Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Schools, all years

Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Schools

Schools, 1890

9 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

More Schoolboy Blunders

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 3

THE Private Schoolmaster prints some amusing answers given by schoolboys, for the truth of which the writer, himself a schoolmaster, vouches.—…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The School

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1890 · page 6

On Saturday we visited the Public School by permission and attendance of the teacher, Mr. Lake. The Mayor of Cooma, Mr. Welch, also accompanied, and we examined the building and most of its contents…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Schoolboy Humour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 4

The August issue of Chamber's Journal contains an article by Mr. Barker, in the course of which he gives some specimens of the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Public School Sites

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1890 · page 4

A short time since the Minister for Public Instruction notified his intention to have in the future at least ten acres of land set apart for Public…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

[?] Range School Plenic

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1890 · page 3

THE above took place on Friday, October, 24th, and was,taking everything into consideration, a decided success. The day was not one…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Timbery Range Public School. Distribution of Prizes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1890 · page 3

THE distribution of prizes took place at the above school on Friday last. Mr. Madgwick, proprietor of the Manaro Mercury, assisted by Mrs. Madgwick,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Public School Concert

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 5

ON Thursday evening the annual concert, by the children attending the Cooma public school, was given in the hall of the School of Arts. Long before the time for the opening…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

State School Bursaries

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1890 · page 2

THE regulations recently adopted in connection with State-school scholarships and bursaries, and bursaries for University education, were published in the Government…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Tired of Going to School

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 10

"The cause of education be hanged?" he muttered, as he sat down on the [?]erbstone on Foyette-street, He was a lad of thirteen. His pants were supported by a…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →