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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1950

373 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 19

North School Association

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 5

The North Parents and Citizen's Association held a meeting on Tuesday night before a large attendance. The association…

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Menindee School News

Western Grazier · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

Last week was a record-breaking week for Menindee School in many ways. Firstly a water service to the flower gardens was installed for the first time…

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High School Play

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 12

Broken Hill High School will hold its annual play night at the Town Hall next Wednesday. Five one-act plays will be presented by…

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High School News

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 3

The annual play night of the Broken Hill High School will be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday next, August 9. A program of five one-act plays will…

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Dutch Girl, 14, Weds Malay Teacher

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 3

London, August 4.—Bertha Hartogh, 14-year-old Dutch girl recently awarded to the guardianship of her Malay foster-mother, in Singapore last, night married Mansor Adibi (21), a Malay schoolteacher…

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Local To Captain State Schoolboys

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 5

Word has been received by Mr. Hibberd. 337 Wolfram street, that his son Brian, one of the four locals boys in the State schoolboys team to play in the…

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Football Honor for Schoolboy

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 9

Brian Hibberd, one of the representatives of the local High School to play in the New South Wales side at the Australian Rules…

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Increase Wage for School Cleaners

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 7

Female cleaners of the Department of Education have been granted an increase in wages. From the first pay period in…

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Prefab Schools for Country Centres

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 1

Sydney, August 8.—The urgent needs at country centres would be met from shipemnts of the new British aliminfum prefabricated schools now being rapidly…

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Play Night For High School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 2

Five plays were presented at the Town Hall last night by students of the High School at the annual playnight…

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Sports in Schools

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 9

North, Burke Ward, Central, and Alma primary schools will take part in the Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association…

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Band for Menindee School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 11

About 23 people attended, a meeting of the Menindee P. and C. Association. No sooner was it recommended that instruments for a…

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Combined Schools Sports Tomorrow

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 5

The annual sports carnival conducted by the P.S.A.A.A. will be held at the Alma Oval tomorrow. Boys and girls from all local public…

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Central School Pets Day

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 6

The annual Central School pets day was held on Saturday, Prizewinners were as follows: Best Dog in Show: Wendy Dillon…

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Sports For Schools

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 11

The Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association annual sports will be held at the Alma Oval tomorrow…

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Menindee School News

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 4

About 25 people attended the P. and C meeting held in the Menindee Hall last Wednesday evening. The highlight of the meeting was that no sooner was it…

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Holiday for Schools

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 1

Sydney.—Next Monday has been declared a school holiday, in celebration of the birth of the Princess…

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Students Hold up of School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 7

Singapore, August 15.—Opening ceremony of the Singapore High School was held up when blacklisted students demonstrated…

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School Holiday

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 1

Sydney, August 16—All children in N.S.W. State schools will have a holiday next Monday to celebrate the…

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Wilcannia Primary School Notes

Western Grazier · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 1

We welcome to our school Fay Young a new pupil from South Australia. With cur school population growing high hopes are held that a third teacher will…

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