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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1942

367 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 19

Schools Drill Display

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 1

North School pupils have already begun to practice for the drill display which will be presented at the R.S.A.A.A.'s sports, which will be…

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Austerity Clothing for School Children

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Austerity clothing for school children will be encouraged, announced the Minister for Education (Mr. Clive Evatt) last night. Boys…

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Nicholls Street Sunday School Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 2

The 54th anniversary services of the Nicholls Street Sunday School were celebrated yesterday. The children again gave one of their usual…

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East Infants' School Gifts and Assistance

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 1

Gifts and assistance to the East Infants' Public School are acknowledged by the teacher in charge, Miss M. Rowlands…

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High School Headmaster Refers To Activities

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 2

Referring yesterday to recent activities at the High School the headmaster. Mr. Wootten, said Play Night ticket sales, with the profits from the P. and C…

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Schools To Observe Summer Time

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 1

The attitude of the Broken Hill schools to the threatened confusion over daylight saving is that they will follow the Government ruling on…

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High School News

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 2

The sum of £65 was raised for patriotic purposes by High School pupils. In the same term pupils also bought £49 worth of War Savings…

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Alma School

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 4

Mr M. A. Davidson, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Education "I have had under notice your…

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North School Flower Show Fine Trophies

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 September 1942 · page 2

The annual North School Flower Show will be held at the school of Saturday. October 10. when a fine array of trophies will be awarded for a variety of blooms…

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Nicholls St. Sunday School Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 2

The 54th anniversary services of the Nicholls Street Methodist Sunday School were concluded yesterday, large congregations attending each…

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Chapple Street Sunday School Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 2

Delightful weather, good congregations, and unusually sweet singing of the Chapple Street Baptist Sunday School characterised the services held…

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Monster Combined Schools' Carnival

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1942 · page 3

THREE THOUSAND primary school children will take part in the big combined sports day, which has been arranged by the Primary Schools'…

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Burke Ward School Has Good Library

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 3

TWELVE hundred and fifty books have been bought and installed in the new Burke Ward School library. The books were bought with the £100…

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School Boy Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 3

Ian Virgo (12); of 34 Wright Street[?] was hit on the shoulder with a cricket ball at the High School today. He was taken in the Citizens' Ambulance…

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Screening of A.r.p. Films at Schools

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 1

First of a series of three A.R.P films produced by the Department of Home Security were shown to all Burke Ward School children today…

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Miss J. Metcalf's Pupils In Bright Entertainment

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 2

THE Beast, wearing a ragged suit of sacks, and showing a perfectly hideous head to last night's audience at the Crystal Theatre, moaned. "How could any maiden care for me?" The Beast's make-up was so good it seemed certain that no maiden ever would care for it. vet before the…

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German Bomb Hits School 18 Boys Killed, 28 Wounded LONDON, September 30

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 1

Eighteen boys were killed and 28 Injured, some seriously, when a school was bombed in a German raid. Eighteen are still missing, and digging is…

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Burke Ward School A.R.P. Instructional Films

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 3

Yesterday the first of a series of three A.R.P. instructional films, produced by the Department of Home Security, was shown to pupils in all three…

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Scholars to Help in N.a. Harvest

Western Grazier · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

Permission for school students to be released to help with the wheat and fruit harvests has been given by the Minister of Education in South Australia (Mr…

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Tilpa Re-opening of School

Western Grazier · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 3

Some time ago Mr. M. A. Davidson M.L.A., look up the matter of reopening the public school at Tilpa, and the chances of success are now…

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