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Schools, 1880

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Wesleyan Sunday School Anniversary and Picnic

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1880 · page 2

THE anniversary services of the Wagga Wagga Wesleyan Sunday School was held on Easter Sunday. In the morning the Rev. J. Monahan preached especially to the young,…

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Christ Church Sunday School. Children's Service

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 April 1880 · page 3

ON Sunday afternoon last the children attending Christ Church Sunday School were assembled in the church for a special service, which, on account of its novelty, was looked…

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Cricket. Brucedale v. Wagga Wagga Public Schools

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1880 · page 3

On Saturday last the return match between the Wagga Wagga and the Brucedale Public Schools was played on the racecourse, kindly granted for the occasion. Messrs…

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Cricket. Public School (First Eleven) v. St. Michael's School (Sixteen)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1880 · page 3

ON Saturday a match was played on the racecourse between the Public and St. Michael's schools, resulting in a victory for the former, as the appended scores show:—…

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The Public Schools Act

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1880 · page 3

The regulations for carrying out the provisions of the Public Instruction Bill of 1880 have been published in accordance with the 37th section of the Act. Teachers' salaries are fixed on the…

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The Yass District School Inspector's General Inspector's General Report for 1879

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 May 1880 · page 6

AT the commencement of the year there were in operation in this district thirty-seven Public Schools, twenty Provisional Schools, twelve Half-time Schools, three Church of…

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In Search of a School Billet

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1880 · page 4

Four or five days ago a man about forty years of age, looking as if he had been drawn over a dusty floor for an hour or two, called upon one of the members of the Board of…

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Rorbet Raikes, the Founder of Sunday Schools

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1880 · page 2

Robert Raikes, the founder of Sunday-schools, called also the Gloucester Philanthropist, was born in, Gloucester in the year 1735, and died 1811…

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Wagga Public School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1880 · page 2

The half-yearly speech day, prior to breaking up for the midwinter vacation, came off with considerable eclat yesterday afternoon at the school; and, notwithstanding the…

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Public School for Lower Cullinga

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 June 1880 · page 6

PURSUANT to advertisement, a few of the residents of Lower Cullinga interested in the establishment of the proposed public school met at the Albion Hotel on Saturday…

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St. Ethels School Examination

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 June 1880 · page 3

A VERY interesting examination of the pupils of the above school was held on Friday, 18th instant, which besides being very satisfactory from an educational point…

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Regulations for Evening Public Schools

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 July 1880 · page 7

THE following regulations for evening public schools have been made by his Excellency the Governor with the advice of the executive council in accordance with tho 37th section…

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Regulations for Provisional Schools Under the Public Instruction Act of 1880

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1880 · page 4

The following regulations for Provisional schools bare been made by his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, in accordance with the 37th section…

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The Public School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1880 · page 2

A MEETING of gentlemen interested in the progress and welfare of the Public school was held on Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m., in the boys department of that institution. There…

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The Public School. (To the Editor of the W. W. Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1880 · page 2

SIR,—Your issue of last Saturday contains a report of a meeting of nine gentlemen, held at the Public school on the afternoon of the previous Thursday. This you are pleased to…

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Wagga Public School. Presentation

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1880 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon a farewell was taken of Miss Pinnington and Miss Smith, head mistresses of the girls' and infants' departments respectively. Quite a number of the…

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Original Correspondence. the Provisional School at Lower Tarcutta. (To the Editor of the W. W. Advister.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1880 · page 2

SIR,—It is said that one side of a question is all right till the other side is heard, and it is about that "other side" I now write. Some years ago a school was built at Lower…

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Original Correspondence. the State School Distribution of Prizes. (To the Editor of the W. W. Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1880 · page 3

SIR,—In response to an advertisement in a late paper, inviting the parents and friends of the scholurs to e present at the distribution of prizes at the Mechanics' Institute, I at…

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Midsummer Vacation. Breaking-up of the Public School. Distribution of Prizes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1880 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon last the distribution of prizes in connection with the Public school was made in the Mechanics' Institute Assembly Room. Long before the hour…

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Adelong News. School Presentations

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1880 · page 2

At the breaking up of the Public School on the 23rd inst., the distribution of prizes took place, when those children who had shown proficiency in their studies were presented with a book, in…

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