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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1938

261 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 14

School Sports Tomorrow Big Attractions At Jubilee Oval

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 4

IT is expected there will be a record attendance of parents at the annual sports day and demonstration of Broken Hill public schools…

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School Athletes For Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 5

Final preparations are being made by the 45 students who will represent Broken Hill at the combined High Schools sports in Sydney on August…

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Sunday School Union Gathering

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 5

The quarterly gathering of the Methodist Sunday School Union of Broken Hill was held on Monday evening in the Sulphide-street church…

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Attended Opening of Silverton School. Mr. Peter Barron Back To Old Haunts

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 4

FIFTY-THREE years ago Mr. P. O. Barron, as a child of three years attended the opning of the school at Silverton. This week Mr. Barron signed the visitors booke at the school, as an "old scholar."…

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Sunday School Anniversaries

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 2

The anniversary of the Sulphidestreet Methodist Sunday School was held yesterday, when good congregations gathered. The church was…

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High School Promotion of Students To Fourth Year

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 4

THE Principal of the High School (Mr. W. Pillans) has received a communication from the Acting Chief Inspector (Mr. J. G. McKenzie) stating that it is the intention of the department this year to permit a more liberal application to be made of the…

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Man, 92, Recalls Name of His Teacher

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 3

AFTER a life of long activity Mr. James Henry Ward, of 6 Gossan-street, who will celebrate the 92nd anniversary of his birth tomorrow, in-still hale and hearty and, but for his hearing failing, is in excellent health. His memory still serves him well…

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High School Athletes Are Given Farewell

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 3

Members of both the boys and girls athletic teams to represent Broken Hill at the combined High School Athletic Carnival in Sydney this and…

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High School Girls Leave For Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 4

Scenes of wild enthusiasm marked the departure in the Silver City Comet this morning of the party of 15 girls from the Broken Hill High…

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Boy Athletes Leave For School Sports

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 3

Lustily yelling their school war cry the athletes from the Broken Hill High School, who will compete in the combined High School sports in…

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Gypsum-st.baptist Sunday School

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 3

THE anniversary services of the Gypsum-street Baptist Sunday School were successfully concluded yesterday. Bright singing by the scholars…

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No Sport For Girls Of High School SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 3

THE combined High Schools girls sports which were postponed from Friday until to-day have been abandoned because…

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School Holidays Begin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 2

Eighteen days' holidays will be enjoyed by students of the public schools, who will commence their terminal holidays on Friday. Schools…

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Postponement Of High School Sports

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 3

THE COmbned High School sports, which were to have been held in Sydney this week I have been, postponed until next…

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Golden Jubilee Of The Convent Tribute Paid to P Ioneer Sisters by School Pupils Jubilee Grotto For Convent Ground

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 3

THE Convent Golden Jubilee celebrations commenced this week to commemorate the coming of a band of Sisters to Broken Hill on February 19, 1889. Many Sisters from the various Convents founded from Broken…

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Library Block for High School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) told Mr. E. M. Horsington (Labor, Sturt) in the Legislative Assembly today…

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High School Girls Return FromSydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 2

DIS APPOINTED that they had been unable to match themselves against other schools in the field of athletics, but having benefited from…

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Children Used As Agents S.P. Betting in Schools Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 1

DURING the debate on the Gaming and Betting Amendment Bill in the Legislative Assembly Mr. Moverly (U.A.P.,…

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Parents' Afternoon at Central School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 6

A parents' afternoon was held at the Central Infants' School yesterday. It was very well attended. The teaching staff was pleased to see the…

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St. Faith's School Concert

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 3

A most enjoyable and varied Programme was presented in the Town Hall last night by the pupils of St. Faith's Anglican School, which is…

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