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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1936

357 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 18

School Sports in Japan

Western Grazier · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 4

[?]ing a racing event on a sports for in a school at Kumamoto, Japa[?] baby was snatched from the arms of its mother, who was among…

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School Children Swimmers

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 3

Nearly 40 boys and between 50 and 60 girls, whose ages range from nine to 14 years, have learnt to swim through the Christmas vacation…

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Children Raid School; Pin Mouse to Board

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 1

Boys who broke into the Burke Ward School recently pinned a mouse by the tail on to one of the blackboards. It was discovered by the…

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New Catholic Girls' School Finance Drive This Year

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 1

Mention was made by Bishop Fox at the Catholic Club last night that during the year it was hoped to build an up-to-date school for girls…

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Former School Pals Fight "Duel of Honor"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1936 · page 4

PARIS, January 13.—A duel has been fought in the Parc des Princes between two former schoolfellows, who are now members of a…

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[?] Schools Hold Attractions Boys Responsible For Robberies

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 1

During the school holidays there have been some children who could not keep away from school. They had to attend, but not for lessons. They…

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Our High School Is First Class New Principal's Plans for Reopening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 3

Broken Hill will have on of the biggest High Schools is the State, according to the new pri[?]cipal (Mr. J. Gibson, B.A.), in an interview to-day. In fact he thought that the only other school that would eclipse it was the Ces[?]ock High School…

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Schoolgirl Wanted To Help Lepers

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 3

AS a schoolgirl, Annie Beckley was fond of reading stories of missionary work among lepers. She decided that, if ever the bad the chance,…

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Caning That Left Weals Court Fines Schoolmaster

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 3

Evidence about weals on the back of a ten-year-old schoolboy was given at Oxford, England, when Lewis Jennings, a schoolmaster, of Old Marston, was…

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"Dingy, Dirty Schools" Many Overcrowded, Says Professor SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 1

Declaring that conditions in many schools were deplorable, Professor Mackie, in an address at the summer schools of the Australian Institute of…

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"Dingy, Dirty Schools" Many Overcrowded, Says Professor SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 3

Declaring that conditions in many schools were deplorable, Professor Mackie, in an address at the summer schools of the Australian Institute of…

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Womens Home and Out-door Interests School Lunches Nourishment And Variety

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 4

By L. Fraser Smith, Chief Dietitian, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. The luncheon of the school child…

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Womens Home Andout-door Interests School Lunches Nourishment And Variety

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 4

By L. Fraser Smith, Chief Dietitian, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. The luncheon of the school child…

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Jockey Injured While Schooling

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Saturday.—E. M'Farane, jockey, was admitted to the Adelaide Hospital suffering from abrasions and shock sustained, when Black…

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"Pension" for Young Subsidy Suggested For Schooling

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — Addressing the New South Wales division of the Aged and Invalid Pennsioners' Association, Mr. J. S. Rosevear, H.P.,…

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School Teacher Missing in Interior Fears Entertained for His Safety

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 1

Disregarding the warning of a police officer at Alice Springs, Mr. Ellis Bankin, a Melbourne school teacher, who has been touring Central Australia on a motor cy[?]e, attempted to cross the desolate country from Allce Springs to Ayer's Rock, a distance of some…

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[?] New South [?] Holidays Near End Excursionists Returning School Again

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

By next Tuesday practically all excursionists who left Broken Hill during the Christmas vacation will have returned to Broken Hill…

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Higher School-leaving Age Proposed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 7

LONDON, January 31.—The new Education Bill provides for the raining of the school-leaving age from 14 to 15. Provision is also made for…

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Higher School-leaving Age Proposed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 3

LONDON, January 31.—The new Education Bill provides for the raising of the school-leaving age from 14 to 15. Provision is also made for…

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Burke Ward Old Scholars

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 2

The Burke Ward Old Scholars' Association will hold their annual general meeting at the Burke Ward [?]hool to-morrow night when the…

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