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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1908

63 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4

"Cos They Cane Me." Why He Shirks School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 5

A woman summoned before Mr Francis at Lambeth on 14th November for not sending her boy regularly to school complained of the frequency with which…

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Re-Classification of Schools

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 2

UNDER the new regulations recently drawn up in connection with the Department of Public Instruction, it is necessary to classify the public schools…

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The King's Governesses First Teachers of Royal Ties

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 5

The Queen-Mother of the Netherlands went down to Exeter yesterday from Claremont to pay a visit to Mrs Acland, her old governess. Mrs Acland, when…

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Hurlstone Agricultural Continuation School

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

WE have received from the Department of Public Instruction the prospectus of the above school which is situated at Ashfield. The grounds,…

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Nogi and the School mistress

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 6

General Nogi, who fought such a bulldog fight in taking Port Arthur, is in the unenviable position of being pitted against the sharp tongue and bellicose tactics of a lady…

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A School Residence Burnt

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 2

On Sunday morning the residence of Mr. Netterfield, school teacher. Raw Baw, was almost completely destroyed by fire. The building, which contained six rooms, and was built of stone and…

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Sunday School Picnic

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon the children of Christ Church Sunday School held their postponed picnic in the church grounds. At.3.30.p.m. they went…

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QUEANBEYAN S.P. SCHOOL v. Convent School

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

The Queanbeyan Superior Public School Cricket Club met and defeated a team representing the Convent School for the Bennett Cuplin the…

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St. Stephen's Presbyterian Sunday School Anniversary

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 2

THE Presbyterian Sunday School celebrated their anniversary in the church which was beautifully decorated for the occasion on Wednesday evening last when between 40…

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Anniversary Presbyterian Sunday School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening a large number of parents and friends of the scholars gathered in St. Stephen's church to celebrate the anniversary of the Sunday school, about…

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Imitative Illness. Among School Children. Their Strange Fancies

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 4

A Harley street physician (writes the "Daily Mail" of 24th December). who is a specialist in the illness common to children, yesterday discussed…

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Women As Rhodes' Scholars. International Scheme. American Woman's Plan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 3

An international and intercolonial scholarship scheme for women, on lines similar to that which the late Cecil Rhodes, in his will, laid down for the…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday, 18Th March. Before Messrs. A. Elliott, P.M., and A. Brassey and J. Southwell, Js.P. Absent From School

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

Henry Johnson pleaded guilty to a charge of neglecting to send his son William to school for the required number of days, and was fined 26…

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School of Arts

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

At committee meeting of the above presided over by Mr. J. Welch it was stated that there was a considerable balance of cash in hand, and a sub-committee was…

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Cigars in School. Vicar Awarded Damages. Bible Class Incident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

The Rev. R. Lowman Lang, vicar of All Saints', Rockwell Green, Wellington, Somerset, brought an action for libel against the proprietors of the "Daily…

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School Industrial Exhibition

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 2

An industrial exhibition of the products of all the Roman Catholic schools of the State was opened by the Lady Mayoress (Mrs. Thomas Hughes) in the Royal Agricultural Society's main building,…

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The Ideal Child. School Rules. for Good Manners

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 4

In consequence of complaints recently made at the Hounslow Education Committee of the want of respect shown by the scholars when members of that…

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Naas School Picnic and Dance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 2

ON Saturday last the above-named school held their picnic on the show grounds. The day was ha[?]dly what might be wished for on such an…

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Winter School for Farmers

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 2

IN consequence of the success of the Winter School for Farmers during the last two years, and the requests already made for a repetition thereof,…

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Bulga Creek Public School

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 2

COLONEL RYRIE, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Public Instruction Department:--Referring to the letter dated 28th…

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