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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1896

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Teachers' Salaries

Goulburn Herald · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 3

MR. EDITOR,—In reference to a departmentally inspired paragraph recently published stating "it is explained that the board has not touched…

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Public School Concert

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 2

ON Friday night last the concert in aid of the library for the Yass Public School came off in the Mechanics' Institute, and notwithstanding that it rained all day, with occasional falls of…

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Standard School-books

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 3

THE educational outlook in this colony it what in financial circles is termed gloomy (says "Vagrant" in the Albury News.) That is if the " No 4…

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The Public School Concert

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 2

Mr. W. Johnston, head teacher at the public school, has furnished us with the following statement.-- Total receipts, £14 18s. Expenditure-- Advertising, &c., £2 5s. 6d,: rent of…

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Public Schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 2

THE local public schools broke up on Friday for a midwinter vacation of two weeks. We understand that several of the teachers purpose going to Sydney to attend a big conference of public school teacher…

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How Teachers Are Treated

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1896 · page 4

No class of the community is more scandalously victimized than the music-teachers. It isn't the middle-class folk who cheat them out of their…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday, 4 p.m. TEACHERS

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1896 · page 3

PUBLIC school [?] waited on the secretary of the Public Service Board this morning in order to arrange preliminatice for the members of the board to receive a deputation…

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Appeal to the Past Pupils of the Public Schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 July 1896 · page 1

WE have been asked to publish the following:—Sir Henry Parkes, through whose foresight and sympathy in regard to our system of public instruction the blessings of education have been conferrod…

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South Goulburn Public School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 2

MR. J. LAYTON, B.A., assistant teacher in the boys' department, South Goulburn Public School, has been promoted to a similar position in the larger public school at Hamilton, near Newcastle…

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Teachers' Grievances

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 2

AS the outcome of the meeting of public school teachers, held last Tuesday at the Temperance-hall, a deputation from this branch of the service waited upon the…

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Public School Teachers. (To the Editor of the Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 5

SIR,—Might I ask your Taralga correspondent to remember that the Civil Service Board, the Premier, and all persons competent to distinguish between manual and intellectual work have…

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Public School Changes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 4

MR. LAYTON, assistant teacher at South Goulburn, who recently received orders to proceed to Hamilton in tile Newcastle district, has effected on exchange with Mr. Gilbert, assistant at…

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Teachers' Salaries

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 July 1896 · page 4

THE Estimates for 1896-7 recently laid on the table of the Assembly show that the Public Service Board has given consideration to the appeals and representations made by the public school teachers…

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Longreach Public School

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 July 1896 · page 2

ON Saturday next a picnic and entertainment Will be held at Longreach, the proceeds going towards the prize fund of the public school. A most enjoyable day is expected…

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Judge Forbes on Public Schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 July 1896 · page 4

COOTAMUNDRA, Tuesday.—Judge Forbes to-day made certain comments regarding the Public schools which have provoke. some indignation here. He said the Public schools were training boys to remain…

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Judge Forbes on Public Schools

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 3
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

ON Tuesday in the local District Court (says the COOTAMUNDRA HERALD) the public were partly amused and partly disgusted with some gratuitous insults which Judge Forbes heaped upon our public…

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Schools and Criminals. a Victorian Opinion

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 July 1896 · page 4

Melbourne, Wednesday.--The attention of the Minister tor Education has been drawn to the statement made by Judge Forbes, of N.S. Wales, in regard to the…

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Visit of a School Official

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 July 1896 · page 2

MR. STEWART, Inspector-General of the public schools of Victoria, paid a visit to the public schools of the city to-day, and made special enquiries into the teaching of scripture lessons in…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools

Goulburn Herald · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 5

THE Victorian government intend to amend the primary educational system of the pubilsh schools of that colony by introducing religlous instruction into the curriculum, which…

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