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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1877

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Old School Punishment

The Burrowa News · Saturday 3 November 1877 · page 4

Old Master Brown brought his ferule down, And his face looked angry mid red "Go Beat yon there, now Anthony Blair…

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Primitive Methodist Sabbath-school Anniversary

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 21 November 1877 · page 2

ON Sunday the annual sermons in connexion with the above school were preached in the Bradley-street chapel by the Rev. C. Waters. The congregations at the morning and evening service were tolerably…

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Yass Public School

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 November 1877 · page 3

The contractor for this building, Mr. R. Beverly, commenced on Monday to out the trenches for laying the foundation of the now public school at Yass.—Yass Courier…

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Local and General. the Yass Public School

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 November 1877 · page 2

A public meeting was held at the Commercial Hotel on Wednesday evening, 28th instant, for the purpose of making arrangements for laying the foundation stone of the new Public School at…

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Opening of the Public School Queanbeyan

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 5 December 1877 · page 2

ON Wednesday Mr. W. Wilkins, secretary to council of education, and Mr. J. H. Murray, spector of schools for the Yass district, arrived Queanbeyan to assist at the formal opening of…

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Local and General. Yass Public School

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 2

A meeting of the committee for making arrangements for laying the foundation stone of the Yass Public School was held at the Commercial Hotel on Friday evening. There were present Messrs…

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Reserve From Sale for Public School Purposes

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 19 December 1877 · page 2

The land specified below is reserved from sale for public school purposes—County of Argyle, parish of Yarralaw, area 8 acres 5 purchase. The crown lands within the following boundaries;…

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Yass Public School

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 December 1877 · page 2

A MEETING was held at the Commercial Hotel on Wednesday evening for the purpose of making final arrangements for the laying of the foundation-stone of the public school at Yass…

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Sydney Grammar School V. Melbourne Grammar School

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Tuesday 25 December 1877 · page 2

This match began on the Albert cricket-ground on Friday. As either thick mist or rain prevailed nearly all day the attendance was very small. The fielding on the whole was bad, but this may partly…

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Local and General. Laying the Foundation-stone of the New Public School

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 December 1877 · page 2

THE ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the Public School at Yass by the Hon. Prefessor Smith, C.M.G., President of the Council of Education of New South Wales, took…

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Essays. School Sufferings

The Yass Courier · Friday 28 December 1877 · page 86

WE disbelieve in tho good effect of unregulated corporal punishment, whether inflected by musters or monitors, or by hoys I acting irresponsibly, because we disbelieve…

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Laying the Foundation-stone of the Yass Public School

The Burrowa News · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 2

THE ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the Public school at Yass by the Hon. Professor Smith, C.M.G., President of the Council of Education…

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