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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1949

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Swimming School at City Baths

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 7

A vacation swimming school for children, conducted under the auspices of the National Fitness Council, was commenced at the City Baths today. Aim is to teach every boy and girl who attends to…

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School of Swimming

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 4

About 25 children attended the annual swimming school at the City Baths yesterday Class instructor (Mr. L. W. Manderson)…

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Teacher Seeks War of Words

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 4

Sydney.—Mr. C. P. Ryan (a member of the Teachers' AntiCommunist League) has challenged the president of the Teachers…

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Teacher's Long Cycle Trip

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 1

MR. GARRY HANCOCK, Victorian teacher, left Adelaide yesterday on the final stage of a Melbourne-Perth cycling trip He expects to reach Perth in 17 days. His longest stretch will be 330 miles on the Nullarbor Plain. Mr. Hancock has…

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Swimming School

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 6

No more applications can be taken for pupils at the vacation swimming school. The class in structor (Mr. L. W. Mandcrson)…

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Morgan Street School Requirements Shelter Shed, Seating

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Wattison, M.L.A., has received the following from the Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron): "I have had under notice your…

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Addition to Burke Ward School Classroom From Wentworth

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 3

Mr. W. E. Wattison, 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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Schools

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 2

There is a lot right and a lot wrong with the education system in this State, but most of the wrong is due to finance…

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Teachers Want Higher Salaries Minimum £550 After Probation

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 1

Adelaide, January 11.—At the Australian Teachers' Federation conference attended by 33 delegates representing 40,000 teachers, It was decided today to…

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Swimming School

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 6

The swimming school at the City Baths, which it was originaly intended to close today, will be extended until next Tuesday…

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North Infant School

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Wattison. 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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Plaintive Tales of Teachers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 3

Adelaide.—Shortage of labor is causing firms in Victoria and N.S.W. to induce children, aged from 13 to 15, to leave school to…

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School 'Court' For Children

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

London, January 17.—"Lines" will be imposed on children at Canvey Island School, Essex, by a "court" of fellowship pupils which…

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Teacher And Wife Killed In Crash

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 5

Sydney.—A school teacher and his wife were killed south of Gosford while driving their young grandson to Sydney…

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Happy Radio Sunday School Picture

Western Grazier · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

This happy picture was taken at the Radio Sunday School Party held in Broken Hill on Friday night, December 10. The party was held at the Presbyterian Church Hall by Mrs. M. C. Gibb The Radio Sunday School Party is an annual event, and is a very popular one…

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Our Schools

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 2

The release of the Intermediate examination results will have a tendency to revive thoughts concurring our education needs that are many, and some quite…

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Victorian Teachers Wages Too Low

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 5

Melbourne, January 26.—More than half the teachers employed by the Education Department were struggling to exist on "utterly inadequate"…

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Catholic Teachers End Strike

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 4

Montreal, January 25.—Catholic lay school teachers, who had been striking for a week for higher wages, voted to return to their…

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Schools Reopening

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 2

Sydney, January 30.—All State schools will reopen on Wednesday, after a six weeks' holiday. Normally State school children return to their studies on the…

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Victorian School Teachers

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 3

Sydney, February 2. — State Cabinet yesterday authorised a new system of teacher training for State schools which will bring Victoria into line with…

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