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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1888

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Our Public Schools

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 2

ON Monday next, 9th of January, the public schools of the colony will resume work and be kept open for a fortnight. They will then be closed for a week to celebrate the centenray…

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Our Common and Private Schools

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 4

AT the end of 1886 there were 2333 common schools in Now South Wales, with 226,860 scholars enrolled upon their books. It took 5659 teachers to impart…

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Correspondence. Public School Matters. To the Editor of the “ Bur[?]noong Arqus. ”

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 3

SIR,—I noticed in your journal, a few days past, a paragraph announcing that the cost of cleaning the school-house, Young, had exceeded the amount collected from the parents, and that the prize fund…

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United Sunday-Schools Picnic

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 January 1888 · page 2

ON Thursday next the Wesleyans of Crookwell and Gullen and the Primitive Methodists of Crookwell will hold a united picnic for the children attending their Sunday-schools and…

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Church of England Sunday-School Picnic

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 January 1888 · page 2

A PICNIC in connection with St. Bartholomew's Sunday-school took place yesterday, when the children assembled at the church and were addressed by the Rev. W. H. Kendall. They…

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A Naughty School-girl

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 4

I was a teacher some years ago In a little Western town; I was young, and ray upper lip Was growing its first soft down…

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Catholic Education in New South Wales. Progress of Me Catholic Schools

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 2

Mr. T. M. Slattery, M.P., speaking at St Vincent's Coavent jubilee celebration, specially alluded to the question of education as it affected the Catholic…

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The Technical School. to the Editor

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 4

SIR,—A writer in your columns under heading "Notanda" recognises that the local interest in the technical school is somewhat gratifying, but he would like to see the number of students increase more…

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Public School Board

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 16 February 1888 · page 2

PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD.—The following gentlemen have been appointed to form the public school board for the sub-district of Burragorang:—Messrs. Thomas McMahon J.P., Patrick O'Reilly, Bernard…

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The Canadian School System

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 February 1888 · page 2

THE Under-Secretary for Public Instruction, Mr. E. Johnson, has just returned from a holiday trip round the world, in the course of which he paid a…

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Good Hope Public School

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 March 1888 · page 2

THE annual picnic and distribution of prizes in connection with the Good Hope public school, which generally takes place at the breaking up of the school for the Christmas vacation, was this…

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School Picnic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 4

THE annual festival of the Wesleyan Sundayschool took place yesterday, Carrick being the scene of the day's enjoyment. A train of eight carriages, carrying about 500 children and…

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School Picnic

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 March 1888 · page 2

LAST Saturday was a gala day for the children attending the public school at Mundoonan, as they were entertained at a picnic in one of Mr. William Davis's paddocks A more…

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Proposed Resumption of C. E. Church, School and Parsonage Sites

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1888 · page 2

IT has been notified that in accordance with the provisions of the 105th section of the Crown Lands Act of 1884, it is proposed to revoke the dedication of the Church of England Church school and…

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Gulten School

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 30 March 1888 · page 2

WE have received a letter from an esteemed correspondent, above the signature "Vox Populi," in contradiction of the paragraph relating to Mr. Beetson and his popularity…

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Sunday-school Picnic.—Christ Church Parish

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 April 1888 · page 2

THE annual picnic in connection with the above school and parish came off on Easter Monday in the grounds attached to the Christ Church Parsonage. The weather being all that…

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School Picnics

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 April 1888 · page 2

A NUMBER of school picnics were held on Monday last, and as the weather was of an extremely tempting and agreeable nature, the children attending them had a full meed of…

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Murrumbateman Public School Picnic

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 2

MONDAY (Easter) last was a red letter day with the children attending the Murrumbateman Public School. Their annual school picnic came off on that day and it was a very enjoyable one…

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Cricket. the Teachers at Bungonia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 April 1888 · page 2

ON Saturday last the representatives of the Teachers' Cricket Club journeyed to Bungonia to fulfil their engagement with the club there. They were driven out by Mr. W. Welch in a…

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School of Mines

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 4

THE question of the establishment of a school of mines is now engaging the consideration of the Government. The popular fooling with regard to it appears to be…

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