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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1948

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Vacation Swimming School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1948 · page 5

The usual vacation swimming school will be conducted in Broken Hill by the Education Department. Owing to unavoidable circumstances…

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Swimming School

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 4

The usual vacation swimming school will also be conducted by the Education Department. The school will open on January 6…

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Death of Teacher After Rescue

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE.— Edmund Ryan (65), retired schoolmaster of Hawthorn, collapsed and died on Sunday after rescuing his 13-year…

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Swimming School Open

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

The annual swimming school, conducted by the Education Department, opened at the Baths yesterday. Fifty-eight children have been…

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Rugby's New Chic Was Not Teacher

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 8

LONDON, January 6.—Sir Arthur Ffordc, a solicitor with no experience as a schoolmaster, has been appointed head master of Rugby, one of Britain's most famous public schools…

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Rugby's New Head Is Not Teacher

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 3

London, Jan. 7—Sir Arthur Sfforde, 47. London solicitor, who has never taught school in his life, becomes head master of famous Rugby School next September…

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Schools And Health

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

One aspect of our Education Department's administration that is in keeping with progress spirit is the periodical examination of school pupils by doctors…

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5 Pupils Swim 25 Yards At Baths

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 8

Five pupils of the Education Department's Swimming' School at the City Baths today swam 25 yards. Many others should be able…

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Pupils Get Certificates at Baths

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 January 1948 · page 3

Five pupils of the Education Department's Swimming School at the City Baths have swum 25 yards. Many others should be able to cover the…

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Swimming School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Only six pupils out of a total of 45 who have attended the Education Department's Swimming School at the Baths have yet to…

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Teachers & Politics

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY.— "Some decisions of the recent annual conference of the Teachers Federation of New South Wales must fill tens of thousands of people with the gravest concern about the education service…

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Swimming School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 7

The cooler weather kept many pupils away from the swimming school today. Only 32 children attended and they did not stay long…

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Bursaries for B.h. North Scholars

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY.— Bursaries for admission to secondary education courses have been awarded by the Bursary Endowment Board to two pupils…

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Swim School to Close Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 8

Half of the pupils of the Education Department's swimming school at the City Baths can how swim from 25 to 100 yards…

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Schoolboys Fly Plane And Get a Spanking

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, January 14.— After having flown and landed a plane without flying lessons. Jimmy Hartnell (13),…

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Swimming School

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 7

Forty-four pupils of the Education Department's Swimming School at the City Baths today received certificates. Only one pupil…

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Dining Room's for Schools Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

A meeting of the Dining Rooms for Schools Committee was held in the Town Hall last night. It was decided to merge the Committee…

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School Committees In Merger

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 5

The Committee of the Dining Rooms for Schools campaign will merge with the New Deal for Education Committee so that plans it…

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Old Police Barracks for Teachers? Lack Of Accommodation

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

Sydney, January 20.—No decision has yet been arrived at, but it is considered quite probable that the old police barracks building in Broken Hill, near the High School, will be conditioned by the Education Deportment to house about 12…

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Old Police Barracks to House Teachers?

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY. — Use of the old police barracks building at Broken Hill is being considered for the accommodation of school teachers. Mr. R. J. Heffron, Minister for Education,has…

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