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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1937

386 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 20

League And Schoolboy Football Plans

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 2

THE Football League met last night, and discussed among other business the arrangements for the final matches. Mr. T. C. Gun presided…

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Chinese Irregulars Loot School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 4

PEIPING, August 30.—Chinese irregulars have seized and looted the French Roman Catholic school at Heishankow, 12 miles from Peiping…

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Burke Ward Old Scholars' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 1

The programme for the Burke Ward Old Scholars' Association picnic was drawn up at a meeting of the association last night. It was decided…

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Victorian Scholars Stage Stay-At-Home Strike MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 4

CHILDREN attending State schools staged a "stay-athome" strike against the danger of infantile paralysis infection when schools reopened yesterday after the mid-winter holidays…

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Expenditure of £10,000 on Schools How Money Is To Be Spent

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 4

THE Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has given authority far the expenditure of £10,000 for the…

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Homes Wanted for School Footballers

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 5

Arrangements have practically been finalised for the visit of the South Australian schoolboys' football team, which will be in Broken Hill from…

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North Welcome to Schoolboys

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 September 1937 · page 3

The visiting South Australian schoolboy footballers, who will arrive in Broken Hill on Thursday morning, will be the guests of the North…

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S.a. Schoolboys Here To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 1

The South Australian schoolboy footballers will arrive in Broken Hill to-morrow morning. The team, which will meet a Broken Hill schoolboy…

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Welcome Planned For School Boys

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 3

OFFICIALS of the Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association are doing their [?]most to arrange an attractive programme for the…

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Teacher Drowned on Her Holidays

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 September 1937 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mary Elderslie Thompson (25), a school teacher, who was a witness in a court case at Glebe last week, was found…

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Let Pupils Teach Themselves Headmistress Urges Radical Change Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 4

PRACTICAL methods by which the present education system could be reformed so that a child could "learn by doing" were explained by the founder of the New Education Fellowship, Mrs. Beatrice Ensor, in an address…

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Schools Reopen on

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 3

School holidays are rapidly drawing to a close, and books and bags, which were thrown to one side a fortnight ago when school vacation…

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Schoolboys To Play Curtain Raiser

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 5

An interstate flavor will be given by the match between the visiting South Australian schoolboy team and a local schoolboy eighteen. The match…

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Happy Days Are Here Again; Schools Will Re-open Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 1

THERE will probably be mixed feelings and doubts in the minds of senior scholars when they return to school to-morrow after their vacation. It is the final term, arid during the next two months examination preparations and sittings will occupy most…

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Sunday School Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 1

The 49th anniversary services of the Nicholls-street Methodist Sunday school were celebrated yesterday, afternoon and evening…

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Milk Drinks Popular S. A. Schoolboys Entertained

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 1

THE most popular pastime of the visiting South Australian schoolboys has been the consumption of milk shakes. Since their arrival last…

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Barrier Miner Tuesday, September 14, 1937. Back to School To-day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 2

CHILDREN resumed studies in all public schools in Broken Hill to-day. Many are embarking upon the most important stage in their…

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Central School P. & C. Meeting

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 September 1937 · page 1

To assist the funds of the Central School Parents and Citizens Association a picture night will be held in Johnson's Theatre on October 7. This…

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School Footballers Entertained

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 September 1937 · page 4

South Australian schoolboy footballers will leave for home by to-night's train after a week's stay in Broken Hill…

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Renovations And Repairs To Schools

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 1

"DISCUSSING the renovations and repair work to be carried out at the public schools, following the visit of Mr. Spooner when he made…

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