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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1893

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Tragic Death Death of a State School Teacher. a Fall of Over Two Thousand Feet

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1893 · page 24

Mr. John Byrne, a State school teacher at Golden-square, Bendigo, has been missing since last Wednesday evening, and despite the inquires of his friends no trace of him could be…

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Corowa Schoolboys v. Albury Schoolboys

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 3

A match between schoolboys from Corowa and Wahganyah and an Albury team of boys was played at Corowa on Saturday last. The game which was commenced at…

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Albury Public School v SCHOOL

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 24

On Friday afternoon last a team of Albury Public School boys left here for Corowa under the care of Mr. Church, who had worked hard for some time past to give them a trip. Starting…

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Children’s Column. a Grammar School Chap

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 12

Jenkins T. was a Grammar School chap, Dear old Timothy Jenkins. Blue and black were the stripes in his cap. Dear old Timothy Jenkins…

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Berrigan School of Arts

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above institute was held last Saturday, pursuant to notice, at the Federal Hotel. Owing to the busy time of the year,…

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Gems From the Schoolroom

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 1

MISS A. C. GRAHAM, of Anerley, has received a prize from the University Corresdondent for the best collection of schoolboy "mistakes"; and they are printed in…

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Albury Public School v. Corowa Boys

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 2

A RETURN match between teams representing the above took place on Saturday at Albury. The opening play was all in favour of the Albury…

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High School Juniors v. Corowa District

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 2

THE High School boys were evidently not a little surprised at seeing such a formidable team opposed to them on Friday, some of whom might have…

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Albury High School v. COROWA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 June 1893 · page 24

A match was played on the Albury ground on Friday last between the Albury High School and Corowa District. Owing to a misunderstanding a very much heavier team…

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Jokes From the Schoolroom. Samples of Humour

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 July 1893 · page 19

That there is a great mine of youthful humour in our Board and elementary schools is already pretty well evident (a London newspaper remarks). Much of it is…

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Reduction in Victorians Ate Schools

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 29

By the operation of the Teachers Act passed last session the maximum number of junior assistant teachers to be employed in the larger of the State schools is limited to six. Where…

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The Public Schools

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1893 · page 29

The Minister for Public Instruction wishes it to be explained, in connection with the new system of public instruction, that whilst children under six years of age will not be…

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Visit of the Bishop of Goulburn. Conversazione at St. Matthew’s School Hall

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 25

A conversazione to welcome the Bishop of Goulburn was held at the school hall on Friday evening. The interior of the building had been transformed in truly…

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Measles at the Public Schools

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 August 1893 · page 4

The following communication has been forwarded by Mr Johnson (Under-Secretary for Education) to the Sydney Board of Health with reference to measles at the Public schools:— I am…

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Gems From the Schoolroom

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 6

MISS A. C. GRAHAM, of Anerley, has received a prize from the University Correspondent for the best collection of schoolboy "mistakes"; and they are printed in…

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Catholic School, Corowa. Laying of the Foundation Stone

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 2

ON Sunday morning last a special sermon was preached in St. Mary's by the Very Rev. Dann Galligher, the occasion bring the laying of the foundation-stone of the…

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A School of Whales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 29

Captain John Reid, of the schooner Swordfish, reports that he left Pengnin, Tasmania, on the 17th ult., and on the 22nd fell in with a school of whales between Twofold Bay and…

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Berrigan School of Arts

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 2

The adjourned general meeting of the above was held last Saturday evening at the Federal Hotel, the President Mr W. Shand in the chair. There was a large attendance of…

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School of Arts

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 2

The committee met on Saturday evening at the Federal Hotel, Mr John Jones, President, in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting…

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Public School Regulations

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 2

UNDER the Public Instruction Act of this colony it is compulsory for children between the ages of six and fourteen years to attend school for a certain number of days in each year. There is…

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