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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1881

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Report on the Public School Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 January 1881 · page 2

The following report was read by Mr Kennedy, the head master, on the occasion of the breaking up of the school for the Christmas Holidays on the 24th December :—…

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Roman Catholic School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 10

The following is the list of prizes awarded at the recent examination. The list was unavoidably crowded out from our last two issues :— FOURTH CLASS.—Catechism of Perseverance and…

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Wagra Public School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 14

A soiree and public meeting was given at the Wagra schoolhouse on the 4th inst., which passed off most pleasantly. Tea was on the tables about 8 p.m., and after all present had done due…

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Our Moral Teachers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1881 · page 3

THE Cogregation Church Wahgunyah, can only be regarded as a church purely in the nominal sense of the term. As efforts to [?] a new building are however being…

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Deniliquin School of Arts

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 2

The annual meeting of [?]cribera, for the election of office bearers for the year and receiving the report of the committee and balance sheet, was held at the Reading Room of the Institute on Tuesday…

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Our Moral Teachers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 February 1881 · page 3

RUTHERGLEN cannot boost the honour of a resident Church of England clergyman, St. Stephen's Church, situated in that town, being under the administration of…

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Correspondence. Wodonga Public School. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 12 February 1881 · page 10

SIR,—If you will permit me space, I wish to draw the attention of the residents of Wodonga to a little carelessness or had management in connection with the above institution. I refer to the…

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Our Public School

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 16 February 1881 · page 2

Under the provisions of the Act assented to on 15th April last to make more adequate provision for Public Education, it is obligatory upon the parents of nil children between the…

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School of Arts. Race Night

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 March 1881 · page 2

THE concert given last night, in aid of the Corowa School of Arts and Border United Football Club, was one of the most varied vocal and instrumental entertainments[?]…

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Excessive Punishment by a Schoolmaster

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1881 · page 15

A case of some interest was heard before the Goulburn Bench on Friday last, of which the Southern Argus gives the following report :— "Mr. J. Doyle, teacher of a public school at…

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Leneva State School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1881 · page 14

The annual picnic and distribution of prizes in connection with the Leneva State school took place a few days since, and passed off very successfully. By 5 o'clock there were between 200 and…

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Concert at the School of Arts

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 2

THE, concert at the School of Arts, on Thursday, the 17th ult., which, owing to pressure on our space we could only notice briefly in our last issue, hardly came up…

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St. Matthew’s Sunday-school Excursion to Tabletop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 14

The Vicar and Sunday-school teachers of St. Matthew's have this year decided upon an entirely novel treat for the children of their school, and should the weather on Easter Monday prove fine,…

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A Superior Public School for Hay.—public Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 2

A public meeting of the inhabitants was held at the Masonic Hall on Monday evening prior to Mr Jacka's meeting, for the purpose of considering the desirability of…

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Public School Meeting

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 2

A meeting convened by requisition to the Mayor was held on Monday last to consider the desirability of enlarging the Hay Public School building, and of having the school proclaimed a…

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Railway Passes for Female Teachers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1881 · page 15

The Minister for Public Instruction, we understand, has just inaugurated an arrangement in connection with his department that will doubtless earn for him the gratitude of a good many…

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An Inharmonious Entertainment and Closing of a Sunday School

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 3

Our Huntly correspondent (says the Bendigo Independent) writes:—On [Friday evening last the annual festivities in connection with the Church of England Sabbath-school [?] place in…

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Humour. Beau. (Dedicated to the Modern "Heroic" School of Writers.)

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 20 April 1881 · page 2

THAT reminds me, dear sir, of a little occurrence which happened When I was a lad. Ah, let me replenish your glass, sir. And if…

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humour. Beau. (Dedicated to the Modern "Henoro" School of Writers.) Hon, ponderous polulooum[?], Loquitur

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 April 1881 · page 2

THAT reminds me, dear sir, of a little [?]ur re[?]ce which happended when I was a lad. Ab, let me replenish your gians, sir. And is…

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Bowna Public School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1881 · page 14

A pleasing ceremony was performed at Bowna last week. Mr. Nihill, who has been teacher of the Bowna Public school for the past 8 years, was, on the eve of his departure for Sydney, presented…

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