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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1897

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Roman Catholic. School Picnic

Goulburn Herald · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 2

AT a meeting held in the boys' schoolroom yesterday it was decided to give a picnic on S. Patrick's Day to the children of the Catholic school in the city. It will be held on the…

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Binda Public School

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 4

BESIDES personally drawing the attention of the department to the state of the above-mentioned school, Mr. Rose has written as follows:—I must…

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Binda Public School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 4

BESIDES personally drawing the attention of the Department to the state of the above school, Mr. Rose has written a strong letter to the Minister, giving particulars of the dilapidated and exposed…

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Wesleyan Sunday-schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 2

AT the Wesleyan Conference on Monday the report of the Sunday-schools committee showed that during the year there had been five small increases and 14 decreases, some of them large decreases in…

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Payment of Tees in Public Schools. to the Editor of the Burrowa News

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 2

Sir,—No doubt a charge of three-pence a week for each child seems almost nominal, but the person who peruses this letter to the end will, I think, be of…

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Poetry. the School Boy

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 1

We bought him a box for his books and toys, And a cricket bag for his bat; And he looked the brightest and beat of boys Under his new straw hat…

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Church and School Lands

Goulburn Herald · Monday 15 March 1897 · page 3

Braidwood, Saturday.—A meeting of the lessees of church and school lands, convened by Mr. Chapman M.P. was held to-day and was largely attended. The lessees…

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Teachers Gazetted

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1897 · page 2

MISS ROSETTA WEATHER to Eastgrove and MISSES Emma Salmon and Mabel Pickney to Bourke-street superior school…

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Church and School Lands

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 March 1897 · page 4

THE Minister for Lands on Tuesday received a deputation of delegates from church and school lands tenants in different parts of the colony regarding certain grievances, and suggested…

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S. Nicholas' Sunday-school

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 March 1897 · page 2

The annual picnic was held on Thursday and was attended by a large number of children and friends. After a short service conducted in the schoolroom by Canon Spencer,…

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Gurrunda School

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 3

With reference to Mr. Ruse's request that the school at Gurrundah be painted, that gentleman is informed that the minister having obtained a report upon the matter, cannot…

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School Cricket. Yass V. Wargeila for the Eager Bat

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 March 1897 · page 2

Mrs. W. Eager, who takes a great interest in the school children, presented a first-class bat to be competed for between the different schools in the district. On Saturday last the…

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Political & Governmental. Binda School Building

Goulburn Herald · Monday 29 March 1897 · page 2

MR. EDITOR,—I notice an article in your issue of the 3rd instant written by Mr. T. Rose M.P. in reference to the building used at Binda as a public school. Mr. Rose states…

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Reserves for Public School Purposes

Goulburn Herald · Monday 29 March 1897 · page 3

Areas of 2 a., Norrong, and 5 a. 2 r. 30 p., Bungonia, have been reserved from sale or lease for public school purposes…

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Schools

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 2

The department of public instruction write Mr. Rose in reference to his letter suggesting that the walls of the new school building to be erected at Crookwell be constructed of two…

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Taralga School of Arts

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 2

A BALL in aid of the funds of the above institution was held in Ross' Hall last night and was attended by about forty couples. Mr. D. Williams efficiently performed the duties of…

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School of Arts Ball

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 6

A ball in aid of the proposed Taralga School of Arts was hold in Ross's Hall on the first night of the show. There were about 40 couples present and an enjoyable night was passed. The ball was under…

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Wesleyan. the Sunday-school Anniversary

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 2

WILL be held on Sunday and Tuesday. On Sunday the sermons morning and evening will be by the Rev. H. Worrall, eleven years a missionary in Frji and a former scholar of…

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Wesleyan Sabbath-school

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

THE Wesleyan Sabbath-school anniversary this year will be of more than usual interest, as the preacher, the Rev. H. Worrall, who has been eleven years a missionary in Fiji, and is on a visit to the…

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Wesleyan. Sunday-school Anniversary

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 April 1897 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning and evening the anniversary services were held. The church was beautifully decorated, and about two hundred scholars were seated on a dais…

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