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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1876

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Public Schools. (To the Editor of the Burrangong Argus.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 2

SIR,—Last week I read in a Melbourne paper OF A State-school teacher who wrote to the M.P. of his district, informing him that when he was a clerk in a merchant's office in London, they…

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Grammar Schools in Country Towns

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 July 1876 · page 4

THE petition from the Mayor and Aldermen of Yass to the Legislative Assembly, which we published last week, refers to a subject of the highest public interest. The petitioners…

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Trustees of the Goulburn School of Arts. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1876 · page 4

SIR,—In the report of the Goulburn School of Arts, as read by the president, I am referred to as one of the Trustees who had left the district. Allow me to say that I had not left the district…

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Insufficient School Accommodation. to the Editor

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 August 1876 · page 4

SIR,—Rumour says the council of education has been prodigal in its favours to the metropolis, but nonurious in its sympathy with the country districts. Our provincial friends may best assured that if their…

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A Word About Schools of Arts

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 7

THE question arises—is it not time that something should be done to place our schools of arts on a more satisfactory footing? There are not many of them supported…

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Public Works at Bathurst. the Public School

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1876 · page 2

THE contract for this erection has been taken by Mr. James Douglas at £9000, and the work is proceeding at a fair rate of progress; Mr. John Burns, under the first contractor,…

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The Ontario School System

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1876 · page 8

THE Ontario school system has attracted much attention of late, both in the United States and in England. In the letter from the executive commissioner at Philadelphia…

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Mechanics’ Institutes and Schools of Arts. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1876 · page 2

SIR,—If we refer to the very great value of these institutions in other climes, we are reminded that they were used only as institutions for the disseminating of knowledge by means of reading, lectures,…

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Australian School Systems

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 21 October 1876 · page 7

THERE is no public work in the Australian colonies which affords so much gratification to the visitor as the efforts made for the education of the people. The systems…

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The School of Cookery

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1876 · page 8

HER ROYAL Highness the Princes Louise (Marchionese of Lorne) was present, as one of the lady patronesses, at the third annual meeting of the national training school for…

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Primitive Methodist Sabbath School Anniversary Services

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1876 · page 2

IN connection with the above a tea-meeting was held on Monday evening, for the purpose of supplementing the funds. The large shed on the ground joining the chapel, had been decorated with…

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Friday, December 15. (Before W. J. K. Wotton, Esquire.) Breach of Industrial Schools Act

The Burrowa News · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 2

Michael Ryan, who had been apprehended under un information which charged the prisoner with having escaped from his father's control, and with having no fixed place of abode, was, on the…

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Yass Public School

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 December 1876 · page 2

THE following letters have been received from the Council of Education by Mr. Henry Dodds, hen. secretary of the local public school committee, touching the establishment of a public school in…

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St. Saviour's Sunday-school, Goulburn

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1876 · page 4

On Sunday last the Bishop of Goulburn preached in the pro-cathedral and pleaded the cause of the Sunday-school attached to St. Saviour's. After…

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The Goulburn Public School

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1876 · page 3

ON Wednesday evening last a large and respectable audience assembled in the mechanics' institute to listen to one of the concerts annually given by the pupils and teachers of the Goulburn public school,…

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The Goulburn Public School

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 December 1876 · page 2

ON Thursday last prizes to pupils attending the infants' department of the Goulburn public school took place at the school. We understand that the progress of the children has been satisfactory and…

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Gunning Public School

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 December 1876 · page 2

THE annual distribution of prizes took place, as advertised, in the public school room on Wednesday, the 20th instant. About half-past two o'clock a goodly number of visitors had assembled to witness…

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