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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1908

63 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4

Germany Helps Boys. Looks Up Positions for Them Before They Leave School

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 3

When a British or an American boy leaves school he does not always know what sort of work he wants or is fit for. Or even when he knows…

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Closing Our School. To the Editor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 2

THE removal of our school teacher, Miss Bowditch, and the consequent closing of the Woodfield public school, has caused no little surprise among the…

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Conveyance of Children to School

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

Colonel Ryrie has received from the Department of Public Instruction a copy of the report upon the conditions to be observed in the conveyance of children to central…

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Efficiency in the Public Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 8

THE system of the annual observations of the work of the Public Schools is directed rather towards inquiry into the teacher's methods, the teacher being…

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Public School Teachers' Examination

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 8

THE following regulations have been made in connection with the examination of public school teachers:—The attainments of a teacher will be tested…

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Nelanglo Public School

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

COLONEL RYRIE has received the following communication from the Department of Public Instruction:-- With further reference to your letter…

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Bungendore School of Arts

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the subscribers of the Bungendore School of Arts was held in the reading-room on Tuesday evening last, for the purpose of taking…

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School of Arts

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the subscribers was held in the reading-room on Tuesday evening last for the purpose of taking into consideration a proposal of the…

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Corang River. School Picnic

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 5

Empire Day was celebrated at the Corang River Public School by a picnic and sports. At 9.30 the children assembled at the school and an hour was interestingly occupied…

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Schoolgirl's Daring Plot

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 2

A SCHOOLGIRL is the heroine of a tragedy which would have been a daring revolulionary achievement had it been executed as it was conceived…

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Religious Examples. in English Schools. Some Brilliant Examples

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 4

We do not know (writes the London "Daily News" of 21st March) when we have enjoyed a Parish Magazine [?] much as we have enjoyed that of…

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Woodfield School

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 2

MORE than a mouth has elapsed since the closing of the above school owing to the transfer of the teacher to another district, and as yet no…

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School Holidays and the American Fleet

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 2

THE council of the Teachers' Association decided, in view of the national importance of the visit of the American fleet and the fact that during its stay…

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School Holidays

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 5

IN view of the decision made last night to carry out the public schools' demonstration as a farewell to the American fleet, on the eye of their departure, the Minister for…

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Rating Schools and M[?]ters' Residences

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 7

UNDER the Local Government A[?] tain buildings are exempt from [?] tion. These include churches [?] places used exclusively for…

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Queanbeyan School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2
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THE annual meeting of members of the School of Arts was held on Tuesday night in the card-room of the institution. There was a very large…

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Queer Facts of History. Little Incidents That Were Not in the School Books. King Charles Mistake

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 3

The whole of Charles the First's reign was marred by grave errors of judgment, which cost him very dear. But perhaps the greatest…

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Bishopthorpe High School. Junior University Examination

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

THE following candidates of the above mentioned school were successful in passing the Junior University examination :—Madge Walster—English History B, English B,…

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School of Arts

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of members of the School of Arts was held in the rooms of the institution oil Wednesday night. Mr. A…

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