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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Schools

Schools, 1885

34 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 2

Cootralantra School Picnic

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 3

AN unusual number of picnics are being held this holiday season, owing, no doubt, to there having been so many schools established during the past year. Having…

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Umaralla Public School

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 2

AGAIN, is this school temporarily closed—this time on account of the illness of the teacher, Miss Eliza Morris, who came from Orange to Umarall recently. She left on…

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Discellaneous. An Unfortunate Child a Touching Incident From a London School-teacher's Journal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 2

TO-NIGHT I saw one of the [?] sitting on a doorstep, doubled up over [?] and he serew[?] his head this way and that in his vain endeavours to avail himself of the light…

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Corporal Punishment in Schools

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 2

IN the opinion of the Medical Press, most physicians are very decidedly in favour of the total abolition of corporal punishment in schools. The editor asserts that the London…

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Cooma Public School

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1885 · page 3

Mr. SKILLMAN, the Inspector, was hard at work examining the pupils of Cooma Public School on Monday last. The Mayor visited the school, and was pleased with the…

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Dairyman's Plain School Picnic

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 3

The usual anniversary picnic of Dairyman's Public School was held on Easter Monday on a nice little spot picked out by the teacher, a few hundred yards to the rear of…

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School Picnic at Jindabyne. New Chum

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 3

A PICNIC came off at Jindabyne on 6th in-stant, and a grand turn-cut it was. About 150 persons assembled on the ground; they were of all ages. They enjoyed themselves…

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Cooma Court House. Kiandra Public School, E. JOHNSON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1885 · page 3

THE following communications have been handed to us for publication:— Coolringdon, April 16, 1885. G. W. Spring, Esq., Cooma…

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School Attendance

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 22 April 1885 · page 3

The following opinion should be studied by those who do not like to have their children educated :— The Attorney General W. B. Dalley's Opinion…

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Public School Teachers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1885 · page 3

SINCE the last Public Instruction Act came into operation, the salaries paid to teachers, have been in accord with the status of their schools rather than with the certificated…

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School Picnic

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1885 · page 3

THE Arable school children held their first picnic on the 9th ultimo. The spot chosen to celebrate the event was the bed of an old dry lake in the vicinity of the…

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Kiandra Public School

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 3

THE letter herewith appended has been left with us for publication:— Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 15th May, 1885…

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Paupong School

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 3

MR. DAVID RYRIE, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication:— Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 18th May, 1885…

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Coolringdon School Picnic

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 3

ON the 30th of May, another of those merry meetings took place. Miss Weston, the estimably young teacher of Coolringdon School, and her many friends held their…

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Rent Allowances to Teachers. Department of Public Instruction. Sydney, 12th June. 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to approve of such portions of the regulation of 17th June, 1880 (Nos. 32A…

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Teachers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 4

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned teachers to the position and schools…

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Our Public Schools

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 1 July 1885 · page 3

A very largely signed petition has been sent to the Minister for Public Instruction by the residents of Holt's Flat praying that the public school there be erected in a more…

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The Infants' School

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 3

The following answer to a letter sent to the Department of Public Instruction by parents of children attending the department…

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Cootralantra Public School

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1885 · page 4

The following land has been returned by the Governor under proclamation dated 3rd instant as a site for a Public School and buildings :-…

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Cooma Public School

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 3

The appended letter has been addressed to the Mayor of Cooma:— Department of Public Instruction. Sydney, 6th August, 1885…

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