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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1900

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Schools of Humour

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 3

It is an unhappy knack that nature has a dragging mortals through the mire in order to make them wise. Only after a long time do men learn that it is…

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Public School Exhibition

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 18 April 1900 · page 2

At the exhibition of pupils’ work, and presentation of prizes at the public school on Thursday, the public attended in such numbers that some could not find room…

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Wesleyan Sunday School

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 4

THE anniversary meeting of the Dubbo Wesleyan Sunday School was held in the Church on Monday owning, when there was a large attendance of the scholars, accompanied by…

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Sunday School Picnics

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 4

CONSIDERABLE dismay was felt by the children and teachers connected with the various Sunday Schools at the weather indications on Sunday night, a wot and stormy Easter Monday…

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Wesleyan Sunday School. Anniversary Celebrations

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 21 April 1900 · page 3

The anniversary celebrations in connection with the Wesleyan Sunday School were commenced in the church on Sunday last. The Rev. G. W…

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Public School Prizes

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 3

The following were the principal prize winners at the public school presentation:— Fourth girls : Melba Young and Ethel Treasure equal, Louie Dalmain second…

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The Village School

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 April 1900 · page 3

Here where the bloom-fringed winding highways meet The old white schoolhouse stands, With greensward worn and pathed by…

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Dispppearance of a School Boy

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 3

DETECTIVE George Brown would bo glad to receive Information as to the whereabouts of a lad named Roy Capel, a son of Mr. George Cupel, a station owner near Barraba. The…

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State Schools Cadet Corps

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

SP[?]AKING at the opening of the Bathurst Annual Show—or, to be more precise, at the citizens' banquet following that event—the Hon. John See, Colonial…

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School for Cooks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 3

The problem of getting good cooks is hourly becoming a very serious one, as the demand is very much larger than the supply, so that a new scheme started in…

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Bodangora Church of England Sunday School Concert

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 4

The above was quite a red-letter day for the children of the Church of England Sunday School, Bodangora, and one not likely to be forgotten by them and those who availed themselves of the…

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Rating Schools of Art

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 3

A CASE of some interest to the managers of Schools of Art was decided by Judge Murray at the District Court. Sydney, the other day, the trustees of the North Sydney…

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Unconscious Humour. What Is Written for School Magazines

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 May 1900 · page 3

The editor of the school magazine has usually a bad time of it, and during the summer months experiences great difficulty in getting together a sufficient number of contributions…

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Short Story. in a French School. His Condemnation and Exoneration

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 4

'I guess I'll christen him Peppercorn,' said Fogg; 'it's as good a name as any other, and it seems appropriate.' 'It's appropriate, certainly,' said…

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Public School Teachers. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 5

In reference to a report to the effect that a number of Public School teachers are being reduced in salaries, the Minister for Public Instruction admits…

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Reduction in Teachers' Salaries

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 5

In reference to the rumoured reduction in salaries of Public School teachers, the Minister nays that some reductions have been made, regulated by the fact of the attendance at some…

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Wesleyan Sunday School Anniversary

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 2

The Wesley Church presented a very pleading and inviting appearance on Sunday last, special service being held in celebration of the anniversary of the Sunday…

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The Public School's Playgrounds. (To the Editor of the Libbo Liberal.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 3

S[?]—I wish to call attention to the state of the playgrounds of the Public School. I think it is a disgrace to the town, and if something is not done to it before the…

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Board School Humour

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 6

THE humours arising out of the examinations and questionings of scholars in elementary schools in England are a perennial source of amusement to those engaged in…

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Correspondence. the Public School Play Ground. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Liberal.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

SIR,—I was glad to see in your issue of the 27th inst. a letter re the Public School playground. " A.H.T." says it is a disgrace to the town; so it is, and for more…

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