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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1915

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Schools Column

The Young Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 2

The current issue of the "Government Gazette" announces that Mr. Frederick Skinner inspector of Schools has retired. Last day of…

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Our Schools. Report by Mr. Cotterill

The Young Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 2

The following is a copy of a report sent by Mr. Inspector Cotterill to the Education Department and published in the Public Instruction…

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St. John's Sunday-school, Kenmore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 2

The annual distribution of the Sunday-school prizes of St. John's Church of England, Kenmore, took place on Wednesday evening. Canon Howell presided and after giving a short…

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WHEELMEN v. High School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 2

Wheelmen C.C. engaged the High School at the sports ground on Friday afternoon in their last match of the season, and after a most enjoyable time proved victorious. The feature of the…

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Tallagandra Public School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 6

At the result of a letter from Mr. C. N. Lucas, of Gundaroo, Mr. Greg. McGirr, M.L.A., has placed before the Hon. Minister for Education the necessity of providing a temporary…

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Methodist Church. Sunday School Anniversary

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 2
Also in The Young Chronicle

Sunday last was a busy day in the Methodist Church, the occasion being the Sunday School anniversary. Careful preparation had been made by the…

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Empire Day. School Celebrations

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 2

Despite the fact that Empire Day has been declared a public holiday the public schools will hold their customary celebrations. The…

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Cricket. High School Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 1

The High School Cricket Club has just closed a very successful season. Eighteen matches were played, 5 won, 6 lost, and 7 drawn. Considering the raw material at the beginning of tile season…

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New School at Bigga

The Yass Courier · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 5

In connection with a new school at Bigga, Mr J J Gregory McGirr, M.L.A., is in receipt of a communication from the Hon. A Griffith,…

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Limerick Public School

The Yass Courier · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 5

J. J. Gregory McGirr, M.L.A:, is in receipt of a communication from the Minister for Education, relative to his endeavors to having a teacher…

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French Schoolboy's Odyssey. 250-Mile Walk to Fight for His Country. Remarkable Letters Home

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 1

The following are the letters of Victor Pichon, a schoolboy aged fourteen, who walked about 250 miles from St. Servan, near St. Male, in Brittany, to the firing-line, so that he might…

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Goulburn Teachers' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 2

At a meeting of the teachers of the district held this morning it was resolved to ask the Education Department to publish a list of the names of the teachers who have gone to the…

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Tallagandra School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 6

On the information of Mr. R. A. Walmsley of Tallagandra, that the school there had been burned down, Mr. A. G. James. M.L.A., more than a fortnight ago brought the matter of…

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Young School of Arts. Meeting of Committee

Young Witness · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the Young School of Arts was held on Friday evening last. Present: Messrs. R. W. Collins (President), Hogan,…

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School of Arts

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the school of Arts committee on Friday night the President (Mr. R. W. Collins) was in the chair, and their, and there were also present Messrs. J. L…

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School of Arts

Young Witness · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 6

The following new books have been added to the Library of the Young School of Arts during the last month— Moyle Church Towers (J. Trevene)…

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Gunning Public School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 1

The new public school at Gunning was formally opened by Mr. James, M.LA., on Wednesday afternoon. The new building is constructed on modern plans, and consists of two large class…

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School Teacher Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 6

Gladys Mayne, a school teacher, has been fatally injured at Toronto, near Newcastle, through being run over by a train…

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The Public Schools. Proposal for Empire Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 6

While the Education Department is proud it the work already done for the patriotic funds by the schools, it is now proposed that a special effort should be made on Empire Day in order…

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