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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1944

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Dingy Schools Breed Delin[?]uents

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The president of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation (Mr. McGuinness) said today that dingy school buildings, [?]equipped and…

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Floats in School Pageant

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 2

IN the Sturt Centenary Celebrations the schools' p[?]geant of Tuesday, August 22, promises to be one of the outstanding features. The pageant will consist of 15 floats, arranged by all the district schools, private and public, and will trace the development of the Barrier Range…

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Alma Pupils See Central Power Station

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 7

By the courtesy of Mr. F. J. Ma[?], superintendent of the Central Power Station, senior pupils of the Alma Public School were shown over the…

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Japs Evacuating School Children

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 1

New York, July 18.—Coincident with the dramatic announcement that Gen. Tojo has been replaced by Gen. Umezu as Chief of the Jap General staff, the…

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Inspection of Schools

Western Grazier · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 1

Mr. J. Evans. Inspector of Schools for this district, carried out an inspection of the Public School this week. He was also energetic in his…

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Sturt Debating Shield High School Activity

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 7

By way of commemorating the 100th anniversary of the visit of Captain Charles Sturt to the Broken Hill district, arrangements have been made for…

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McCULLOCH St. Sunday School Success

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 8

Scholars of the McCulloch Street Methodist Sunday School have created a record in connection with the annual scripture examination held in…

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Lining Rooms at High School

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 8

In the last week or so at the High School workmen have been erecting, linings in the portable rooms and carrying out other improvements…

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Celebrations By Schools Of Explorer Sturt

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 July 1944 · page 2

IN the great co-operative display to be presented by the schools to celebrate the Sturt Centenary, one of the concluding features will be the…

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New Assistant for Morgan St. School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 July 1944 · page 8

Advice has been received by Miss B. Young, headmistress of the Morgan Street Infants' School, from the Director of Education, that another…

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High School Debates

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 4

As part of the Sturt Centenary celebrations, the High School staff has arranged a series of debates on interesting questions. The first of three took…

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Debates by Students at High School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 2

IN the opening session of the High School debating contests both juvenile oppositions were victorious. Wills' team by 24 to 22 defeated…

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East School News

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1944 · page 2

The headmistress of the East School writes: "An excursion was made to the Technical College to see the model of the mine in the Museum and Art…

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Schools' Night Presentation At Sturt Centenary Celebrations

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 1 August 1944 · page 3

The night of Tuesday, August 22, will see the concluding item in the Schools Celebration of the Start Centenary when the schools of Broken Hill unite to…

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East School Notes

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 1 August 1944 · page 3

The headmistress of the East School writes: "An excursion was made to the Technical College to see the model of the mine in the Museum and Art…

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Sturt Centenary Concert By Schools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 3

THE final item in the schools' celebration of the Start Centenary will be the display in the Crystal Theatre, commencing at 8 o'clock on…

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Injured at School

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 4

The Citizens' Ambulance was called to the High School yesterday where a student had been injured while playing. Kevin Aarisen (14), of 105 Ryan…

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High School Debating

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 August 1944 · page 1

On Friday afternoon the first junior debates were held at the High School. Wills' team, consisting of Rosie Epis, Elaine Thickett and Valeri[?] Bryant,…

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High School Sport

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 August 1944 · page 1

High School snort played on Thursday, August 3. resulted: Football: Burke 4-7 (Hoare 2. Brewster 2) d. Sturt 2-7 (Clarke, Barlow)…

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Schools' Sturt Program For Monday, August 21

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 3

On Tuesday, August 22, all Broken Hill schools co-operate in the Sturt Centenary pageant, "Infants" tablean, and night presentation, but on the previous…

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