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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1904

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A Boarding-School Girl in Sydney. Masquerading As a Youth

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

THE timely intervention of detectives recently brought the novel adventures of a young lady, well connected in Sydney, to an abrupt termination. She is a boarding-school girl, whose…

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School Inspectorships. Recent Movements

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

Consequent probably on the retirement of Mr. T. Dwyer from the inspectorate staff of the Public Instruction Department, several changes have been made, inspectors being removed to…

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School of Arts

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 4

A meeting of the Committee of the above was held on Tuesday night. It was decided to expend a further annual amount of about £10 in the purchase of suitable magazines,…

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A Boarding-School Girl in Sydney. Masquerading as a Youth

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 6

The timely intervention of detectives recently brought the novel adventures of a young lady, well connected in Sydney, to an abrupt termination. She is a…

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Superior Public School Concert

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 6

For several weeks the children attending the local Superior Public School had been rehearsing for the concert which eventuated on Wednesday night of last…

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Cobar Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

On Sunday, the Collar Methodist Sabbath School celebrated its anniversary by holding spiritual services at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7.30 p.m. On Saturday last…

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Our Public School System. The New Educational Departure

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 3

SPEAKING at the opening of the Educational Conference at Sydney on Easter Tuesday the Minister for Public Instruction (Mr. Perry) said : -- " You will be invited to deal with the…

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Agriculture in Public Schools

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 4

SOME very creditable collections of agricultural produce have been exhibited at the Royal Agricultural Show by the pupils of the Numba (South Coast) and…

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Jawbone School

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 April 1904 · page 2

We are informed that the Minister for Lands has granted an area of 2 acres for a school site at Jawbone. Instructions for the survey of same have been issued, and…

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Teachers Conference

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 3

The teachers' conference was again densely packed to-day. Kindergarten teaching was under discussion…

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The Bush Teacher

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 6

AT the Education Conference in Sydney on Thursday, Inspector Board-dealt at length with the position of the bush teacher. It was, he said, a very difficult…

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Public School Chances

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 4

Mr. O.Smith has been transferred from the Dubbo Superior Public Sohool to Brosklehurat, Mr. V. Smith, teacher at the latter school, being seriously ill in Sydney…

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Educational Conference. New School Syllabus. Explained By Mr. Board

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 8

The Educational Conference was resumed on Monday morning under the chairmanship of the Minister for Public Instruction…

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In a Board School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 7

One day at school, says a school master, I gave a boy a problem in algebra, and, although it was comparatively easy, he could not do it I remarked—…

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School of Arts Debating Club

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1904 · page 2

A meeting of members interested in the re-formation of the Debating Club in connection with the School of Arts was held on Friday night. It was decided that debates…

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Model Schools. One to be Established at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 2

WE have it on good authority that Dubbo has been decided upon as the site for one of the proposed model schools. It will probably be two months before the…

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Suicide of a Schoolgirl

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

The suicide of a schoolgirl, aged 11, was reported to the Blackburn Coroner last month. The girl was, it is stated, 'spoken to' on the Monday night about…

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Cobar School of Arts

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the [?] of the School of Arts was held on Tuesday evening last. Mr. R. O. Breden (President) occupied the…

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Model Schools

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 2

The State Government propose to establish a model school in each inspector's district…

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Dubbo Superior Public School

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 3

THERE are twelve candidates from the local Public School this year for the junior university examination. The subjects taken up include English, geography, history, arithmetic,…

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