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Schools, 1889

15 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Katoomba School of Arts

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 June 1889 · page 2

A VERY fair number of the residents met in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday night to receive and discuss the report of the committee who were appointed to make inquries as to suitable premises,…

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A Teacher in Trouble

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 June 1889 · page 2

IN the charge division of the Central Police Court on Wednesday a respectably dressed school-master, named Robert Stoors Wilton, was charged with having forged a cheque for £[?] on the London…

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Katoomba School of Arts

Katoomba Times · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee was held on Wednesday evening, when Messrs. F. C. Goyder, V.P. (in the chair), A. B. Smith, J. Douglass, W. B. Young, D. McKillop, C. James (hon. secretary), Dr. Spark,…

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Katoomba School of Arts

Katoomba Times · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 2

AT the committee meeting held on Wednesday night Dr. Sparks (in the chair), Rev. W. Mathleson, Messrs. W. Blamire-Young, D. McKillop, A. B. Smith, and C. James (hon. sec.) were present…

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Katoomba School of Arts. Official Opening

Katoomba Times · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 2

ABOUT thirty residents attended to witness the opening of the school of Arts in Katoomba on Munday, the 1st of July in temporary promises Fern House, which is situated in Main street a few…

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Planting Trees in School Grounds

Katoomba Times · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 4

THE correspondence annexed should put the residents of the whole of the Blue Mountain towns on the [?] as Mr. Hurley would be only too happy to do for any of them what he is doing for Lithgow…

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The Public School

Katoomba Times · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 3

Mr. C. James proposed -- "That the Progress Committee upon the Government the necessity for something being done to make the playground attached to Katoomba Public School fit for the…

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Katoomba School of Arts

Katoomba Times · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting, held on Tuesday evening, was presided over by Dr. Spark, the other members present being the Revs. Messrs. Power and Mathieson and Messrs. A. B. Smith. J. Douglass, and C. James…

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Mount Victoria Public School

Katoomba Times · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 4

THE following letters show that the Department of Public Instruction begrudges a fire in winter-time to children who are compelled to attend school :-- Department of Public Instruction…

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Katoomba School of Arts

Katoomba Times · Saturday 31 August 1889 · page 2

AT the meeting held in the rooms of the Institute on Wednesday night the Revs. C. W. Power and W. Mathiesan, Messrs. F.C. Goyder, J.p., Douglas and C. James(hon. secretary)attended. Mr. F. C…

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Katoomba School of Arts

Katoomba Times · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of the Katoomba School of Arts Committee was held on Wednesday evening last, 11th instant, attended by Messrs. F. C. Goyder (chairman), C. W. Power, J…

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The School Children's Strike

Katoomba Times · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 2

LONDON, October 5. A " strike" of an extraordinary nature has taken place in Scotland among the Scotland in the schools under the Scotch Education Department…

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School Teachers' Regulations

Katoomba Times · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 4

IN a supplement to the Government Gazette issued on Saturday, additional and amended regulations in substitution for those gazetted on 12th of February, 1886, and 25th September, 1888, relating to teachers…

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Address and Testimonial. Miss Husband, of Katoomba Public School

Katoomba Times · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 2

QUITE a pleasing surprise was given last Thursday afternoon to Miss Husband, assistant teacher, when it was intimated to her that the teachers and pupils with whom she had been so long identified had…

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Katoomba Public School. the Concert

Katoomba Times · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 2

THOUGH heavy rain poured down between 7 and 8 o'clock on Monday evening, yet a large number of the residents assembled in the Odd Fellows' Hall to enjoy the concert got up in aid of the fund…

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