School Boy's Wit
IRISH wit of the genuine kind is not extinct in Ireland and it is not likely to become so, if we may judge from the villages of some of the present genra[?] Irish school inspector…
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Schools, 1899
128 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 7
Public School Items
MR. LOBBAN, District Inspector of Schools, examined Bellingen school on Monday and Bellinger Heads school on the following day. The weather was too bad to allow of…
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AT the general monthly meeting of the committee on Wednesday evening the bylaws framed by the sub-committee were adopted with slight amendment…
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The postponed social in connection with the above, came off on Friday night last, and was a great success in every way. Visitors from the Bellinger and all parts of the…
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MISS DOBBIN, of Lawrence P.S., has been appointed teacher of Newton Boyd provisional. The half-time schools of Mic[?] Island and Nanegai have been closed through diminished attendance…
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THE annual carnival of the Public Schools' Athletic Association will be held on Elizabeth Island on Wednesday, and should fine weather prevail there is certain to be a large attendance…
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IT has been arranged by the Minister of Public Instruction that the Deputy Chief Inspector, (Mr. Mcintyre) and the Chief Clerk of Works (Mr. Wigrand), shall visit Maclean early in…
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SUBJECT to furnishing proof of age, and being found physically fit, the following applicants for the office of pupil-teachers, examined at Grafton in June last, have been deemed eligible for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dreadful Catastrophe. in Sydney Harbour. a Landing Stage Crowded with Children Collapses. Bravery of the Rescuers. Sad Ending to a School Fete [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A shocking disaster occurred at Circular Quay last evening, accompanied by loss of life. Considering the nature of the disaster it is surprising that the…
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Some evidently think that our educational curriculum is perfection itself, and cannot be improved upon. yet it would be quite possible for a strong case to be made out for the inclusion of Sansk it…
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THE usual monthly meeting of the committee of the Bellingen School of Arts was held on Wednesday evening, the attendance being good. The secretary reported that…
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THE Deputy Chief Inspector of Schools (Mr. McIntyre), and the Department's Architect (Mr. Wigram), will arrive at Maclean by the City of Grafton on Thursday next to inquire into the…
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YESTERDAY Mr. McIntyre, Deputy Chief Inspector of Schools, and Mr. Wigram, Clerk of Works in the Education Department, arrived in Maclean from Sydney by the City of Grafton…
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IN connection with thee visit of the officers of the Education Department to Maclean last week to inspect the old school building and site and proposed sites for new buildings, we understand that…
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THE superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday school of Maclean this week received to list of awards made by the examiners in connection with the examination held on 19th August last…
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The euchre tournament for a trophy was finished in Bellingen School of Arts on Wednesday night. Mr. H. Best was the winner, Mr. W. H. Brew again being…
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The science of education is still so far from being an exact science that it is impossible for any one, however wide his experience, and however…
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NOTWITHSTANDING the heavy showers of rain which fell on Saturday morning, fully 100 children and adults assembled in the afternoon at the basket picnic at Wombah public school. The…
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THE following teachers in the Grafton Public Schools District have gained promotion by examination :—Misses Eliza Dewing (Gleniffer provisional), Annie Murphy…
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An instructive paper was read before the members of the Australian Health Society at the Assembly Hall, Melbourne, by Dr…
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