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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1884

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Queanbeyan. St. Benedict's Convent School Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 January 1884 · page 2

Which took place on Friday week last, may be pronounced to have been the most successful that has ever been held at that establishment. A large number of visitors…

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School Attendance Officer

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 3

Mr. J. J. Carolan, the school attendance officer for the Goulburn district, proceeded to Sydney on Thursday, having on hanged districts with Mr. Goldsmith of Sydney…

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Superior Public Schools

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 4

It is stated that the special fee of a guinea a quarter which is charged in the highest class in each of the superior public schools is to be abolished. At present this…

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Catholic Schools

Southern Argus · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 2

Last Sunday, after the 11 o'clock Mass, a meeting was held in the Catholic boys' schoolroom; at which his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Lanigan presided. The Rev. D. T. Walsh and some sixteen or seventeen…

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Superior Public School Water Supply. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 2

SIR,—With reference to a small paragraph which appeared in your least issue under the heading of "Morsels," which paragraph stated that the children attending this school had been requested…

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The Superior Public School Water Supply. to the Editor of the "Southern Argus."

Southern Argus · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 2

SIR,—During the early part of this week I wrote to one of your contemporaries, explaining the reason that the children attending the above school were asked to contribute 1/- each towards the water…

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Cricket. Superior Public School C.C. v High School C.C.

Southern Argus · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 2

An interesting game of cricket was played on last Wednesday and Thursday evenings between these clubs, when the Superior school closen proved itself "superior" by gaining a most decisive victory,…

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Are School Attendance Officers Wanted? To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 7

DEAR SIR,—There is a question upon which the authorities of the Department of Public Instruction and the country public seem to differ. When the Public Instruction Act of 1880 came into force it…

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A School Memory

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 February 1884 · page 4

LITTLE Willie Wilkins was about the worst boy in the whole school, as well as the one who displayed the most daring. There was never a scrape that he didn't…

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Superior Public School C C. v High School C.C.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1884 · page 2

An interesting game of cricket was played on last Wednesday and Thursday evenings between these clubs, when the Superior School eleven proved itself "superior" by gaining a most…

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Superior Public School Cadets

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 2

The cadets of the Superior public school had a shooting practice at the batts yesterday afternoon. On the whole the scoring was very good. Appended are the highest…

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Terrible Fire at a School

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 February 1884 · page 4

ABOUT II o'clock on the morning of December 23 a fire broke out on the presses occupied by the Germano-Israelite School. Constantinople. The flames,…

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Teachers' Grievances. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 February 1884 · page 4

Sin,—Would you kindly allow me a short space in the columns of your esteemed and widely circulating journal that I may have an opportunity of showing the public the injustice some of the teachers are…

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Teachers Promoted

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 21 February 1884 · page 2

The following public school teachers gained promotion by examination in December last: —Thomas Walker, public school, Nowra, class 2A ; Fredrick Longley, public school,…

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New Public Schools

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 28 February 1884 · page 3

It is proposed to establish public schools at Jingeltic East, near Albury, Mila, near Bombala, and Cocomingla, near Burrowa. UNRENEWED AUCTION LEASES.—The auction…

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Euralie Public School

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 February 1884 · page 2

OUR annual school picnic came off on Saturday last, and a very pleasant day was passed by the children attending this school and their parents and friends. Nearly a hundred persons, young…

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The Mission and School Fund

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 February 1884 · page 4

To meet the expenses for the education of priests for the diocese, and for their passage, I have proposed an annual collection each year, on the first Sunday in Lent. It is gratifying…

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The Public School, Golspie. to the Editor

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 3

SIR,—The following two communications from the department of public instruction will serve to show the public that we are about to have the Golspie public school re-opened. Thus parents will be…

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Regulations for Provisional Schools

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 3

[?] Excellency the Governor [?] of the [?] with…

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New Public School

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 2

THE works at the new Public School building have now so far advanced that the time has arrived for making a progress report of the same. Accordingly we paid a visit of inspection one…

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