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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1937

386 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 18 of 20

Activities At North School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 3

Keen interest is being taken by students at the North Public School in the progress of the F. G. White shield competition…

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Courses At High School Six Available for Primary Finalists

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 November 1937 · page 3

SIX courses will be available to primary finalists who commence at the Broken Hill High School next year. The headmaster (Mr. Gibson), outlining the courses to-day, said that the High School did not turn out specialis [?] but aimed at giving students…

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School Examinations

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 3

Examinations are still being continued at, the High School where students ate sitting for their Intermediate Certificate and Leaving…

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School Bands an Asset Views Of Visitor From Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 November 1937 · page 2

"School bands are going ahead wonderfully in South Australia. At the recent gala celebrations at Renmark, eleven school bands from South…

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Health of Scholars Regular Medical Inspection

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 November 1937 · page 3

THE Principal medical officer of the Education Department (Dr. A. E. Machin) in an interesting article in this year's Health Week Book (of…

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Student Teacher's Suicide Drowned in Swan River Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 1

"HE alternated between being very cheerful and bright and a blind moroseness," said the headmaster of Wesley…

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Concessions Made to School Children Flat Rate Charge For City Baths

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 2

ALL school children, irrespective of their age, will be admitted to the Baths for threepence provided they produce an authoritative statement from a teacher stating that the holder is a bona fide school pupil…

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School Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 November 1937 · page 8

Following are the results of school cricket matches played yesterday:- Central A team had a first innings win over Alma A team. The scores…

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Alma School Picnic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 November 1937 · page 3

In spite of the warm weather there was plenty of enthusiasm amongst the scholars and parents from the Alma School when their picnic train left…

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School Boys' Cricket Results

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 November 1937 · page 6

North Primary School defeated Burke Ward School in the fourth round of cricket matches completed on the Western Oval this afternoon…

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Morgan-street School Results Of Half-Yearly Exams

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 November 1937 · page 6

The Morgan-street Infants' School half-yearly examinations resulted:- Class 1B.—Fay Coleman, 1; Helen Arthur, 2; Sonny Pollock, 3; Valda…

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Fires Raging in Victoria School Building Threatened MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 November 1937 · page 3

BUSH fires raged throughout the week end in many parts of Victoria. Authorities have issued urger[?] warnings on the gravity of the situation…

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"Stay-at-Home" School Strike MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 December 1937 · page 3

A "STAY- at- home" school strike was begun at Maryborough because the Education Department refused to close the…

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High School Speech Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 8

The annual speech night of the Broken Hill High School will be held in the school hall on the evening of December 14, and the vacation will…

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Exhibition by Scholars Plans Completed For December 10

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 2

PLANS have been completed for the third annual exhibition of work by students of Broken Hill schools. The exhibition will be held…

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Methodist Sunday School Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 5

The final Tound of cricket, matches, in the first half of the programme of the Methodist Sunday School Associatiori will begin to-morrow. The…

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Central School Exam Results

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 6

HALF-YEARLY examination results at the Central Boys' School were:- Third class boys who have qualified…

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Concert On Wednesday At North School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 3

THE North School will conduct a concert in the school hall on Wednesday next, December 8, at 8 p.m. to raise funds to help defray the…

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North Girls' School Examinations

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 2

The following are the results of the North girls' school half yearly examinations:- Class 3b.—Beth Palmer, 1; Rona…

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Preparing for School Recess

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 1

High School, primary school and private school scholars have only ten more days remaining to the final term, of 1987. Schools will break up on…

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