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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1930

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Sporting Great Public Schools Regatta on the Parramatta St. Joseph's in Form Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 2

The Great Public Schools regatta was concluded on the Parramatta River to-day. The finals resulted as follows:…

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Sporting Great Public Schools Regatta on the Parramatta Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 5

The Great Public Schools regatta was concluded on the Parramatta River to-day. The finals resulted as follows:…

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Empire Day Sydney Celebrations Conducted by the Pupils Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

Empire Day was celebrated in the schools throughout New South Wales to-day. A feature of the functions in Sydney was the conduct of the…

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Fall From Train School Girl Killed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 1

Doris M'Grath (15), a school girl, of Epping, was killed instantly when she fell from an electric train between Eastwood and Epping while…

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Empire Day State Minister's Address at Five Docks School Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 4

Addressing school children at Five Docks to-day in connection with Empire Day Mr. Lee, Minister for Justice, said: "Within a radius of…

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North School Carnival

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 4

In connection with the Empire Day celebrations a carnival was conducted at the North School to-day under the direction of the teaching staff and the…

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High School P. & C. Assn

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the High School Parents and Citizens' Association was held last night, Mr. A. S. Rawling presiding…

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Functions at the Schools

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

Owing to Empire Day (May 24) falling during the school midwinter holidays, the day was observed in the schools today. Special mention of…

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The High School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

The observance at the High School was confined to pupils and teachers of the school only. All the pupils gathered in the assembly hall where Mr. M…

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Central School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

At the Central School the pupils were all assembled at 11.45 a.m. Introductory remarks were made by Mr. Hall, the headmaster, after which an…

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The North School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

The celebrations at the North School were carried ont on a large scale, a carnival in the afternoon following the observance of Empire Day in the…

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Alma School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

At the Alma School the children were assembled and addresses giren by the Revs. D. T. Reddin and A. G. Reilly. Those present included Mr. G…

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Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

At the Burke Ward School the children were drawn up in mass formation in the playground at 10.45 a.m. facing the Union Jack. The City…

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Music in Schools

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 2

Every person in the world is born with some degree of musical potentiality. This endowment is a common inheritance. The heart pulse and…

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Large Union Jack for Canberra School Presented by Mrs. Scullin Canberra

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 2

Mrs. J. H. Scullin, wife of the Prime Minister, presented the headmaster of the Telopea Park Public School with a large Union Jack, on behalf of the…

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More Work to Be Provided Repairing School Buildings Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 2

In order to absorb, additional unemployed arrangements have been made with the Education Department and the Forestry Department to provide…

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Head of the River Melbourne Grammar School Wins From Wesley College Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 1

The head of the [?]ver contest for the Melbourne great public schools was rowed on the [?]arwon River at Geelong to-day before an enormous…

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North School Fete

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 1

In connection with the fete held at the North School on Empire Day the winners of the pets competition were as follows:—Collector of highest amount…

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Temporary Teachers Object to Retrenchment Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 1

The retrenchment of temporary teachers owing to the lack of Government funds was strongly objected to at a meeting of the Temporary School…

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School Repairs

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 2

As £50,000 is proposed for work on country schools the local parents and citizens' associations may as well get to work with lists of urgent repairs…

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