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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1897

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A School Teacher Missing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 July 1897 · page 2

DUBBO, Wednesday —A supposed case of drowning has occurred in the Macquarie River. Miss Adams, aged 20, a pupil teacher at the Dubbo Public School, went for her customary walk at 7…

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Tee Teaching of Shorthand in Schools

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 2

PERHAPS no branch of learning lias received so much attention during the last year or two as shorthand. Till recently it occupied no more honorable…

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Repairs to Yarra School-house

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 4

Mr. E. W. O'SULLIVAN has presented a petition in favour of repairs and improvements to the school-house at Yarra, and been informed that it will be attended to as speedily as possible…

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Misbehaviour of School Boys

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 4

Sir Julian Salomons seems to have unintentionally brought a number of schoolboys into some notoriety, although it has to be admitted that the fame is of a somewhat…

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Entertainment to Sunday-school Children

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 4

The annual treat to the Sunday-school children of St. Andrew's was given in the school-room on Friday evening. About 150 children assembled. They were regaled with refreshments, and a bag of…

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That Technical School Site

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 August 1897 · page 3

DEAR OLD GOULBURN HERALD.—Keep peggin' away. Posterity will bless you. Some great (?) men's notion of the great climax of a public building's use is that it "will give…

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Allegations Against a Teacher

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 4

COOLGARDIE, Saturday.—An extraordinary case has occupied the local court for the past three days. J. J. Murtagh, who has a private school, sued J. Rigg for £47, fees for children. Defendant denied…

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Yass Public School

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 2

A Gunning Correspondent says:--I am pleased to say that Master Reg. Barber has successfully passed his exam., and has been appointed to the position of pupil teacher at…

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Goulburn Public Schools' Athletic Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 2

A MEETING was held at noon to-day to consider the advisability of forming a public schools' amateur athletic association in the Goulburn district, similar to those existing in Sydney and several provincial…

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Public Schools Athletic Association

Goulburn Herald · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 2

On Saturday about thirty teachers, assistants, and pupil teachers met at the office of Mr. D. J. Cooper district inspector to consider a proposal emanating from the inspector that a…

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Goulburn Public Schools' Athletic Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 2

THE first meeting of the above association, which was formed at a meeting of school teachers on last Saturday, was held to-day at Mr. D. J. Cooper's office. Mr. Cooper presided, and there was a good…

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Public Schools Athletic Association

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 August 1897 · page 3

THE teachers of the public schools in the Goulburn district on Saturday completed the formation of an athletic association started on the previous week. There was a good…

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Captain's Flat and Gundaroo Public Schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 September 1897 · page 4

Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, M.P., interviewed the Public Instruction Department on Monday last with regard to the enlargement of the Captain's Flat and Gundaroo Schools. Public tenders are to be…

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Church of England. New School Room for S. Nicholas' Parish

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 2

A FAIRLY well attended meeting of parishioners was held is S. Nicholas' schoolroom last evening to decide whether additions should be made to the…

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New School-room at North Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 September 1897 · page 2

AT a meeting of parishioners of S. Nicholas' parish, held on Tuesday evening, Canon Kingsmill announced that he had received a letter from Bishop Chalmers, who is in England, stating that he had…

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Dr. Gallagher on the Catholic Schools Question

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 4

In the course of a reply to the presentation to him at Binalong on Sunday last of an address and purse of sovereigns the Right Rev. Dr. Gallagher said:—"We…

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Dr. Gallagher and Our Public Schools. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 6

Sm,—The Roman Catholic Church never loses an opportunity of attacking our present system of public instruction, and in your issue of Saturday last the Right Rev. Dr. Gallagher is reported to…

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New Sunday-school for St. Nicholas'

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 4

THE adjourned meeting of parishioners of St. Nicholas' parish, North Goulburn, to consider a proposal for the erection of a now Sunday-school building, was held on Tuesday evening, Canon…

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Religious Instruction in Schools

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 4

SOME strong statements are made in the Melbourne age of Monday, on the authority of Mr. Stewart, Victorian inspector-general of schools, as well as…

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Chief Inspector of Public Schools

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1897 · page 2

MR. F. BRIDGES, chief inspector of public schools, arrived in Goulburn on Monday afternoon on a tour of inspection of some of the public schools in the southern district, chiefly…

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