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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1942

367 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 19

Successful Dance at High School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 3

The dance and social held at the High School last night to round off the successful fete in the afternoon, was a great success. Some hundreds of…

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Anzac Day at Schools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 3

Following instructions from the Director of Education (Mr. J. G. McKenzie), issued in the Education Gazette, there will be no special…

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Nazi Prison Has School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 1

LONDON, April 22.—A former English headmaster, now a war prisoner in Germany, has begun a school at the prison camp…

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Childrens Frolic At Central School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 4

Arrangements for a children's frolic to be held in the Assembly Hall on May 5 were discussed at the meeting of the Central P. and C. Mr…

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Proceeds of High School Fete

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 1

The numerous penny novelties put on by High School pupils at the annual school fete on Wednesday afternoon were so successful that they…

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Anzac Day at High School Inspiring Address By Principal

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 1

"The most that we can do is the least we can offer to support the men who are bearing the brunt of the war," said the principal of the High…

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Surprise Party for Teacher

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 4

A delightful surprise party in honor of Miss D. Burrell, a popular High School teacher, on the occasion of h[?] birthday, was arranged by Mrs. E…

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High School P. & C. Assn. Meeting

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

A suggestion that the headmaster of the High School (Mr. F. C. Wootten) should have a clerk was considered, by the Department of…

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Central Infants' School Test

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 4

The following gained places in the monthly test at the Central Infants' School:— Second Class: Jeannette Kappe,…

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Sunday School Picnic for Central Park

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 4

The Central Street Sunday School picnic, owing to transport, difficulties, will be held this year at the Central Reserve on Saturday, May 2…

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Term Exams At High School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 4

Term examinations at the High School which began on Monday are finished for the majority of the pupils, although third year students do not…

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Morgan St. School Fete

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 4

A maypole dance, in which pupils of Morgan Street School took part, was a feature of the annual Morgan Street School fete which opened this…

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Successful Fete At Morgan Street School

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 4

THE annual fete of the Morgan Street Infants' School conducted by the Parents and Citizens' Association was held on Saturday last. Despite the unfavorable weather conditions there was a good attendance, and the results of the business conducted by the various stalls…

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Frolic at Central School

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 4

The ladies' committee of the Central School Parents and Citizens' Association have gone to a lot of trouble to make this year's children's…

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School Holiday s Benin On

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 2

ALL State public schools finish the first, term this Thursday, and break up for holidays on that day. Catholic schools also break up on that day. Schools will resume again on May. 19. High School pupils are celebrating the advent of holidays with…

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Successful Frolic At Central School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 3

A frolic held last night for the Central School children as an endterm function was described by those present as one of the most…

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More Teachers to Be Available

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—When schools resume after the holidays, which commence tomorrow, the number of schools without teachers would be…

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Schools In Recess

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 1

Today is end-term for all public schools in Broken Hill. Although not as slack as at the end of the school year, most classes enjoyed an easy…

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High School Social End of Term Celebration

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 4

A SWIRLING mass of young High School students filled the Assembly Hall last night and had the time of their lives as they…

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Rural School Buildings and Improvements

Western Grazier · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 2

Mr. F. J. Cahill in the Spite Parliament recently said I desire to ask the Minister for Education whether it is fact that shortage of departmental stall…

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