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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1916

216 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 11

Goulburn Public School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 2

Extensive repairs and additions are to be made to the Goulburn Public School building, Bourke-street. The scheme includes the remodelling of the boys' school, the remodelling…

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The Convent Pupils' Concert

Young Witness · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 2

The annual concert by the pupils of the Convent School takes place on Friday evening next in the Town Hall, and as a very fine and varied…

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Compulsory School Attendance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 1

The Public Instruction Amendment Act—better known as the Truancy Act—received the royal assent on October 4, 1916, but the provisions will not be put into operation until the…

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Catholic Schools. Diocese of Goulburn. Results of Annual Examinations

Young Witness · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 6

Ahe annual bursary and prize examinations for the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Goulburn. were held at the different centres throughout the…

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Public School Concert

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

A perusal of our business columns in this issue will show that the teaching staff of the Crookwell Public School (of…

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High School Soldier's Home

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 2

A market day in aid of the High School Soldier's Home Fund was opened at the High School, Bourke-street, on Friday afternoon, and was continued during the evening. A number…

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Bourke-street School Concert

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 2

An impromptu concert and sale of gifts were hold at the girls' schoolroom, Bourke-street, on Friday afternoon, when there was a gratifying attendance of parents and friends in addition…

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School Teachers and Excursion Trains

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 2

The same conditions will obtain this year in regard to teachers and excursion trains as existed last year. Teachers whose schools are situated beyond Bathurst, Goulburn or Singleton will be…

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School Concert

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 1

The Town Hall was hardly largo enough on Friday night to accommodate the audience which assembled despite the trying weather conditions,…

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Public School Concert

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 2

Readers are reminded that the School Concert taxes place in the local hall to-morrow. (Wednesday) night, and a bumper…

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East Goulburn Purlic School. Christmas Break-up

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon the "break up" for the Christmas holidays was held at East Goulburn Public School. The rain interfered with all outdoor amusements, but a good master of…

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High School Soldier's Home. Market Day Results

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 2

We are informed by the Principal of the High School that the effort made on Friday last to augment the funds of the Home Fund will result in profit of £50. This exceeds the most…

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Christian Brothers' Boys' School Bazaar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 4

On Sunday last Reverend Father Cahill made public the report and balance-sheet of the recent bazaar bald in St. Patrick's Hall. The result was most satisfactory considering the…

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St. Andrew's Sunday-school

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 4

The annual Xmas tree and distribution of prizes for the children of the kindergarten class of St. Andrew's Sunday school was held on Tuesday night. The entertainment was opened…

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District School Speech Day

Young Witness · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 2

To-day was speech day at the Young D[?] school, when a fair number of raients assembled at the school at [?]. Mr.; G. S. Whitman…

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Money Spent on Schools

Young Witness · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 1

In declaring the new additions to the Orange district public school open Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, AssistantTreasurer, said that he could find no…

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Convent Schools

Young Witness · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 2

The closing of the school year at the local Presentation Convent was marked by a Sports' Day, with lunchcon on the school grounds, and a well…

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Teachers' Conference

Young Witness · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 3

The annual conference of the above will be held on the 18th, 19th and 20th December. Proceedings will be opened in the Town Hall, on Monday…

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Public School Concert

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 2

The concert organised by the teaching staff of the Crookwell public school eventuated at the Literary Institute Hall on Wednesday, and was an unqualified…

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Church of England Grammar School for Girls. Prize Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 December 1916 · page 2

The first "speech-day" of the Church of England Grammar School for Girls, Goulburn, under its new auspices, was held on Friday in St. Saviour's Hall…

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