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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1932

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High School Fees?

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—Speaking at Armidale, Mr. Drummond, the Minister for Education, hinted that High School fees might be reintroduced…

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Catholics and Public Schools

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Archbishop Sheehan in an address at the annual appeal of St. Anthony's Home, Croydon, said that of all British countries…

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Early Closing of Schools From A.H.W.:—

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 August 1932 · page 2

Noting that the vanous Parents and Citizens' Associations have the matter of the earlier closing of schools in hand, and are wisely…

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Early Closing of Schools From Donald J. M'Lean:—

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1932 · page 2

Kindly grant me space to express my resentment at the innuendo of your correspondent A.H.W. relative to 3.30 closing. His wholly unnecessary…

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Boy Abducted From School Driven Off In Motor Car Found and Lost Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 1

Dashing into a classroom at the Port Adelaide Public School about noon yesterday, two men dragged Murray Swan (10) from a desk and…

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Queensland Teachers

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.—Addressing the annual conference of the Queensland Teachers' Union, Mr. Cooper, the Minister for Public Instruction,…

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Teachers' Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1932 · page 10

At the Teachers' Club last Wednesday Mr. A. A. Connolly gave a lecture on G. B. Shaw. In the course of his address the lecturer outlined Shaw's…

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Early Closing of Schools From "Think of the Kids":—

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1932 · page 2

Re this talk of altering school times: I think the routine as [?]ow in operation is "just it." But here is a grievance. A small child does not…

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Early Closing of Schools From "A.H.W.":—

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1932 · page 2

Kindly grant me space to express my surprise nt Mr. D. J. M'Lean's resentment re my remarks relative to 3.30 closing of schools. The words…

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Teachers' Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1932 · page 3

At the Teachers' Club last Wednesday Mr. A. A. Connolly gave a lecture on G. B. Shaw. In the course of his address the lecturer outlined Shaw's…

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North School P. AND C. ASSOCIATION Donation To Schoolboys' Football Team

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the North Parents and Citizens Association on Thursday night, Mr. F. B. Arnold presided over a fair…

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Teachers' Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 1

A meeting of the Teachers' Confederation was held in the Teachers' Club rooms on Saturday morning, Mr. A. A. Connolly presiding over an attendance…

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North School Activities

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 2

Term examinations will begin at the North School on Monday next and will continue through the week till Friday. An examination was also conducted on…

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The Fight for Ireland An Irishman's Point of View No. Iv. the Schoolmaster

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 6

Sir R. Peel relied on two instruments to denationalise Ireland—the policeman and the schoolmaster, Whatever the constabulary did to…

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Burke Ward School Tennis Tournament

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 8

With a view to fostering interest in the Burke Ward School Tennis Club, a tournament has been begun at the school among pupils of the boys'…

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Burke Ward School Tennis Tournament

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 3

With a view io fostering interest in the Burke Ward School Tennis Club, a tournament has been begun at the school among pupils of the boys'…

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"Back To School Day"

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 1

A meeting has been called for Thursday night next of old scholars of the North School who attended it when it was first opened till…

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FOOTBALL. Schoolboy Players For Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 1

The schoolboy team selected to play a combined metropolitan team in Sydney will leave by the express to-morrow night for that city. The boys are all…

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Fees for High Schools State Cabinet to Consider SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 4

The New South wales Cabinet will this week consider a siiggestion that fees should be charged ut State High Schools. A…

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Snow Covers Victorian School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Heavy falls of snow at Rubicon completely covered the local State school. Several timber mills have been compzlled…

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