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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1878

16 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Sunday School Picnic

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 5 January 1878 · page 2

ON Thursday the children attending Christ Church Sunday school, accompanied by their parents, teachers, friends, and the minister himself,had their annual picnic at the usual…

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Public Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 June 1878 · page 2

The following gentlemen have been appointed as members of the board at Tuggranong: Messrs A J. Cunningham, J.P, J. Smith, J. Owens, T. Tong, J. Gregory, and…

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Denominational Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 1

THE following are the inspector's report for the districts names:— BRAIDWOOD DISTRICT. CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS…

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Goulburn District. Church of England Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 1

BUNRAWANG:—Regular inspection, 7th February. Enrolled, 36; presented, 29. The material provisions are unsatisfactory. Internally the school is only tolerably well organized. The general discipline…

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Yass District. Church of England Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 1

CANBERRA:—Regular inspection, 17th August. Enrolled :—Boys, 17; girls, 18; total, 85. Present : Boys, 17; girls, 18; total, 35. Ordinary attendance, 24. In district not enrolled, 12. The material…

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Public Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 June 1878 · page 1

THE following is a continuation of the inspectors' reports for 1877:—GININDERRA (public.)—N.V:—General inspection 14th August:—Enrolled:—Boys, 15; girls, 22; total, 34…

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School Natural History Societies

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 3 August 1878 · page 1

THE Leisure Hour for June, 1877, contains an interesting article entitled School. Natural History Societies. The substance…

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Christ Church Sunday School

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 2

There was a pleasant gathering on Tuesday evening in the Christ Church Schoolroom, the object of which was the presentation of the annual gifts from the teachers to the…

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The Victorian School of Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 September 1878 · page 4

THE school of mines is one of the institutions of Ballarat. It was first suggested by Mr. Harrie Wood, the present secretary for mines in New South Wales. To decide on…

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Cricket Match. Queanbeyan Public School v. Bungendore Public and Denominational Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 October 1878 · page 2

ON Saturday last a cricket match came off at Bungendore between eleven of the former and a like number selected from both schools of the latter place. Up to about 10 a.m…

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Public Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 November 1878 · page 1

THE following is a continuation of the inspectors' reports for 1877:—BURROWA FLATS (Provisional):— General inspection, 5th June. Enrolled:—Boys, 17; girls, 20;…

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Public School Concert

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 November 1878 · page 2

It is contemplated to hold a concert in connection with the Queanbeyan public school at an early date; the object of which is to raise funds for the purpose of…

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Yairalumla Provisional School

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 16 November 1878 · page 2

We have much pleasure in announcing to the inhabitants of the Yarralumla district, that the Council of Education has appointed Miss N. Donovan teacher to the school just…

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Cricket. Bungendore United School v. Queanbeyan Public School

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 November 1878 · page 2

WHEN a responsibility is undertaken by either men or boys, however great, or how ever insignificant, the same may be, it behaves those engaged to put forth their most…

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Queanbeyan R. C. D. School

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 December 1878 · page 2

Mr, B. Loobie, the efficient and much. respected teacher of the above school, is, we understand, about to be removed from this town at his own request, and will take…

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Public School Concert

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 December 1878 · page 2

Last night (Friday) the concert in connection with the Queanbeyan public school, came off in the Temperance Hall, the proceeds of which are to go towards purchasing prizes…

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