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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1939

302 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 16

Schools Reopened Today

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 1

All public schools including, the High School commenced their second half-year today. Catholic schools also resumed. The Comet carried…

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Empire Day in the Schools Addresses Given On Empire By Leading Citizens Half Holiday for Scholars

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 3

EMPIRE DAY was celebrated in the schools today. Pupils were assembled for addresses by leading citizens and members of the teaching staffs, while Empire and, Australian songs were sung, poems recited and…

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No Electric Lights for Central School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 6

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) has refused the request of the Central School Parents and Citizens' Association for electric…

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Working Bees at Central School

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 5

The Parents and Citizens' Association of the Central School has conducted working bees at the school during the last three Saturdays…

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Refugee Children in High Schools

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr.. R. G. Henderson, chief examiner of the Department of Edudation. said, yesterday that refugee children were…

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Teachers' New Log

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Members of the Council of the Teachers' Federation have practically completed their new log of wages and conditions to…

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Film Talent School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 5

THE Sydney counterpart of Shirley Temple or Freddie Bartholomew may be found as a result of the inauguration of juvenile classes at…

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Not Asking for Moon Teachers Seek Higher Wages SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 7

AT the earliest possible time meetings of Teachers Federation members are to be held in the city and country to discuss a salaries log…

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Burke Ward Old Scholars

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 4

The Burke Ward Old Scholars Association at its last meeting received a letter from the. Education Department stating that efforts were being…

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Physical Education In Schools

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 2

A newly appointed Physical Education Instructor for the Department of Education (Mr. G. Avern) is in Broken Hill and is visiting the public…

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School Teams to Play Curtain Raiser

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 1

The Central and Burke Ward schools A football teams will play a curtain-raiser before the ClarementBroken Hill match at the…

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Medical Examination of School Children

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 4

The Department of Education has arranged for two doctors to examine the pupils of the local public schools. The doctors, Dr. H. L. Tomkin and…

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Improvements At Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 2

The Burke Ward Parents and Citizens' Association decided at its monthly meeting to install at the school an Ampro-sound "talkie" film…

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North Infants Monthly Test Results FOLLOWlNG are the results o the monthly tests for May in all formal subjects at the North Infants School. Marks are out of a total of 50 in all classes

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 4

Class a (boys)—Walter Bonaguro and Thorold Gotts, 41½equal, 1 Leslie. Collins and Albert Dwyer, 40, equal, 3; John Chynbweth and Frank…

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Happy Evening For Ex-Students Of High School

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 4

I THINK little more need be said of the High School ExStudents' dance on Thursday night in the New Masonic Hall than that when midnight came the vote was "on, with the dance," and it continued with a swing until 1…

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High School Athletes Move To Send Team To Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 1

EFFORTS are to be made to scud a team of'athletes from the Broken Hill High School to compete in the combined High School sports to…

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Sunday School Presentation

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 1

At the Sunday School yesterday afternoon in connection with Sulphide Street Methodist Church a presentation of a fountain pen anf pencil was…

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Thomas St. Methodist Sunday School

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 4

The anniversary services of the Thomas Street Sunday School were held yesterday when three services were conducted Rev. S.H. Dorman…

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Grantley at Caulfield Cheery Jack In Good School MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 7

GRANTLEY who has done well since he ran third to Deckard and Turf Boy in the Royal Steeple at Flemington on the June holiday, gave…

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School Teams in Curtain Raiser

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 5

A curtain raiser to the Claremont Broken Hill match will bc played by teams from the Central and Burke Ward public schools. Play will start…

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