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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1894

10 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

A Schoolgirl Drowned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 3

A girl named Jessie Murchie was drowned in the flood waters on a road near Singleton on Wednesday, while on her way to school…

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Humour, in the Schoolroom

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 4

A TORONTO school inspector, named J. L. Hughes, has put together in the Canadian MAGAZINE for July a considerable number of good stories…

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Peculiar Accident at a School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 4

On Monday morning at recess time, 11 o'clock a peculiar accident, fortunately unattended with any serious consequences, occurred at the…

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The Tasmanian School Boy

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 June 1894 · page 2

THE following are some answers taken from a collection made by a Tasmanian schoolmaster:-- In a viva voce examination in spoiling and the meaning of words, the examiner was told that a…

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The Public School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1894 · page 2

On Monday Sir Henry Parkes' visited the Superior Public School, where he was received by Mr. SchoolInspector Baillie and Mr. P. Skinner,…

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Pupils' Rehearsal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1894 · page 2

IN response to invitations issued by Mr. E. Atki[?]s, a very large audience assembled in the Presb[?]terian School Hall on Monday evening, the occasion…

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Narramine Public School

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 4

THE variety entertainment in connection with the above which was anxiously looked forward to by the Narramine folks, took place on Friday evening. In the Albert Hall, and was in every way a marked…

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Mrs. Pechey's School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1894 · page 2

The pupils attending Mrs. Pechey's ladies school gave an entertainment on Friday evening to celebrate the commencement of the Christmas…

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Convent High School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1894 · page 2

THE anuual entertainment by pupils of the Girls' High School, St Patrick's Convent of Mercy Dubbo, was given in the infants' school room yesterday…

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Breaking Up. Convent Infant School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 2

THE series of breaking-up entertainments was continued yesterday (Friday), when the children of the Convent Infant School rendered a programme…

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