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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1881

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Religious Instruction in Public Schools

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1881 · page 15

The following notification appears in the Government Gazette:—“Department of Public Instruction, Sydney, 16th June, 1881. The following regulations under the Public…

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Correspondence. Public Schools. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1881 · page 10

SIR,—I would like to draw the attention of the public to the requirements for public school purposes of more land. The usual grant of land IS two acres. This might do very well in a town…

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Corowa School District

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 2

As it is with reference to the local requirements in the way of road making and public buildings in Corowa, so it is with regard to our…

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Our Public School

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 20 July 1881 · page 2

A DEPUTATION, consisting of the Mayor (Mr. Allen Lakeman), Messrs. H. E. Best, A. Tartakover, A. Burnett, Frank Johns, H. B. Andrew, and other residents, on Thursday last,…

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The Cookardinia School. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1881 · page 8

SIR—In your issue of July 8th appeared letter relative to school matters here, signed “Patrick O’Brien.” He puts forth the Ridiculously flimsy and ideal grievance that the pastoral…

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The Abolition of School Fees

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

In the Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, Mr. Teece moved a resolution, declaring that in the opinion of the House the payment of fees for elementary education in the Public and…

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The Public Instruction Act of 1880. Provisions Relating to High Schools

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 August 1881 · page 3

THE functions which high schools are intended to perform are defined in the sixth section of the act:— 6. The several classed of schools herein defined may be…

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Spelling School Harmony

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 10 August 1881 · page 2

A DETROITER, who had occasion this winter to visit Gratiot County, was invited to a spelling school in a district school house, and he reached the place to find it crowded…

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Speeling School Harmony

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 August 1881 · page 2

A DET[?]who had con[?] this winter to left Grafton Country was [?] a spelling [?] in a district school [?] and be reached the place to find it crowed…

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School Presentation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 September 1881 · page 3

A pleasing event took place at Hopefield Public School on Friday last, when a large number of children, with their parents, assembled to…

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Charge Against a Schoolmaster

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 14

At Wodonga police court on Friday, [?] Priestly Ba[?]er, teacher of the Wodonga State School, was summoned for an alleged assault upon Jacob Mildren, one of the scholars at the…

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Bible Reading in State Schools

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 15

A meeting was held at the Adelaide Town-hall on Monday night of citizens favorable to the practice of Bible reading in state schools. Mr. Henry Scott, M.L.C., was in the chair. The…

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Wesleyan Sunday School

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 2

THE anniversary sermons in connection with the above were preached on Sunday in the church, Lachlan-street, by the Rev. E. Fox, the attendance at morning and evening service…

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Reserves From Sale for Public School Purposes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 November 1881 · page 3

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, directs it to be notified that, in pursuance of the provisions of the 4th section of the Crown…

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Redland's Public School

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 2

The annual picnic and distribution of prizes took place at the Redland's School on Thursday, the 24th November. About 300 people assembled at the school by 12…

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[?] Contributor. Fluttering Teachers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 8

It is the great misfortune of parents that they as a rule, open to unlimited praise of their off spring, and it is regarded in the light of a compliment' personal .to Pater and Mater Familias…

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Hay Public School

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 2

The annual distribution of prizes was made at the above institution on Thursday night, 8th inst. The Mayor occupied the chair, and more friends attended than could get standing…

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Hay Public School

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 14 December 1881 · page 2

ON Thursday evening the breaking up of the public school took place for the Christmas holidays. There was a large number of the pupils present and a fair sprinkling of visitors. The…

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Church of England Grammar School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 10

Friday last was speech day at the Church of England Grammar School, and there was a large gathering in the schoolroom to witness the proceedings…

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Redlands Public School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 9

The third anniversary of the opening of the public school at Redlands was celebrated on the 24th ult., by the annual picnic and distribution of prizes. The weather was all that could be…

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