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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1938

261 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 14

Concert Tomorrow At North School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 2

Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock there will be a concert in the kindergarten room of the infants' department of the North school. Items will…

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Stop Press Teachers' Residences

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY.—In the Legislative Assembly today Mr. M. A. Davidson complained that there were no teachers' residences at South…

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Exhibition Of Work And School Concert

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 8

Work which was of a surprisingly high standard for children so young was exhibited at the North Infants' School yesterday afternoon when the…

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Shifting Of A School!

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the Legislative Assembly today Mr. M. A. Davidson (Independent Lab., Cobar) asked a question regarding the…

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High School Students to Hold Social

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 2

Students at the High School will say farewell to fifth year pupils tonight at a social in the High School their annual concert and play night…

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High School Still Graded As Second Class Improvement in Enrolment

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 4

THE enrolment at the High School this year was 824 students compared with 791 last year and 773 in 1936, the headmaster (Mr. W. Pillans) told students and parents at the annual speech night of the High School…

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Burke Ward School Examinations

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 7

Parents who attended the annual exhibition of work by the scholars of the Burke Ward Infants' Shcool at the school on Thursday afternoon…

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Former High School Students In MerryMood

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 4

IT was the Ex-High Cricket Club which had the brain-wave of attempting to revive the Ex-Students' Union, and with characteristic energy they set about organising a dance to start the ball rolling. Last Thursday's function in the New Masonic Hall was a…

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Schools Go Into Recess On

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 1

There were two thoughts uppermost in the minds of school children as they gathered their bags and cases for school this morning. Christmas,…

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Alma School Function

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 December 1938 · page 2

The Alma School held a break-up concert in the Metropole Theatre this afternoon when the headmaster (Mr. Kenney) read his annual report and…

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Deceiving Our School Children

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 December 1938 · page 6

To the Editor, Sir.— Of those who' deceive little children it is written that "It were better that'milestones (orl was it…

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Transfers Of High School Teachers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 3

THE following touchers at the High School have been notified of their transfers, which will take effect with tho close of the school year today:—…

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Schools Went Into Recess Today

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 7

All public schools and Catholic schools which had not already completed their year "broke up" today for the long" Christmas vacation. The…

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Teacher Retires From Service

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 8

Mrs. F. Kersten, well knowi teacher at the Central Infants' School, retires tomorrow from the Education Department. She entered the…

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Teacher Struck on Head by Man

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday While Miss Nonie Clifford, High School teacher, of Croydon, was approaching her home last night a man came behind…

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Delights Of School Concerts

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 December 1938 · page 4

THERE is somthing delightfully spontaneous about the audience at a school concert, made up as it is of those who…

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Swimming In Schools SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 December 1938 · page 4

During the debate on swimming tuition for all children at the Teachers Federation Conference today it was stated that whether organised…

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Teachers "Like Slaves"

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday. —At the Teachers' Federation Conference today Mr. W. Gentle, of Singleton, strongly criticised dilapidated,…

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Questions in the Assembly School Teachers' R[?]idences

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 December 1938 · page 2

Mr. Davidson, Can the Minister for Education say whether it is a fact that there is not a teachers' residence at Broken Hill South ? Does he know…

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Happy Children Gather At Bush Summer School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 December 1938 · page 2

NEARLY 40 happy children are in temporary residence, at the Orphanage and St. John's School for the annual Bush Summer School which is being conducted under the patronage of the founder of ithe scheme, Dr…

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