion to the hills for the…

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Concert at North School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 4

The work of the North Broken Hill Public School was brought to a close for the time being this atternoon, when a concert was given by the school…

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School Girl Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 2

Alma M'Gregor a pupil of the Burke Ward School, was skipping in the playgrounds yesterday when a crochet [?]dle she was carrying entered her…

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Educational. Catholic Schools Association

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Catholic Schools Association was held in the Mica-street Schoolroom after benediction on Sunday evening, April 13…

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A School for Living. The Writer with Sixteen Million Readers Daily (By arrangement with the M'Clure Newspaper Syndicate.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 3

What is needed in the world is some sort of school or asylum or institution or correspondence course to teach people how to live…

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North Commercial School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 3

The first quarter of the current year at the North Commercial School ended to-day. The enrolment this year compares favorably with other years, and…

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Educational. Quarterly Examination at Burks Ward Girls' School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 2

The following are the results of the Burke Ward Girls' School quarterly examination, the names of the first 18 students being given in order of [?]…

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School Teacher Transferred

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 4

Mrs. W. N. Bown, head mistress of the Railway Town Infanta' School has been tr[?]rred to a similar position at Wallsend School…

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Sunday School Scholars Sing to Hospital Patients

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 1

At the Hospital on Sunday afternoon about 50 scholars of the Oxide-street Methodist Sunday School, under Mr. G. Aldgate, sang anniversary hymns to…

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School Teachers Approve of the Arbitration Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 April 1924 · page 4

The Teachers Conference in Adelaide on Wednesady approved of the principles of [?] and arbitration, and it was decided to ask State…

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Great Public Schools Sir James Barris Speaks "What of Those Outside"

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 April 1924 · page 4

Sir James Barrie the well-known author and [?] [?] Wall[?] high School for [?] which his [?] in [?]…

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