High School Boy Has Wanderlust; 12 Weeks' Freedom; Now Stranded
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 4
LEAVING his home in Young, 258 miles south-west of Sydney, 12 weeks ago, Jim Halliday, 14½-year-old High School boy, has met with many adventures. He has visited Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, and worked for six weeks as a cowboy. Now he is stranded in…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 1
At the Tramway Hall on Saturday Burke Ward Old Scholars' will conduct another old-style dance with an occasional fox trot to the music of Mr. G…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 1
The annual High School Sports will be held at the Jubilee Oval today. It will be much the same as previous High School Sports Carnivals. Most of the…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 3
A crowd of about 3,000 saw the P.S.A.A.A. annual sports held at the Jubilee Oval yesterday. The events resulted in a win for North School. Keeness and enthusiasm were a feature of the sports and…
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Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 4
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) says that the State Government is considering the question of raising the school…
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Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 4
NEARLY 900 children took Part in the display presented by the P.S.A.A.A. at the Jubilee Oval today. Led by the four fife…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Excursions in August. Coinciding With School Holidays
Western Grazier · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr T J. [?], has [?] a general [?] if [?] to coincide as nearly as [?] with the…
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Western Grazier · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2
To provide Excursion facilities when State schools clain on Thursday, August sart, return tickets will be sold at single-fare [?] 3/- [?],…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 1
LEFT (Top) [?] Edwards who won the [?] championship [?] who won the senior championship cup. CENTRE [?] Girls engaged in a big [?] Edwards winning the junior championship (220 yards) Stan distinguished himself [?] He is only [?] RIGHT (Top) Bob Stewart won the high jump for seniors. He lied with [?] in the 220 yards championship RIGHT (Bottom) M. Dixon did well to tie…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 4
Central School won the P.S.A.A.A. points competition at the annual sports competition at the Jubilee Oval on Wednesday. The results were announced by…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 4
Miss Jean Abbott, who has been attached to the New South Wales Education Department for about 23 years, is resigning from the North School staff to…
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Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 3
THE Sisters of Mercy have been notified by Pitman's shorthand examination department (Melbourne) and the Southern Cross…
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Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2
At a special ceremony at the High School Assembly Hall today a cheque for £7/13/3, the proceeds of a social held recently, was handed to the…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 4
At the Tramway Hall tonight the Burke Ward Old Scholars' will conduct their popular fortnightly old-time dance with an occasional fox trot, also the [?]…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 3
At the High School yesterday at a specially arranged ceremony a cheque for £7/13/3, proceeds from a social, was handed to Mr. W. Draper, secretary of…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 4
The Sisters of Mercy have been notified by Pitman's Shortland Examination Department, (Melbourne), and the Southern Cross College (Sydney), of the…
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Barrier Miner · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 2
Preparations for the schools' de-0 monstration at the Burke Ward school on Tuesday, August 19, are being made at the public schools. The…
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Barrier Miner · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 1
The annual inspection of the High School will be held this week. The three visiting secondary inspectors are Messrs. K. Gollan, B.Ec., A. B…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4
Girl and boy champion of the P.S A A.A. annual sports held last week at the Jubilee Oval. Left: P. Christie. Right. R. Mills Both won for the Central School…
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Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 1
A feature of the Burke Ward Old Scholars' dance on Saturday night was, the winning of a double by Mr. Lutgens. Lucky spot winners were…
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