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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1904

301 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 16

The Schoolmaster's Cane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 4

Melbourne, Thursday.—At the annual conference of the State School Boards of Advice yesterday a resolution was carried that the use of the cane be abolished in all schools and…

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Kenmore Public School

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 September 1904 · page 2

IT has been decided to use Mr. Wilks's Hall as a public school at Kenmore, until a suitable building has been erected. The new school will open to-day, and will be…

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Abolition of School Fees. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 2

Sir,—A lot is said about free education, and an attempt is to be made to make it the law of the land. This appears to be a great mistake. No one could ask that primary education should be more…

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Children's School Vans

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 September 1904 · page 4

Inverell, Tuesday.—A school van is now carrying pupils to Little Plains school on contract with the Education Department. The van starts at Mount Russell railway station, five miles distant from the…

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School of Arts

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

MEMBERS of the above institution are reminded that a special meeting will be held at the rooms on Tuesday night next, following the regular monthly meeting…

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School Teachers' Library

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 September 1904 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of the Goulburn District Public Schools Association on Saturday it was decided to establish in connection with the association a library for the use of teachers. A…

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The Argyle Liberal, and District Recorder Impartial—Not Neutral. Truth, ever lovely since the world began, The foe of tyrants and the friend of man. Friday, September 16, 1904. Crookwell School of Arts

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 2

The ordinary monthly committee meeting of the above was held in the rooms of the institute on Tuesday night last, at which there was a good…

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The Abolition of School Fees

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 2

The proposal to abolish school fees, so often and so persistently advocated by a certain section of the community, is well worth consideration even by that…

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Public School Inspections

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 5

As reported in our last, Mr. P. F. Sheeby, Inspector of Schools for the Yass District, has been paying his annual visit to the Schools in this…

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A School for Brides

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1904 · page 4

In America one of the most unique schools in the world has been started. Instead of developing kinks in their gray, matter over troublesome isms…

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Presbyterian Sunday School

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 2

The Presbyterian Church was crowded on last Wednesday night, when a service of song, entitled Christe's Old Organ, was rendered by the Sunday…

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Disaster at a Girls' School. London, Sept. 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 4

A disaster occurred at a girls' public school at Pleasant, Ridge, Ohio, yesterday. During an interval in the lessons an out-house collapsed. Nine of the girls who were precipitated into a…

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Schooling for Aboriginies

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 September 1904 · page 3

THE Aborigines Board had under consideration yesterday an item of news recently from Delegate to the effect that the aborigines' children attending school there…

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School of Arts

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the committee of the Crookwell School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute was held at the rooms on Wednesday night, Mr…

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Bowning Public School Improvements

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 2

Mr. D. J. Grogan’s tender has been accepted for the Alterations and additions to the Bowning public school and residence The alterations to the private…

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Model School for Yass

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 2

Mr Nielsen intends to look after the interests of the district. Hs has sent the following letter to tho Minister for Public Instruction :—…

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Crookwell School of Arts

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 2

A Special meeting of the committee of the above was held at the rooms of the institute on Wednesday night last. There was a good attendance,…

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School Changes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 2

Some alterations have been made in the teaching staffs of several of the local schools. Miss Porteous has been transferred from the infants' school at South Goulburn to the girls' division of…

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School Changes

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 October 1904 · page 2

SOME, alterations have been made in the teaching staffs of several of the local schools. Miss Portcous has been transferred from the infants' school at South Goulburn to the girls…

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Religion in Schools. London, Oct. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 3

The English Church Union Congress which opened yesterday at Liverpool is the largest on record. Lord Halifax, the president, in his opening address, said that the Government ought to provide schools…

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