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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1931

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Women Teachers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 2

More than sixty married, women teachers received their dismissal notices during the week-end, in accordance with the decision of the…

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Crookwell School Raised to Fourth Class

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 4

Crookwell Public School has been raised to fourth class as from the beginning of 1931. The only change in the personnel…

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Golspie News School Picnic

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 7

The annual picnic for the pupils of the local public school was held on the afternoon of the 24th December at the grounds [?] the local hall. There…

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St. Mary's Convent School Murrumburrah

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 2

At the annual distribution of prizes presided over by the Ven, Archdeacon Griffin, the children who were presented and succeeded in…

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Euchre Party and Social in Aid of School of Arts

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 3

A euchre party and social, in aid of the School of Arts, Murrumburrah, was held on New Year's night (Race Night). There was a good…

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Women Teachers Sacked 63 Receive Notice

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

Sixty-three married women teachers on Saturday received notice that their services would be dispensed with…

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More Howlers to Laugh at Schoolboy Atrocities in Book Form

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

The man was clad in a shining suet of armor. The strongest and most fierce cows are bulls…

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East Goulburn School Big Improvements

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

Improvement and alterations to East Goulburn Public School to cost £1700 have been commenced by the Painting and…

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Parkesbourne School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

Parkesbourne: Five pupils attending the Parkesbourne Public School were successful in pausing their Primary Final examination. This result reflects…

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Burra Lake Annual School Picnic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 1

The annual picnic of Burra Lake Public School was held in the school grounds on January 3. The school site is rather picturesque,…

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School Change

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 9

The transfer of Mr. D. Simon from Armidale to the position of headmaster of the Boorowa Public School, has been cancelled, and…

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Cowra High School Headmasters' Residence

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 5

Mr. C. E. Martin, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Minister for Education (Mr. W. Davies)…

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Exam. Results School of Phonography

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 2

Following is a list of the candidates attending the Goulburn School of Phonography, of which Miss M. Barry is principal, who were successful in…

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School of Arts Monthly Committee Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 10

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Crookwell School of Arts committee was held on the 13th inst. Present: Messrs. F. V. Cobb (chair)…

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Burra Lake Bright School Ball

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 1

BURRA LAKE: The juvenile ball in connection with the Burra Lake public school was held in the Taralga Hall and was a decided success…

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Back to School Holidays Are Over

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 2

School children found truth in the adage that "all good things come to an end" when they returned to school after a glorious…

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High School New Appointments

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 3

One of the Department of Education's brilliant scholars, Dr. Alan Taylor, has been appointed to Goulburn High School and took up his duties…

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For High School Successful Crookwell P.s. Pupils

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

The following, pupils of Crookwell Public School, were successful at the recent examination for admission to High School:--…

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Horrors of Big Earthquake at Napier and Hastings Terrible Stories of Disaster Technical School Falls on Boys Hundreds of Persons Reported Killed Damage Runs Into Millions of Pounds Messages of Sympathy for New Zealand Sufferers Wellington (New Zealand)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 3

So appalling has been the disaster that it is impossible to say exactly how many persons have been killed at Napier and Hastings. Estimates vary from 200 to 300 and the only messages coming out of the ruined towns are from warships in the bay. It is known that more than 1000 were injured…

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Staff Changes Catholic Schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 2

There are several changes in the teaching staff at St. Patrick's College for the opening term. Rev. Bro. Brennan, B.A., who has…

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