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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1906

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Told Out of School

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 2

A school teacher instructing her class in grammar wrote this sentence on the board for correction:-- "The horse and the cow is in the field," No one seemed to know what…

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Teachers' Training College

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 2

The pupil teacher system being bout to be abolished, it becomes necessary to substitute a system of training teachers. The existing training college, hitherto carried on in conjunction with the…

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Future School Teachers

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 2

There were 630 applications to sit for the December examination for probationary students to undergo a two-years’ course of study preparatory…

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Teachers' Training College

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 4

THE pupil teacher system being about to the abolished, it becomes necessary to substitute a system of training teachers. The existing training college in Sydney, hitherto carried…

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Public School Matters

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 2

Mr. Wigram, architect attached to the Department of Public Instruction, is at present in Goulburn. On Thursday morning he visited the new school at Kenmore. Tile building is now,…

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Bishopthorpe High School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 2

The school opens on Monday, when boarders are expected to arrive. The Deaconesses will not be ready to receive day scholars until Tuesday…

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Public School Matters

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 2

MISS HUGHES, the newly-appointed mistress of the Bourke-street Girls' Department, entered upon her duties this morning. Mr. Senior Inspector Flashman attended,…

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Church of England. Bishopthorpe High School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 2

Bishopthorpe High School was opened by the Bishop this morning, when all the children gathered In tile chapel for a short service at half-past nine. The rev the Chaplain…

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Re Alleged Sectarian Influence in Public School Department. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 2

Sir,—Referring to the letter from Rev. S. Sharp in your Saturday's issue, can it be possible, at this time of day, that such a grave charge as is implied by your correspondent is…

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Mr. School Inspector Sheehy

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 2

The following flattering letter was forwarded to Mr. P. F. Sheehy, who was Inspector of schools at Yass for so many years.—…

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Religious Reports. Church of England. St. Saviour's Sunday-school

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 2

A LARGE gathering took place in the Church-hall last evening to witness the presentation of prizes won during last year by the scholars of S. Saviour's Cathedral Sunday-school…

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Removal of a Goulburn Teacher. Charge of Sectarianism

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 2

On the announcement of the transfer to Armidale of Mrs. Sharp, head-mistress of the girls' department of the Bourke-street superior public school, her husband, the…

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St. Saviour's Sunday-school. Annual Distribution of Prizes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 4

The annual distribution of prizes to the Sunday-school attached to St. Saviour's Cathedral took place in the Church Hall on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance of…

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School of Arts

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above was held at the Institute rooms on Tuesday wight. The president, Mr, S. Wright occupied the chair. There…

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Death of a Teacher

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 4

News has been received in Goulburn of the death in Camden Hospital from typhoid fever of Mr. Cummings, teacher of the Public School at Collector. The fever developed while Mr…

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A School Teacher's Removal

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 3

THE following letter appeared in Saturday's Daily Telegraph:— Sir,—In the matter of Mrs. Sharp, the girls' public school (Goulburn), the Education…

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School Attendance

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 3

FOR some time past the police have acted as attendance officers under the compulsory sections of the Public Instruction Act. Mr. O'Conor has now approved of an arrangement…

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Goulburn Teachers' Association

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 2

THE first meeting of the association for 1906 was held on Saturday last in the boys' school at Bourke-street. The immediate object of the meeting was to begin a course of lessons…

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Public High School, Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 2

The builders are busy at work preparing a largo room 50ft. x 20ft. at the Bourke-street school for the reception of )pupils. Very considerable alteration and improvement will be…

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Goulburn Teachers' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 4

The first meeting of the association for 1900 was held on Saturday last in the boys' school-room at Bourke-street. The immediate object of the meeting was to begin a course of lessons…

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