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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1947

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Sweeps Alleged In School Rooms

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE — Some teachers encouraged children to conduct sweeps on the Melbourne Cup the Revs. H. J. Whitney and W…

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Good Profit From High School Fete

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the High School Parents and Citizens' Association was held at the High School library last…

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Empire Day At The Schools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 7

The Parents and Citizens' Association and the Mothers Club have made plans to make this year's Empire Day at the Burke…

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High School P. & C. Matters

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the High School Parents and Citizens' Association was held at the High School Library on Monday night…

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Empire Day at Local Schools

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 6

ALL public schools celebrated Empire Day today with appropriate ceremonies. Although tomorrow is the actual…

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School Picture Night

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

To demonstrate to parents and the public the advantages of the new projector recently installed at the school, the North Parents…

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Empire Day At Schools

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 1

Annual celebrations of Empire Day were held in customary fashion at all local public schools yesterday morning. The usual program of hymns and…

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Central School P. & C. Ladies' Committee Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 1

On Wednesday last the Ladles Committee of the Central P, and C. held a meeting which was well attended. It was decided that a Ladies Only Fancy Dress…

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Burke Ward School Empire Day Fete

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 4

DESPITE thc dull weather a large crowd gathered at the Burke Ward School yesterday for the school frolic and fete. It was one of the most successful yet organised at the school,with many stalls selling all goods within the first hour…

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Empire Day Fete At Alma Public School

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 8

THE usual Empire Day celebrations were held at the Alma School on Friday last. In the absence of Mr. Pelgrave (the president of the P. and C. A sociation), Mr.R.P. Hooper (patron) presided. The ceremon y included patriotic songs by the…

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High School News

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 7

High School students will commence their half-yearly examinations tomorrow. All classes have been revising their work for this…

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Film Night at North School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 7

Advantages of the projector purchased recently for use in school work will be demonstrated at a picture night to be held at…

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Central School P. & C. Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 3

On Tuesday night the above Association held its usual monthly meeting. Mr. Byers presiding over a good attendance of members. It was decided that the…

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Schools To Assist Food For Britain Appeal

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 5

It has been decided that all public schools here will support the Food for Britain Appeal and that the matter be referred to…

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Burke Ward School P. & C. Association

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 4

The president (Mr. A. W. J. Trezise) presided over a good attendance of members of the Burke Ward School P. and C…

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Oxide St. Church Sunday School Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 4

The Oxide Street Methodist Church Sunday School held three special services Sunday to celebrate its anniversary. Large…

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School News

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 7

The Central School Parents and Citizens' Association today installed a microphone at the school. This will enable talks and…

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Functional School Architecture

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 5

OTTAWA.—A scale model of a new type of school building soon to be erected was shown to the building committee of the…

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Colebrook Best In Hurdle School

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 7

MELBOURNE.—Colebrook (W. Smith), third a neck behind General Cunningham (E. Sellars) and Spawater (R. Elder) in a…

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Central School P. & C.

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 1

On Saturday last the Central P. & C. Ladies held another successful Bug afternoon the winners being Mesdames Rook and Eveleigh, and the lowest…

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