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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1945

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Schoolboy Robbers Rounded Up

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 8

SYDNEY—Detectives who have been investigating recent house robberies in the Eastern Suburbs have rounded up "the mob"—five 14-year…

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Attendances At Local Schools May Be Record

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 8

Last year's record enrolment figures at the local High School are expected to be passed again this year. Other schools had good enrolments and…

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Schools Short Staffed Increase In Enrolments

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

There was a heavy increase in enrolments at the public scholls when classes settled down for work yesterday, and in quite a number of school there was…

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School Without Cleaner

Western Grazier · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

Owing to the demise of the former cleaner, the Public School has been without one since school re-opened this week, leaving Mr. Glasson and Miss Lennox the…

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White Cliffs the School Resumes

Western Grazier · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

Mr. Piper returned and the White Cliffs School was re-opened this week. There are not many scholars at the school now; very different from thirty…

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No Free Text Books for Schools

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 3

Mr. Housington, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following from the Minister: "I wish to acknowledge your communication of December 13, 1944, wherein you…

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No Subsidy for School Text Books

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 8

The Education Department has not sufficient funds to allow for a subsidy to aid in the provision of text books, according to advice received…

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High School Conditions (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 3

Sir,—Please allow me space to give the opinion of many parents on the [?] at our Hight Se[?] our children [?] supp[?]ded to get the [?]…

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High School Annual Fee Defended By Principal

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 3

The Hight School annual tee of 25/- to cover the cost of sports materials, school magazine and rental of school books, is considered by the principal, Mr. G. Perkins, to be a very low fee which covers a broad service. He said this…

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Conditions at High School (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

Sir.—I still have to have a reply front Mr. Perkins through this paper, although he has made a very week reply through the "Barrier Miner." Firstly, he…

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Enrolments At School

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

Figures for Central School have not yet been finalised, but the headmaster reports that enrolments are about 400, approximately the same as last…

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Central School To Appeal For Radio Equipment

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 6

In anticipation of the establishment of an "A" class station in Broken Hill, the headmaster of Central School will next week be launching…

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Public Schools Enrolments

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

Enrolments at Central School number about 400, although final figures have not been obtained. Pupils at the Buke Ward School…

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Move To Purchase Loud Speakers For Central School

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

Next week the headmaster of Central School is to launch an appeal for £80 for the purchase of a receiving set and five loud speakers. This decision follows on…

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High School Fees (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

Sir,—I have written two letters to your valuable paper protesting about the excessive fees being charged this year at cur High School I have done…

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Schooling at Epsom

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 1

Charles Garvice (Kevin Smith) showed promise in a lesson over four hurdles at Epsom yesterday. The stablemates, Gay Invader (Kevin…

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Federal Aid to Relieve Teacher Shortage

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA.—A shortage of teachers in all States is being examined by the Commonwealth, which decided today to provide training for teachers…

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High School Fees [To the Editor]

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 3

Sir.—I also have been waiting to hear Mr. Perking reply to "Free Education" and "Fair Play. "I am sure most of the mothers are also waiting as the mothers…

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School Broadcasts

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 2

The speakers that it would be necessary to install in each classroom so that children could listen to the A.B.C. school broadcasts would cost £5 each,…

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Lightning Strikes Sunday School

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 3

Melbourne, February 19.— Lighting struck the [?] Hill [?] Methodist church sunday afternoon about [?] p.m. hitting the [?]…

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