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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1908

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Young District School

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 2

WITH regard to the advertisement appearing in this issue in vi ting parents to form an association in connection with the Local District School, we may point out that in many of the larger and…

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Mundy-street Sunday-school

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 4

The children attending the above school were last Tuesday evening entertained in their little schoolroom at a tea provided by Mrs. A. R. Bartlett, who generously performs the same…

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Confessions of a Schoolmaster

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 2

It is just a beautiful system of education that the children have now, with the new syllabus and "realism"—gardening and botanising, and so forth. When the inspector, who is the…

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Imitative Illness. Among School Children. Their Strange Fancies

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

A Harley street physician (writes the "Daily Mail" of 24th December), who is a specialist in the illness common to children, yesterday discussed…

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Cable News. Holocaust in Ohio. School in Flames. Hundreds Incinerated. Inadequate Fire Appliances. London, March 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 4

A terrible calamity has occurred at Cleveland, Ohio. The Lake View Common School, attended by 360 children, ranging in age from 5 to 14, was burnt to the ground, and the major…

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Currawang Public School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 6

Colonel Ryrie, M.L.A. has received official notification from the Under-Secretary for Public Instruction that the Minister has approved of a tender being accepted for alterations and…

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Modern School of Arts

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 4

A fairly well -attended meeting was held in the Rockdale Town Hall on Friday evening last, for the purpose of inaugurating a building fund in…

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Parents' Association Young District School

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 3

A large and representative meeting of parents and others interested in educational matters was held on Friday evening last at the School of Arts,…

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Young District School. Parents’ Association Formed

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

A LABOR and representative meeting of paronta and others interested in educational matters was held on Friday evening last at the School of Arts under the presidency of his Worship the…

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A Terrible Holocaust. Fire at an American School. Over 150 Children Burnt to Death

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 3

One of the most shocking disasters that have occurred for some time is reported from Cleveland, the chief city of the State of Ohio, in the United States. it was…

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Yass Teachers’ Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above association was held at the District School last Saturday. The President Mr. D. E. Fraser (Inspector of Schools)…

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Concert at Public School, Kenmore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 2

A very successful concert was held in the above school last night (Friday) in aid of the school funds. The room was filled by a large and appreciative audience. Mr. R. Rea discharged…

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[Reuter's.] London, Friday. Union Jack and the Schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 2

Mr. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, speaking in the House of Commons, justified the refusal to allow the Union Tack to be hoisted on the Irish National Schools on the ground…

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South Goulburn and Kingsdale Public Schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 4

Mr. A. James, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following, under date 26th March With reference to your letter, dated 19th March instant, urging the acceptance of…

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Young District School Parents' Association

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 2

A meeting of members was held at the School of Arts, Young, on Friday last, chiefly for the purpose of receiving the result of ballot of committee…

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More Teachers Required

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 6

The Department of Public Instruction is still in need of male and female teachers for the smallest country schools, and the Public Service Board…

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Young District School Parents’ Association

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 2

A MEETING of members was held at the School of Arte, Young, on Friday evening last [?] for the purpose of receiving tho result of the ballot for committeeman. Mr. R. Tho[?]ber (who[?]…

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The Ideal Child. School Rules. for Good Manners

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

In consequence of complaints recently made at the Hounslow Education Committee of the want of respect shown by the scholars when members of that…

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School Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 2

North Goulburn boys, numbering 15, wont to Gunning on Saturday and had a very pleasant trip. The ladies provided lunch on the ground. A cricket match was arranged during the day…

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Successful Scholars

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 2

Mr. E. J. Roberts, at present in charge of North Goulburn Public School, has received information that the following scholars obtained prizes in the Graphic copybook writing…

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