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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1950

373 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 19

School Holidays Commencing

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 5

Local schools break up today for the first term holiday. They will resume on Tuesday, May 16…

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Vice in Us Schools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 10

New York, May 3.—Immorality is widespread in New York junior high schools, principals have disclosed…

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Vandalism At School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 9

In the last two weeks two taps have been unscrewed and stolen from the North School, school authorities reported today…

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Wilcannia Primary School Notes

Western Grazier · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

We give a welcome to Laura and Eunice Hudson who started at our school this week. Our congratulations go to 8th Class…

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Teachers Suspended

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 3

New York, May 5.—The New York Board of Education has suspended without pay eight public school teachers who refused to…

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Menindee School News

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 1

Thirty people were in attendance at the P. and C. Meeting held at the hall on the first Monday night in May. The Headmaster was empowered to purchase…

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Talk of the Town Migrant School

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 2

MENINDEE School Parents and Citizens' Association has hit on the happy idea of a migrant night school…

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Vandalism At School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 1

Sydney.—An eight-year-old boy and his 14 year-old uncle will appear in the Children's Court tomorrow…

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Free Travel For Country School Pupils Premier's Important Announcement

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 1

A little while ago the Labor Party created a country committee to examine country needs in relation to the policy of the Party in the coming election…

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Wilcannia Primary School Notes

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

New arrival to our school in the persons of Barhars John, Cliff, and Lorreins Andrews receive a welcome. Our effective [?] is new approximately…

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Wilcannia School Work Tender Wanted

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 1

Following upon his visit to Wilcannia some months ago, Mr. E. Wetherell was informed by the Minister for Education that a program of improvements to the…

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Menindee School News

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 3

Thirty people were in attendance at the P. and C. Meeting held at the hall on the first Monday night in May. The Headmaster was empowered to purchase…

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Roundup In Regard To Local Schools Minister On Plans And Progress

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 1

Before Mr. E. Wetherell, M.L.A., left Sydney for Broken Hill on Thursday, Mr. Wattison and himself hod had several interviews with the Minister for Education regarding local schools. Mr. Heffron sets out the position in the following statements:…

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Schools Resume Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 3

Broken Hill school children are enjoying the last day of the May holiday. Tomorrow they will s[?] their second term…

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Back To School Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 3

Local school children will resume their studies today when schools reassemble after a ten-day break for the end of the first term…

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Schoolboy Ran Amok

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 1

Wellington (N.Z.).—A Wellington primary school boy has been suspended from the school because of his…

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North School Teachers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 3

An English exchange teacher (Miss B. M. Rowland) has been appointed to the staff of North School. Miss Rowland was last…

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Alma School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 3

Asphalting of the playground at Alma School was begun recently by Radford & Sons. The work should be completed toward the…

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Council Meeting Children From Public School Attend

Western Grazier · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 1

As the usual monthly meeting of the Wilcannia Municipal Council, presided over by the Mayor, Ald. A. H. DeGoumois, about dozen of the senior students of the Public School attended under the supervision of the Headmaster (Mr. J. E. Orth)…

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School Has Radio

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 6

London.—Girls of a Nottingham school have gone on the air with their own radio transmitter and are in regular contact with radio…

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