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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1924

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Visit to Port Pirie by High School Students

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 4

On June 20 a party consisting of 67 scholars (36 boys and 31 girls) of the High School, with teachers, will leave for Port Pirie, where they will…

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Pets' Afternoon. Sum of £45 Raised at Morgan-street School

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon a pets' afternoon was held at the Morgan-street Infants' School. There was a good attendance of parents, friends and…

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Fire at a School. 22 People Killed (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, June 2

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Los Angeles correspondent reports[?]:— Twenty[?]two are dead and 18 are suffering from minor burns as a result…

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Murder of Schoolboy. Sons of Millionaires to Be Tried at Chicago (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, June 5

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 1

A Chicago message states:— It is reported that £200,000 has been placed at the disposal of Mr. Clarence S. Darrow, chief defending…

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Gallipoli Landing Picture Placed in Canberra School Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 1

Admiral Sir Dudley De Chair, the State Governor, yesterday unveiled a picture of the Gallipoli landing at the Canberra Public School…

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Educational. Schools to Be Established for Backward Children Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 1

[?] the education of backward children six schools, three for boys and three for giris, are to be contructed at Macquarie. A committee of experts…

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Protestant Federation. Speech Given by Mr. Skelton on Training in Schools Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 4

"It is easy for Archbishop Kelly and his satellites to indulge in destructive criticism concerning the religious training of our State school children,…

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Schoolgirl's Death. Death From Natural Causes Is Finding of Coroner

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 1

In the Coroner's Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, coroner, the inquest was resumed into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Educational. Catholic Schools' Assn

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Catholic Schools' Asociation was held in the Sacred Heart School, Mica-street, after Benediction on Sunday last. Bishop…

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Smoking by Boys. Sydney Teachers' Protest

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

Smoking among Sydney school children, according to their teachers, is becoming serious (says a Sydney message in the "Advertiser.") Even lads…

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Murder of Schoolboy. Sons of Millionaires to Be Tried at Chicago (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, June 5

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 1

A message from Chicago states:— "A grand jury has voted indictments against the two youths, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, on three…

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Educational. Shorthand Examination of North Commercial School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 4

The results of the examination of the students of the Commercial school at North Broken Hill, who were recently examined by the Incorporated…

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Duchess of Atholl Favors Cooking Lessons in School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 4

That the Duke of Atholl had won laurels as a cook was revealed by the Duchess recently in opening a cookery exhibition at Buckingham Palace-road…

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Educational. Relief Map of Australia in Central School Ground

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 2

In the grounds of the Central School the primary scholars have constructed a relief map of Australia. The surface of the map will be whitened and…

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Teachers' Confederation. Meeting This Morning

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 10

The monthly meeting of the Barrier Teachers' Confederation was held at the Technical College this morning. An official report states:—The chief…

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Youthful Philatelist Schoolboy's Collection

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 2

More than 10,000 different stamps from all countries of the world are the fruits of three years' collecting by Henry Thompson, a schoolboy, of 13, who lives at…

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Teachers' Confederation. Meeting This Morning

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Barrier Teachers' Confederation was held at the Technical College this morning. An official report states:—The chief…

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Industrial Matters. Teachers Federation Has Federal Registration Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 9

The Federated State School Teachers' Association was yesterday granted registration under the Federal Arbitration Act. An objection by the States…

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Schools' Hospital Day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 June 1924 · page 2

The New South Wales Teachers' Federation Hospital and Relief Society has arranged a Schools Hospital Day for Tuesday. September 16, 1924, but…

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Educational. Teachers to Get Delegate on Appointments Board Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 June 1924 · page 4

Mr. A. Bruntnell, Minister for Education, stated last night that he had decided to allow school teachers one representative on the Appointments…

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