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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1939

302 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 16

Miss Ella Jones' Pupils Give Concert

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 4

Pupils of Miss Ella Jones were heard in an entertaining programme at the Oxide-street Methodist hall when they presented their annual concert…

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Possible Visit of S.a. Schoolboys

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 3

THE proposed visit of the Thebarton (S.A.) Technical School boys may yet eventuate. Some time ago a master of the Thebarton School wrote asking if accommodation could be found for a number of his pupils who wished to visit Broken Hill to further…

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Former Teacher Dies in Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 1

Advice has, been received of the death of Miqs J. Smith, formerly headmistress at the Alma and North Public 'Schools, and latterly of the…

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School Holidays Start on

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 4

All public schools, including the High School, will close on Thursday next for the May vacation. They will reopen on Tuesday. May 23…

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Crash Caused by Boys Serious Injury To School Teacher And Giri ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 4

POLICE investigations revealed to-day that the boulder crash at Morialta on Saturday, which led to the serious injury of a schoolmaster…

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Sunday School Demonstration

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 3

To raise funds to help the work at the Minda Home, Protestant children's homes, the Church of Christ cot at the Adelaide Children's Hospital…

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Schools Will Close Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 2

All public schools and Catholic schools will close tomorrow for the May vacation. They will reopen on Tuesday, May 23. The Technical…

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School Starting Age of Six Proposed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— It was stated today when, the Child Welfare Bill was again before Parliament that a proposal to compel parents to send…

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Minister Puts Blame On Unionists Delay in Homes for Teachers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 4

BROKEN HILL unionists were blamed by the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) in the Legislative Assembly today…

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Talkie Machine for Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 5

Following an outline of its uses which was given by the headmaster of the Burke Ward School (Mr. What son) the Burke Ward Parents and…

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School Leaving Age. Unchanged

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Unsuccessful attempts to raise the school leaving age to 16 years were made in thes Legislative Assembly yesterday…

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Winter Breakfasts For The Children IN cold weather it is particularly necessary that, school children should have good breakfasts. See that they get up in time to cat their breakfast leisurely—food gobbled is food wasted, and their health will suffer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 4

They need at breakfast time some kind of cereal, fruit arid sugar, and you can, without much trouble, vary the breakfast menus so that they get…

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One Class of School for Children

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 May 1939 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— Dr. W. G. K. Duncan, director of tutorial classes at the Sydney University, speaking at a conference on adult education,…

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Local School Teacher Wins Lottery SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 3

THE winner of the State Lottery No.591 which was drawn last night, Mr. Noel Leslie McCurley, is a teacher at…

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School Boys on Visit 27 Arrive From Thebarton

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 3

TWENTY- SEVEN pupils of the Thebarton Technical School, accompanied by two members of the teaching staff, Messrs. E. O. Matthew…

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Schools Resume on

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 3

All public schools, including the High School, will resume on Tuesday, May 28. Catholic schools will also resume on Tuesday. The Technical…

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Empire Day at North School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 3

Empire Day will be celebrated at tne North School next Wednesday, when displays will be given by the children. In the morning there will…

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Schools Resume Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 1

Tomorrow all public schools and the Catholic schools will resume lessons. The schools began holidays on Thursday, May Many teachers…

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Empire Day In Schools

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 2

All schools throughout Broken Hill will celebrate Empire Day tomorrow. At each school appropriate speeches will be delivered, in many cases by…

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Railway Cruise For School Girls

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 2

The New South Wales Railways will conduct a Schoolgirls' Railway Cruise during the Michaelmas school vacation. The cruise will commence…

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