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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1948

476 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 24

Another Teacher At Burke Ward Infants

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

On Tuesday last when school classes resumed a number of infants could not be admitted to Bourke Ward infants School became of a stall shortage…

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Fined For Assault On Teacher

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

Adelaide, February 17—In the Adelaide Police Court today, Eric Ernest Pinch (41), sheet metal worker, of Nailsworth, was fined £25 on a charge,…

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Pictures For Alma School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 8

Alma School will shortly have paintings and watercolors hung in all classrooms. A start is to be made immediately on the purchase…

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Training for Teachers and Nurses

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 4

Nurses and teachers are in great, demand throughout Australia. So that ex-servicemen and women may have an additional…

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Improverments at North School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 8

A SUCCESSFUL year's work by the North School Parents and Citizens' Association was disclosed in the report of the…

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House Scarcity May Affect High School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 8

THE outlook for married teachers being transferred here is not good, and unless the housing situation eases the efficiency of Broken Hill schools will be seriously threatened…

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Schoolboy on Charge of Murder

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE. — A 15-year-old schoolboy has been charged with a murder last night. His arrest followed inquiries by…

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Punched Teacher

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

A DELAIDE.—A sheet metal worker was fined £25 in Adelaide Police Court for what was described as a "dastardly…

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Traffic First Offenders Go to School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY.—A new type of school has been opened in Sydney. Held at Bourke Street police depot, it was for first offenders…

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Public School Centenary to Be Celebrated

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 7

A PUBLIC meeting is to be called by the Mayor (Ald. P. Rowe) probably next week to appoint a committee to organise celebrations for the centenary of the opening in 1848 of public schools in N.S.W…

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Public Meeting On New Deal For Education Formulate Policy Will Press For New High School

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 3

The New Deal for Education Committee held a special public meeting in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening to discuss and formulate a…

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Attendances at Schools

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 1

Kindergarten classes a Alma and Burke Ward Schools are well filled and attendances at both schools are large…

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Schools

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 2

We want a new high school, and need it badly. But for this we will wait a long time at best. So it was that the public meeting on Wednesday night…

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Girls' School Pioneer Dies In Perth

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 1

Miss Ethel Akehurst, a pioneer of education for girls, died in Perth on Tuesday. Fifty years ago she and her mother founded the school now known…

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High School May Play Soccer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 2

The Soccer Association will endeavor to have the game reintroduced in the High School. With the possibility that a local team…

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More Books for Central School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 6

Additional books, costing £35 will be purchased for Central School library, it was decided fat the annual P. and C. meeting last…

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Cinema For Every School Britain's Big Plan For The Employment Of Films And Visual Aids In Education

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 3

An organisation which will enable the use of educational films and other visual aids to be developed on a very large scale in schools throughout England is to be…

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Central School P. &. C. Association

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

On Tuesday night the Central P. & C. Association held its annual meeting Mr. Byers presided over eleven members…

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Centenary of Public Schools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 7

From Monday, April 19, until Friday, April 25, the centenary of public education in this State will be celebrated…

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Cinema For Every School

Western Grazier · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

An organisation which will enable the use of educational hints and other [?] aids to be developed on a very [?] in schools th[?] England is to be…

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