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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1902

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Public School Appointments

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 19 August 1902 · page 2

The following transfers have been gaz[?]tted:--Miss A. Archibald, from Pejar to North Auburn, as assistant; Miss A. MoMahon, from Crookwell…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 August 1902 · page 2

The Minister for Public Instruction, in opening the additions at the St Leonards Public School on Monday, made a statement on the subject of religious instruction in public schools. He said…

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A Board School Story

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 August 1902 · page 4

A Canadian Board School teacher tells the following story.—"One day a girl of twelve years brought her little brother a child of eighteen months, to school. Being unable to…

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools. Facilities to Ill Sects. Statement by the Minister

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 1

SPEAKING at North-Sydney on Monday, Mr. Perry, the Minister for Public Instruction made an important reference to the subject of religious instruction in public schools…

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Assault on a School Teacher

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 4

Adelaide, Monday.—At Swinden, a small town. ship near Port Augusta, some days ego an aboriginal made a violent attempt to assault a young school teacher. He tore her clothes to pieces, but was…

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Sad End of a Schoolmaster

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 2

THE City Coroner held an inquiry with regard to the death of Roland John Gwennap Hume, 29, a master at the Sydney Grammar School, who died at a…

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Thornford Public School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 5

A correspondent writes—Arbor Day was celebrated at Thornford Public School on Friday, the 29th August, when the usual number of trees and shrubs were well and truly planted,…

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A School Burnt Down

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 2

THE Rugby Public School was burnt down on Monday week, this being the second occasion during the past two years. The first was the act of an incondiary…

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A School Burned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 2

Burrowa, Wednesday.—The newly-erected provisional school at Rugby, 21 miles from here, was destroyed by fire on September 3. The coroner, Mr. J. Stevensor, held an inquest on Monday, and a…

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A School Burned

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 2

BURROW, Wednesday.--The newly-erected provisional, school at Rugby, 21 miles from here, was destroyed by a fire on September 3. The ceroner…

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School Entertainment

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 2

DURING the week two entertainments are to be given in the district, the objects of which are both similar; viz. the raising of funds toward is the Mt…

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Public Schools' Association

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of the above will be held on Saturday next. In the morning Mr. Carey Taylor, head-master of Bourke-street school, will give as address on the Art of…

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Goulburn Public Schools' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of this association will be held on Saturday morning next at the Superior Public School. Mr. W. Carey Taylor will give an address on "The Art of Teaching Composition."…

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School Entertainment

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 September 1902 · page 2

Pursuant to advertisement, the entertainment promoted by the teachers of the Crookwell Public School took place in the skating rink on Tuesday…

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Goulburn Public Schools' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the above was held this morning at the Goulburn Public School, and was largely attended. Mr. C. O. Flashman, district inspector,…

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Cleaning Public Schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 4

Some difficulty has arisen between the school teachers and the Education Department with regard to the cleaning of the Public schools. It seems that the department pays only half…

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State Aid for Catholic Schools. Speech by Archbishop Kelly

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 4

Is replying to an address of welcome at Braidwood on Friday, and with reference to some statements recently made by the minister for education, Archbishop kelly said the…

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Public Schools' Association. Quarterly Meeting

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 2

THE first quarterly meeting of the Goulburn Public Schools' Association was held at the Bourke-street school on Saturday Morning Morris, chief examiner…

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State Aid for Catholic Schools. Speech by Archbishop Kelly

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 24 September 1902 · page 4

At Braidwood on Friday, in replying to an address of welcome, and with reference to tome statements recently made by the Minister for Education, Archbishop Kelly said…

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The School Concerts

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

ON next Thursday and Friday, October 2nd and 3rd, two highly interesting programmes will be presented by the pupils of the Superior Public School at the Town Hall,…

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