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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1951

340 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 17

North School P. & C. Spring Flower Show And Fete

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 3

The North School P. & C. Association held its monthly meeting on Tuesday night, when it was decided to proceed with the arrangements for a…

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Money For School At Silverton

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 May 1951 · page 3

The Silverton School Parents and Citizens Association held a bug evening at the Youth Club on Wednesday to raise funds for the…

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Back to School Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 12

All Broken Hill schools will resume teaching tomorrow after the first-term holiday. District schools inspector (Mr…

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School Plea

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 5

Sir Victor Hurley, president of the BMA, said in Melbourne recently that public schools should be "wide open"…

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Schools Resume

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 8

Studies were resumed at all Broken Hill schools today after the first-term holidays. Other NSW schools do not…

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Local Schools Resume

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 4

Local school children resumed their studies yesterday. This break concludes the first school term. Attendances at the various [?]…

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Central School P. & C.

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 5

Membership or the Central P. & C. has reached an all time high. Four hundred and eighty members have joined, the Association during the year…

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Empire Day in Schools

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 6

Parents will be invited to attend Empire Day celebrations which will be held by students of the Broken Hill Public Schools on Thursday. In the afternoon several of…

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Old School Condemned

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 9

Sydney.—Residents of Berowra, near Hornsby, threaten to take their children away from the public school…

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Alma School Assembly Hall

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 5

Mr. Wallison recently asked in the Legislative Assembly; is the Minister for Education aware that because of increased en[?]ments, there is an…

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School For Doctors

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 2

Perth. — The Senate of the University of Western Australia has decided to appeal for £750,000 to start a…

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Alma School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) told the Legislative Assembly he was unable to forecast when Work would start on an assembly hall at Alma School. However, he said the…

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Empire Day Celebrated At Schools

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 4

Local schools yesterday held their annual Empire Day commemoration services, linking them this year with the Commonowealth Jubilee Celebrations. Patriotic songs and speeches and ploys with historic themes were presented, and…

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Empire Day In Schools

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 6

Empire Day celebrations were enthusiastically carried out by the pupils of the Broken Hill Public Schools yesterday. A large number of parents was present…

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Teacher Charged W[?] Indecent Assault Alleged Offences Against Sever Girls

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 4

Sydney, May 25—A 40-year-old schoolmaster was charged at Redford Court yesterday with having indecent assaulted seven school girls, pupils…

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School Fete

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 5

A fete and fancy dress competition was held at the Bur[?] Ward School, as part of the Empire-Jubilee day…

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Schools Can't Be Built Fast Enough

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 1

Sydney, May 27.—The Minister for Education (Mr. [?]forn) said yesterday that schools could not be built fast enough to cope with Australia's…

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High School Speech Hight

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 2

Choral items and the Oscar Wilde play "The Importance of Being Ernest," will be presented at the High…

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High School News: Annual Speech Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 5

The annual Speech Night and prize-giving of the Broken Hill High School will be held in the Town Hall an Wednesday, May 30, at 7.45 p.m. Members…

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Social Happenings Bock To School After Holidays

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 5

Outgoing planes and trains were crowded yesterday with children returning to interstate schools after the May holidays. AMONG country people…

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