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Broken Hill & the Far West · Schools

Schools, 1952

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Prince Goes to School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 8

Lausanne, Wednesday.— Crown Prince Hussein (17), of Jordan, flew back,to school in London…

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Petition Plan Agitation for New High School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 3

The High School Parents and Citizens' Association has decided to continue its agitation for a new High School and will prepare a petition for presentation to the Education Department. At a meeting of the…

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High School Ball at Palais

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 7

About 800 schoolchildren and their parents are expected to attend the annual High School ball, in the…

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P. & C. Determined To Get New High School

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 1

On Tuesday a well-attended meeting of members of the High School Parents and Citizens Association took up the Headmaster's recent remarks at Speech Night about grounds and buildings…

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Turf Notes by "Valais" Doctrine "Schools" Well

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 6

Doctrine the "mystery horse" of the Grand National Hurdle field, gave a good display in a tour over hurdles at Caulfield on Tuesday,…

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School Ball at Palais De Danse

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 8

Last night at the Palais a crowd of 800 attended the second High School Ball. Both young and old enjoyed the dancing to music supplied by Ken Pugh and his band…

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Ex Students on Need for a New B.h. High School

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 7

The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) made an interesting statement in Parliament early this year, and in due course that was published in the "Sydney Morning Herald," dated March 20, 1952. The statement was to the effect that…

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Teachers Going to Alice Springs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 June 1952 · page 9

Three exchange school teachers, Misses B. P. Elswick, of Cleveland, Ohio; V. Nelson, of Austin, Minnesota (U.S.A.), and M. B. Bartlett, of London, will leave…

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High School Trip To Mildura

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 6

Unless weather conditions chance arid roads are affected about 54 pupils from the Broken Still High School are expected to…

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School Students for Tour

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 6

Fifty-four pupils of the High School will leave here for Mildura tomorrow morning by special bus. They…

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Sunday School Anniversary

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 5

Under ideal weather conditions, the Thomas Street Sunday School conducted their Anniversary Services last Sunday, when large…

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Let's Go Back To School

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 4

will you come with me in fancy. And back to school we'll go, Let's go to the High School. Caused there things that we…

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High Schools in Competition

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 7

Favorable weather made possible the return trip by pupils of the Broken Hill High School to Mildura to compete for the Sturt and Sunraysia Cups…

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Mildura Defeats Broken Hill In High School Competitions Good Running By Len Jeffrey

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 3

Favorable weather made possible the return trip by pupils of the Broken Hill High School to Mildura to contest the competitions for the Sturt and Sunraysia Cups. Although Broken Hill did not manage to gain either cup…

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Ex-students Are Behind Bid for New High School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 5

The author of that apt and timely poem "Let's Go Back to School" was not making reference to the conditions prevailing at that conglomeration of sheds strewn over 12 acres of bone breaking ground and commonly known as the Broken Hill High School. "The time has come for the…

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Argentine Quins are in Separate Schools

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 3

Buenos Aires, Monday—The Argentine quintuplets, now eight years old, have-been sent to five different boarding: schools. Their father, Mr. Franco Diligent[?] a wealthy factory…

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School Party to Explore "Heart"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 9

Sydney—A party of 14 men and 31 schoolboys will leave Sydney on August 20 on an expedition to Ayres Rock, Central Australia…

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Menindee School Has Many Problems

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 3

At the latest meeting of the Menindee P. and C. Association it was decided that the local members of Parliament should be asked for support in the move to have more funds made available for education…

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High School Old Students

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 5

In the 12 months since its inception the High School Ex-students' Union has obtained 65 members. The…

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Menindee School News: Children May Be Withdrawn

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Menindee P. and C. Association it was decided that the local Members of Parliament be contacted and asked for their support in the move to have more funds made available for education…

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