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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1881

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Opening of South Goulburn Public School

Southern Argus · Tuesday 4 October 1881 · page 2

A procession was then formed oppos[?]e the post-office of the Public schools children, Superior public school, numbering 475, exclusive of about 100 "babies;"South…

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Opening of the South Goulburn Public School

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 4 October 1881 · page 2

YESTERDAY after the conclusion of the ceremonies in connection with the opening of the post and telegraph offices, a procession was formed and proceeded to the newly-completed South Goulburn…

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School Appointments

Southern Argus · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 2

Miss Pai[?], late assistant in the infant's department at the Central Public School, Goulburn, has been promoted to the charge of the infants' department at the South…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, Ootober 26. Before Mr. H. H. Voss and Captain Rossi. Beach of the Industrial Schools' Act

Southern Argus · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 2

Michael and Thomas Murphy, two boys, aged 14 and 13 years respectively, were brought up, on war[?], charged as above. Sergeant Gibbons proved the arrest of the…

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Primitive Methodist Church. Sunday School Anniversary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 November 1881 · page 4

ON Sunday last the anniversary sermons in connection with the above were preached in the Primitive Methodist Church, Lagoon-street, both morning and evening by the Rev. Mr. Foggau of Newtown,…

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Primitive Methodist Sunday-school

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 3 November 1881 · page 2

ON Monday evening last the anniversary meeting of the Primitive Methodist Sunday-school was held in the chapel, Lagoon-street. Over one hundred persons sat down in the schoolroom at the back of…

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Schoolgirl Grievances

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 November 1881 · page 4

IT is a very significant fact that, while a mail looks back with pride and pleasure to his school career, a woman, in nine twines out of ten, can never refer to that…

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The Missing Basque School Boy

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 November 1881 · page 3

Wreekage of a schooner named School boy is strewed along the One Mile Beach, distant six miles from the Port Stevens landing. A host is also on the beach…

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Wesleyan Sunday School Picnic

The Yass Courier · Thursday 10 November 1881 · page 2

The annual treat was given to the children attending the Wesleyan Sunday School in Sampson's paddock. At about eleven o'clock, a procession of the children, preceded by their…

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Burrowa Catholic School Pic-nic

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 November 1881 · page 2

THE annual picnic in connection with the Burrowa Catholic school took place yesterday, and the locality chosen for the scene of the festival was the same as last…

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Sunday School Picnic

The Yass Courier · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 2

THE annual picnic in connection with St. Clement's Sunday School came off on Wednesday last. The day threatening for rain, it was deemed advisable not to go as usual to…

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New Public School

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 24 November 1881 · page 4

It is proposed to establish a public school at Tarrabandra, near Gundagai. GUNNING DISTRICT COURT.—It is notified in the Government Gazette that the district court at…

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St. Saviour's Sunday School Picnic

Southern Argus · Thursday 1 December 1881 · page 2

The annual picnic of the St. Saviour's Sunday school was held yesterday in Blackshaw's Paddock. After being briefly addressed by Archdeacon Puddicombe, the…

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Cricket. Combined Schools v. Mittagong School

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 8 December 1881 · page 3

A MATCH was played in Brook's paddock on Saturday last between an eleven selected from the Grammar School and Hurstville College, Goulburn, and a similar number from Mr. Southey's School,…

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Public School Buildings

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 4

Tenders are invited by the department of public instruction for new school buildings, Junee South; additions, Mittagong public school; repairs and improvements, Bowning…

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Closing of the Schools at Wagga

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 15 December 1881 · page 2

On last Friday afternoon Drs. Wren and Taylor represented to Mr. District-inspector Hicks that owing to the prevalence and spread of scarlet fever it was…

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Yass Public School

The Yass Courier · Thursday 15 December 1881 · page 2

THE examination of the pupils of this school commenced yesterday, and we believe, will be continued to-day, when prizes will be awarded about 3 p.m. With the exception of a few…

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The Late Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick, M.l.a. Serious Charge Against a School Teacher

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 December 1881 · page 3

THE news of the sudden death of Mr. Michael Fit[?]atrick, M.L.A. for Y[?] Plains, at his residence at Croydon, on the afternoon of Saturday last, will come THE case against John Charles Hayes, head teacher at the Kilmore State school, for indecently assaulting a little girl, a [?] school, was heard on…

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Speech Day at Hurstville College

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 6

ON Wednesday afternoon the annual distribution of prizes in connection with Hurstville College took place with some degree of ceremony. The large schoolroom was tastefully decorated for the occasion…

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Yass Public School

The Yass Courier · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 2

THE examination of the children and distribution of prizes were of course the principal features on Thursday last. The pupils underwent a searching enquiry in Algebra…

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