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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1937

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New Principal Of College Was Formerly on High School Staff

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 1

MR. H. T. HOWARD, B.Sc., A.S.T.C., Dip. Ed., who has been appointed Mr. R. Basden's successor as principal of the Technical College, is no…

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New School Inspector Arrives From Casino

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 3

THE newly appointed Inspector of Schools for Broken Hill and district, Mr. J. J. Pollock, B.A., accompanied by Mrs. Pollock and young son,…

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The Small Child's Adventure Into The School World

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

The commencement of each new school term sees the setting forth of a little band of adventurers into a world that is totally strange and often alarming by the very reason of its strangeness…

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Convent School

Western Grazier · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 2

The following is a list of successful pupils in the Merit and Commercial examinations held in the end of 1936. Merit—Jeanne Byron, Molba Cott[?]…

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Miss Beth Rawling to Open Arts School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 3

Miss Beth Rawling, of 492 Lanestreet, will open an arts and crafts class on March 1. Miss Rawling has just completed…

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Miss Beth Rawling to Open Arts School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 3

Miss Beth Rawlins, of 492 Lanestreet, will open an arts and crafts class, on March 1. Miss Rawling, has just completed…

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Barrier Miner Monday, February 8. 1937. Make Provision for Boys Leaving School

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 2

TO-MORROW the new school year will begin for hundreds of State school children. For many of them it will be their last year at school. No…

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Freedom at End Schools Resume To-Morrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 1

SEVEN and a half works freedom for thousands, of Broken Hill School children came to an end this afternoon…

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Music Teachers Resuming

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 3

The following teachers of pianoforte and the violin, have made arrangements with regard to tuition for 1937 as announced below…

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New School Year Opened Many Toddlers Make First Bow Staff Changes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

SCHOOL!.. Hundreds of Broken Hill children stirred this morning with that one word predominant in their thoughts. Some of them were pleased to be going back to their books, but there were many more who…

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Burke Ward Old Scholars

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 1

At the annual general meeting of the Burke Ward Old Scholars' Association held last night in the school rooms, the election of officers resulted:…

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Methodist Sunday Schools' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

At a meeting of the Methodist Sunday schools held recently it was decided that the annual picnic be held at Silverton on Easter Saturday. The…

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Travelled in Sailer French Teacher Wants To Stay MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 5

PRETTY little Mile. Lucille Mechin, mathematics teacher at [?] large French girls' school, has become its authority on world…

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School Girl To Little Mother Enid Lyons to Care for Family Canberra

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

Enid Lyons, aged 17, is to be chatelaine of the Prime Minister's lodge during the absence in England of Mr. and Mrs. Lyons…

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High School to Remain First Grade

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

DESPITE the fact that the attendance in the upper classes of the school, that is, the fourth and fifth year, is not sufficiently, great to…

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Unqualified Teachers Of Hairdressing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Labor stated last night that he had received, complaints about the hairdressing trade being taught by…

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Schools Almost Back To Normal Work

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 3

WORK at most of the primary schools in Broken Hill is in full swing again, and newcomers to the various, kindergartens are being…

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Big Drive For Sunday School Scholars

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 4

REGRETTING the falling off in Sunday school attendances, [?]nd wishing to take steps in an endeavor to encourage children to go to…

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'College Not A Night School' Principal's Advice

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 3

"THE Technical College is not a nightischool, but one at which students receive technical education," declared the principal of…

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Clash Work Not Finalised At High School

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 3

THE Broken Hill High School is still rather unsettled, although the new school year has been in progress for two weeks. The main…

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