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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1917

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

School Holidays

Young Witness · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 2

All the public schools of the State broke up for the Christmas vacation yesterday. Schools in the metropolitan area and the Eastern Division will…

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School Examinations

Young Witness · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 2

The various examinations held in connection with the Public Schools have now been completed, and for the next six or eight weeks the…

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School Vacation the Convent Schools

Young Witness · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 1

The Convent Schools celebrated [?] closing of the scholastic year by holding a picnic yesterday in the school grounds. A number of races and…

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School Vacation. Some of This Year's Prize Winners

Young Witness · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 2

The breaking up of the Young District School for the Xmas vacation was marked yesterday by appropriate speeches delivered by the Mayor…

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A Teacher's Record. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Loomes Entertained

Young Witness · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 3

Mr. T. H. Loomes who has retired from the Public instruction Department was tendered a farewell with Mrs. Loomes by the members of the…

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North Goulburn Public School. Breaking Up Ceremony

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 December 1917 · page 2

The annual breaking up function of North Goulburn Public School took place on Thursday afternoon, and proved successful and enjoyable. The schoolroom was well filled with…

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Convent School Pupils' Concert

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 December 1917 · page 2

The break up for the holidays was celebrated by a Concert in the R.C. Convent School on Friday evening last by the pupils. The proceeds are…

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Public School Concert

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 December 1917 · page 2

The annual entertainment by the pupils of the Crookwell Public School was held in the Literary Institute hall on Wednesday evening December…

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School Exams

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 December 1917 · page 2

Just before the holidays the school "exams" have to be negotiated. According to conventional ideas an examination is a means of unfailing…

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School Teacher Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 4

Miss Leila Barrert, 23, a school teacher, was carried out by the current while surfing at Palm Beach yesterday, and drowned. The body was subsequently washed up on the…

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Christian Bros.' School. Annual Prize Giving

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 2

The annual prize-giving function took place at the Christian Brothers' School on Wednesday morning. Bishop Gallagher presided, and there were also present Rev. Fathers Percy…

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C. of E. Grammar School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon the second annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Church of England Grammar School for Girls took place in St. Saviour's Hall. There was a…

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School Teacher Drowned

Young Witness · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 1

Miss Lella Barrett, 23, a school teacher, was carried out by the current while surfing at Paim Beach and drowned. The body was…

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Marengo. Convent School Concert

Young Witness · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 2

Easily the most sucessful function of this character ever held here eventuated on Thursday evening last, when the first grand annual convent school…

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District School for Cowra

Young Witness · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 2

The Cowra Parents, and Citizens' Association asked the Minister for Education to raise status of the Cowra school to that of a high school…

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Convent Schools’ Concert

The Yass Courier · Monday 24 December 1917 · page 2

The concert by the pupils of the Convent Schools, Yass, was held on Friday night in the Convent School Hall, and was very largely attended…

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Wireless Training School. Men Wanted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 December 1917 · page 1

When a man has decided to throw in his lot with the thousands of his fellow Australians who are anxiously assisting in the great struggle across the seas he usually endeavours to attach…

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Ladies' Column. Fashion and Things Feminini (Copyright) School Frock for a Girl

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 December 1917 · page 3

Mothers with daughters of from 9 to fifteen years of age to clothe will doubtless appreciate the accompanying simple design for a girl's frock, for…

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