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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1944

393 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 20

Schools Resume on

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 4

Local schools will resume activities on Tuesday after the annual May vacation. On Wednesday they will celebrate…

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Burke Ward School Empire Day Frolic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 6

The ladies' committee of the Burke Ward School P. and C. Association held their monthly meeting in the school library on Monday night. Final…

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School Tomorrow

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 2

Local Schools will resume activities tomorrow after the annual May vacation. On Wednesday Empire Day will be celebrated and for this special functions…

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Schools Resume Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 2

Local school children had the last day of their May holiday period to-day. Studies will be resumed tomorrow for the second term of the school…

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Check Up on Children Leaving Schools

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 6

MELBOURNE. — The Victorian Manpower Director (Mr. Cameron) said today that all Victorian schools had been asked by the Manpower…

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Sunday School Cricket Wind Up Social

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 3

The Methodist Sunday Schools' Cricket Association held its annual banquet in Ivey Hall, Nicholls Street, on Saturday night, It proved a great…

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High School Text Books and Buildings

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 1

A meeting of the High School Parents and Citizens' Association was held [?] night, Mr. A. S. Thomas presiding. Mr. K. Mawson, treasurer, submitted a…

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Sunday School Cricket Wind Up

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 4

The annual banquet held in the Ivey Hall, Nicholls Street, last Saturday night proved to be a great success, with the seating accommodation at the decorated…

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Burke Ward School

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 4

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

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Central School

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 3

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

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Empire Day at the Local Schools

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 2

IN celebration of Empire Day all local schools held special ceremonies today. At most schools scholars played prominent parts in the proceedings, some delivering appropriate speeches to the occasion. Flags were flown…

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Central School

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 3

The Central School ceremony was held in the High School Assembly Hall, pupils being in charge. Clive Jenkins and Margaret Richards presided over the…

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North School

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 3

At the North School Mr. G. H. Wright (headmaster) presided over the assembly of the primary department. Addresses were given by Mr. Wright…

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Alma School

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 3

At the Alma School there was a display and dramatisation by the infants' department and a dramatisation by the primary department of Kipling's poem…

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Schools' Celebration Of Empire Day

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 3

Well thought out individual ceremonies made Empire Day a memorable one at Broken Hill schools yesterday. Fetes arranged by the respective P. and C…

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Empire Day Fair At Alma School

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 3

A successful Empire Day fair was held at the Alma School on Wednes day by the Mothers' Club. In the absence through indisposition or Mrs…

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North School Flower Show in October

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 2

Despite the precarious state of the local water supply, members of the North School Parents and Citizens Association are making advance…

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High School Exams

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 3

Students at the High School have been busily engaged in recent weeks preparing for the half-yearly examinations which will start tomorrow…

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Staffing Of Alma School

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 3

Mr. M A. Davidson has been advised by the Minister for Education: Reference is made to personal representations made by you in April relative…

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Suspicious Cars Near Girls' School

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 4

Melbourne, May 31.—When they saw three cars parked in a suspicious manner near Mac Robertson Girls' School. Albert Park. Sen.-Constable B. Walker and…

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