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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1913

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Wellington and a High School

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 2

On Saturday, the Minister for Public instruction was approached by the President (Mr. F. A. Kenyon) and several members of the Parents and Citizens'…

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The New Infants' School

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, the Hon. A. C. Carmichael (Minister for Public Instruction), accompanied by Mr. Thrower, paid a visit to the district school…

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Bush School Methods

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 7

Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Education, is our authority for the following story, which, says an exchange, is but an example of what is possible…

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School Vacations

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 4

Th council of the Teachers' Association of New South Wales has decided to ask the Minister for Education to alter the data of the…

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Children Shot at Lessons. Maniac in a School

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 3

Armed-with six revolvers and many cartridges, a mad probationary teacher named Erich Schmidt entered the Catholic School at St. Mary, Bremen. He met a…

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A School Doctor

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 4

Dr. Annie Robertson, School Medical Officer, will visit Brourke on September 2, for the purpose of medically examining the children at the Superior Public School…

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Public School Concert

The Western Herald · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

The programme for the concert which will be given by the children attending the Superior Public School, has been published, and it appears that the public are in for a…

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Infants' School Concert

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

The Cobar Public School Infants' Department gave a concert of 11 items in the Masonic Hail on Friday night. Miss Coghlaa (headmistress) ably assisted by…

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Presentation and School Picnic at Maryvale. a Popular Teacher Farewelled

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 5

The annual school picnic was held on the school grounds at Maryvale last Saturday, 23rd instant. It was an ideal day, with just a pinch of frost in…

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Honoring a School Teacher. Farewell Presentations at Suntop

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 September 1913 · page 4

Eleven years is a fair slice out of a man's life, and a fair proportion of his professional career, yet this is the term Mr. James Donnelly has put in in…

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The Schools

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 September 1913 · page 1

Some interesting facts with regard to school statistics are to be gleaned from a departmental paper just to hand. The wet weather…

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Free School Materials

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 2

From the beginning of next year State public schools will be furnished free of charge with all materials for use during the ordinary course of…

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Nerves of School Teachers

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 3

An Increase of illness among London County Council school teachers la referred to in a report to the education committee. The total number of days' absence of…

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School of Arts Dance

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 2

The annual dance in connection with the School of Arts will be held in the skating rink on Wednesday evening, and will be followed by a juvenile the…

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Germ Carriers in Schools

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 3

The Minister for Education states that a circular is being issued to all teachers drawing special attention to the care necessary in connection with…

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School Changes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 1

The staff of the Dubbo District School has been doing a sort of "general post" of late, the newcomers being Miss Gillies, from Burwood,…

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School Concert

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 September 1913 · page 2

The annual concert by the children attending the Bourke Superior Public School will be held in Fitzgerald's Hall to-night, September 10. The attendance will be very…

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School of Arts Social

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 September 1913 · page 6

The annual dunce in connection with the School of Arts took place in the skating rink last night. The rink was beautifully decorated for the occasion…

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The Hygienic Schoolboy

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 6

"This," says Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Public Instruction, "is the hyg[?] Shool-boy. I didn't invent him, but I have developed him so that…

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High School for Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 1

Mr. T. H. Thrower has received a letter from the office of the Department of Public Instruction stating that the Minister has approved of the…

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