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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1941

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Czechs Open First School in London 60 Children To Be Educated

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 4

The Czechoslovak Government has set up the first Czecho-Slovak elementary school in England. A suitable building has been found near London,…

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Happy Outback Children At Summer School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 3

ALTHOUGH several of the late arrivals were held up for as long as three and four days because of the rain, more than 20 children are…

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Children Here From Outback Summer School Holiday

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 3

As it has been usual for some time children from outback are again visitors to Broken Hill this year to attend what could really be termed a religious…

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Summer School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 3

Children attending the summer school at the Convent spent a happy morning at the Municipal Baths. There are more than 20 outback…

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Teachers Worry Over Films Action Suggested MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

THE influence on the minds of Australian children of many Ameri can, films, camic papera, and other publications is worrying members of the…

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Public Schools for All

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 4

LONDON, January 10.— Mr. P. H. B. Lyon, head master of Rugby School since 1931, addressing the Archbishop of York's conference on…

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School on Wheels Novel Plan For Darnick SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 3

TO meet the needs of children of fettlers at Darnick, the Education Department has arranged with the Railway…

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New School Building Programme Premier's Approval of Mr. Drummond's Scheme

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 4

AN extensive school building programme recommended by the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) and involving the sum of nearly £350,000 has been approved by the Premier, Mr. Mair. The programme, upon which…

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17 More Days, Then School Children Patronise Playgrounds

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

With only 17 more days of freedom to go, many children in Broken Hill have been watching the calendars, not realising how close school days…

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Old School Tie Not For Army SYDNEY, January 20

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

The Army Minister, Mr. Spender, said today that Australia looked for qualities of leadership and character in military officers. "Old school tie" had no place…

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A. R. P. School For N.S.W.

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Signs of further expansion of Australia's A.R.P. services are contained in an announcement by Army Headquarters…

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Burke Ward Old Scholars' Association

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

At the Tramway Hall on Saturday (tomorrow) night the Burke Ward Old Scholars will commence their popular series of dances for 1941. Mr. Jack…

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Sivlerton School Water

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 4

Mr. E. M. Horsington. M.L.A. has received advice from the Department of Education that it has requested the Public works Department to put in hand at…

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Silverton School

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

Mr. E. M. Horsington, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Department of Education:— "I refer to your personal…

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Transfert Of Teachers

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 4

The Department of Education has announced some of the changes in the personnel of the teaching staffs in New South Wales. Included in…

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Dressmaking Teacher Transferred

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

Word has been received at the Technical College that Miss U. McDonald, teacher of dressmaking, has been transferred to Lismore. Miss…

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Back to School Next Tuesday Traders Will Help With Requisites

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 4

Although in most parts of the Commonwealth school bells rang again today for the first time for 1941 Broken Hill children, like those in other outlying Earts of the State, still have another week of freedom…

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Railway Carriage As School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

To be used as a school classroom, a disused railway carriage arrived at Darnick today. Darnick is a railway siding between Parkes and Broken…

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Schools Reopen Next

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

All schools reopen next Tuesday morning siter being closed for the annual Christmas holiday. Students will be promoted to higher classes…

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Mechanical Training General Motors Co-operating with Technical Schools

Western Grazier · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 1

REALISING that there will be a shortage of skilled labour in industry in Australia, manufacturers are endeavouring to find ways and means whereby they can…

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