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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1937

386 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 15 of 20

High School Boxing Tournament

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 October 1937 · page 4

Arrangements are well in hand for this year's High School boxing tournaments to be held in the Stadium on Thursday night, October 21…

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Schoolboy Howler

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 October 1937 · page 4

Teacher: "Name three collective nouns." Pupil: "Flypaper, Waste-basket and Vacuum Cleaner."…

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3 Injured in Accidents 2 Schoolboys And Horseman

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 6

TWO 9-year-old schoolboys were injured when knocked from a bicycle by a motor lorry, and a 21-year-old man was injured when…

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Sunday School Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 5

Matting and leather cased balls will be used in the Methodist Sunday School Cricket Association's competition which will open to-morrow…

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Convent School

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 2

The following results have been received from the Southern Cross Commercial College, Sydney, for the Commercial Examinations held at the…

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St. Mary's School Fair

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 2

To support the candidature of the Railway Town queen (Miss McInerney) in connection with the Catholic schools' queen competition a fair was…

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St. Andrew's Sunday School Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 1

SUNDAY SCHOOL anniversary services were held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lane-street, yesterday. The services were well…

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Sunday Schools to Hold Picnic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 3

Five Sunday schools—three Baptists, the Church of Christ, and Presbyterian—will combine on Saturday for their annual picnic at Penrose…

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Burke Ward Old Scholars' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 3

Arrangements for the Burke Ward Old Scholars' Association pienic and sports at Penrose Park on Sunday were announced to-day. Stallholders…

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Burke Ward Old Scholars' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 3

Arrangements for the transport of officials in connection with the Burke Ward Old Scholars' picnic and sports to be held at Penrose Park have been…

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High School Boxing Contests

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 1

Preliminary[?] rounds of the annual High School boxing tournaments will commence at the High School to-morrow afternoon and continue next…

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News In Brief Roman Catholic Schools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday;— Archbishop Mowll, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, informed a meeting that Cabinet had decided last week that it was not…

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Burke War Old Scholars' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 1

The Burke Ward Old Scholars' Association will hold their first annual picnic and sports at Penrose Park on Sunday. A special train will leave the…

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Free State Schools Professor Says There Is Caste System SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 3

PROFESSOR'S. Hart, Professor of Education at the University of California, who recently visited Australia as a delegate to the…

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Missing Teacher Located

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—James Cameron, a school teacher, who has been missing from Cowra since October 2, was reported at Yarrawonga on…

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Boxing Bouts At High School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 1

THE preliminary rounds of the High School boxing tournament were conducted at the High School yesterday. Finals will be fought at…

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Presbyterian Sunday School Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 3

The anniversary, services of the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday School were continued yesterday under very favorable circumstances, the weather…

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Sunday School Picnic on

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 3

The combined Baptist, Presbyterian and Church of Christ Sunday School picni[?] will be held at Silverton on Saturday next…

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Free Taxi Each Day for School Boy

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 1

LONDON, October 18.— Geoffrey Studd, aged 6, of Harty, Isle of Sheppey, will drive to school in a taxi cab each day in future at the Kent…

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Lockers and Chairs for High School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 October 1937 · page 1

Following a request to the Education Department by the headmaster (Mr. Gibson) and the Parents and Citizens' Association three hundred…

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