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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1941

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Cane In Schools SYDNEY, July 25

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 July 1941 · page 4

The Minister for Education, Mr. Clive Evatt, announced to the annual conference of the Federation of Parents and Citizens' Associations today that the use…

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Newly Ordained Priest Visits Old School; Father Leonard Busy

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 July 1941 · page 3

AT 10.30 thia morninir Rev. Father Leonard, newly ordained priest. paid a visit to his former school, Marist. Brothers' College. He was accompanied by Rev. Dr. Brennan, Rev. Father Carmine, and Rev. Father Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard and family…

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Priest Visits Old School

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 July 1941 · page 1

Rev. Father Leonard, the newly ordained priest, yesterday morning paid a visit to his former school, the Marist Brothers' College. He was accompanied…

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Many Activities At The Alma School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 July 1941 · page 2

ALTHOUGH the prospects of rai sing £100 in war savings certificates and stamps at the Alma Primary School before the end of the second term did not look too b right recently, there is every indication now that a larger amount w ill be raised. This is because of…

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Cane To Go From N.S.W. Schools SIDNEY, July 29

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 30 July 1941 · page 3

The Minister (or Education, Mr. Evatt, said today that he was determined to abolish the use of the cane in schools controlled by his department despite…

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No Cane in School After August Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 July 1941 · page 4

INSTRUCTIONS will appear in the August issue of the Government Gazette directing that corporal punishment must…

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Teacher Mutt Bite As Well As Bark

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 July 1941 · page 1

A teacher can bark, but he must be able to bite to restrain difficult pupils, judging from the comments of local teachers on the abolition of the cane…

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Married Women Teachers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 July 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. C. Evatt) says he never agreed with the provisions of the Married Women Teachers' Act,…

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Last Cane Decorated Souvenir At High School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 1

DECORATED with the school colors, the last cane used in the Broken Hill High School now hangs on the wall, and is…

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Sunday School Honored Shield Victory In Points

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 2

McCULLOCH Street Methodist Sunday School has attained a uninue distinction for any Broken Hill Sunday school by winning the shield for…

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Mechanical Training General Motors Co-operating with Technical Schools

Western Grazier · Friday 1 August 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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Wattle Day at Burke Ward School

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 3

Wattle Day, which falls on August 1 of every year, was celebrated by the Burke Ward infants' department today. Items given by the classes…

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High School News

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 2

Valuable additions to the High School library, books and pictures, have been donated by Mrs. W. H. D. Stewart. The headmaster of the…

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Schoolboy's Success As Ttainer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 6

A schoolboy trained a winner at one of the Sydney provincial meetings the other day. The meeting was at Kembla Grange and the winner was…

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Rehearsal for School Display

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 3

The final rehearsal for the P.S.A.A.A. sports and display was held at the Jubilee Oval this afternoon. The whole of the public, primary and…

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Rehearsal for School Sports

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 2

The final rehearsal for the P.S.A.A.A. sports and display on Wednesday. August 6, was held at the Jubilee Oval yesterday afternoon. The whole of the public…

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School Sports and Display

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 3

Tomorrow scholars of the primary and infants' schools will hold their annual atheltic carnival and display at the Jubilee Oval. The display and…

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Convent Commercial School Ex-scholars

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 3

The attendance of all past and present pupils of the Convent Commercial School, is directed to an advertisement in this issue regarding a meeting to be…

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School Bands And Pupils In Excellent Prade

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 1

STEPPING briskly and wearing distinctive school uniforms, local schoolboys' drum and fife bands and pupils from Broken Hill schools…

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Schools' Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 3

Today scholars of the primary and infantry schools will hold their annual athletic carnival and display at the Jubilee Oval. The display and sports will…

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