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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1948

476 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 14 of 24

High School Sports

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 9

Heats for the High School athletic carnival were run at the Zinc Oval this afternoon. The carnival will be held tomorrow week…

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Activities in and Around Wilcannia The Old Scholars' Ball A Big Wilcannia Success

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

The St. John's Old Scholors' Ball, revived in Wilcannia on Friday last, proved an outstandingly successful function. A novel feature was introduced in the plan to serve supper in the Odd-fellows Hall, while the dancing was conducted in the Plaza…

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School Fund for Starving Children

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 5

School children are responding well to the appeal by the United Nations Organisation for the starving children of the world…

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East School Work

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 1

Mr. M. A. Davidson. M.L.A., has received the following from the Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron): "I refer to your personal…

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Parents Still Responding To High School Appeal

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 4

Mr. C. McNab, of the High School Stan, writes: "The appeal launched by the High School for donations to purchase more…

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Teachers' Salaries And Conditions Case For Improvement

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 4

Mr. H. [?]embrick, of the High School Staff, writes: "Within a few months pupils at the High School will sit for the Leaving…

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High School Needs More Sports Gear

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 2

Students of High School are co-operating in a drive for funds to buy sporting equipment. They made a basketball court in the school grounds for Mildura High School visit and hope to obtain £300 to equip the Assembly Hall as a complete gymnasium…

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Art Teaching New Method In Local Schools

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 1

Visiting Broken Hill is Mr. J. Dabron art supervisor of the Education Department. He has been a week at North School and returns to Sydney on…

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U.K. Teachers Want To Come Here

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 3

London, August 1.— Mr. Norman Martin, Agent General for Victoria, has received 970 inquiries from British teachers regarding…

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Art Work at North School

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 3

The veteran p[?]rtrature artist, Mr. Max Meldrum, once said that "all children are artists." "So they are." added Mr. J. Dabron yesterday when through the…

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School For Miners

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 1

Sydney. August 2.—A training school for youths who wish to become miners has been opened by the Australian Iron and Steel Company…

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High School Sports Appeal

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 2

The appeal sent out recently to parents for funds for sporting equipment for the High School has not reached its target of £300 but it was a wise move…

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Schools Respond to U.n. Appeal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 4

An excellent response has been made by local children to the United Nations appeal for starving children of the world…

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High School Sports

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 3

The annual High School athletic championships will be held at the Zinc Oval on Friday next. A large programme of events is set down…

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New Books For School Library

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 5

Fifty pounds recently given by the Central School P. and C. Association to buy books for the school library hag resulted in 152…

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Teachers' Salaries (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 August 1948 · page 3

Sir.—Being a school teacher myself. I feel that it is my duly to stress the matter of increased salaries being given to every member of the teaching…

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"School For Scandal" To Be Broadcast

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 August 1948 · page 2

Sydney, August 3.—To enable people in the country to enjoy the Old [?] company's production of "The School for Scandal," the play will be relayed direct…

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Conditions of Teachers and Schools (To The Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 3

Sir, The question of a New Deal for Education, mentioned so much recently. is of interest not only to teachers but to the whole community…

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High School Athletics

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 3

The High School athletic carnival will be held at the Zinc Oval tomorrow. It will last all day, beginning at 9.30 a.m…

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Conditions of Teachers and Schools (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 6

Sir.—"Onlooker" deserves correction on a number of vital points about which he is obviously not qualified to speak…

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