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Schools, 1890

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Newtown Public School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1890 · page 2

A MEETING of the Public School Board was held yesterday afternoon at the office of the District-Inspector. Mr. O'Byrne. There were present—Messrs. H. B. Fitzhardingo…

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High School Bursaries

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1890 · page 2

SOME few weeks ago competitive examinations were held in all the principal public schools of New South Wales, for 30 bursaries established in connection with…

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Collinga. School Pic-nic

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 6

ABOUT 200 persons assembled at the Public School Cullinga, to witness the distribution of prizes to the school children, and to take part in the pic-nic or [?]anised on that occasion…

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Victorian State School Teachers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 4

WE learn from the Melbourne journals that on Saturday a deputation, representing the State-school Teachers' Union waited upon the Minister of Education (Dr. Pearson) to…

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State Education and its Teachers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 4

THE Lyttelton (N.Z.) Times observes:—"It is all very well to advise an underpaid drudge to recreate his mind with fresh learning. But he has to recreate his body with fresh…

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School of Arts

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 6

THE annual meeting of subscribers to the School of Arts was opened on Tuesday evening. In the absence of the president and vice-president, Dr. Anderson, J. P. was voted…

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The Catholic Schools Excursion and Picnic

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 3

THE project of giving a treat to the children attending the above schools, by the rather novel method (for Wagga) of a railway excursion and picnic, was happily conceived…

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Wagga Wesleyan Sunday School Anniversary

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 3

IN accordance with their usual practice, the Wagga Wesleyans celebrated the anniversary of their Sunday School by holding special services on Easter Sunday. The Rev. F…

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Church of England Sunday School Pic-nic, Old Junee. (By Panta)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 2

IN spite of threatenings Easter Monday turned out to be a delightfully fine day, and holiday seekers were, in consequence, jubilant. I regret that I cannot give even the…

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Australian Subjects in Public Schools

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 4

THE Minister of Public Instruction has given particular Attention to the matter of providing the public schools of tho colony with better means of obtaining a knowledge…

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School of Arts

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 2

THE regular monthly committee meeting of the institute was held last night. Present—Mr. P. W. Lorimer, V.P. (in the chair), and Messrs. H, B, J fferson, E. Tyler, E. James,…

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St Andrews' Sunday-school

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1890 · page 2

THE anniversary of the Presbyterian Sunday-school was celebrated to St. Andrew's Church on Sunday last. The church was appropriately decorated for the occasion,…

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Presbyterian Sunday School Conversazione

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1890 · page 2

A CONVERSAZIONE in connection with the anniversary of the above sohool was held last evening in the Protestant Hall. The building was crowded to its [?]tmost opacity, numbers…

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Cootamundra Police Court. Friday. (Before the P.m.) School Cases

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 2

James Allcock was charged with neglecting to send Jessie Allcock to school for the proper number of days. Defendant deposed that the girl Jessie…

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St. Joseph's School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 2

A DRAMATIC and musical entertainment was given yesterday afternoon by the pupils attending St Joseph's Roman Catholic School, in connection with the distribution of prizes…

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The Vexed Question Op Fuel Foe Country Schools

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1890 · page 2

Mr. HASSALL, in the Assembly on Wednesday said that in answer to a question asked by him a short time ago, he had been informed that it .was the intention of the Education…

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The Wagga Local School Board

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1890 · page 3

A MEETING of the Wagga Local School Board was held at the office of the District Inspector, on Tuesday afternoon. There were present Messrs. H. B. Fitzhardinge (in the…

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Outbreak at a Girls' Industrial School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 2

A SERIOUS rebellion occurred at the Parramatta Girls' Industrial School on Wednesday night. As the girls were going to the dormitories for the night 10 of their number,…

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The Newtown Public School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1890 · page 2

THE District In-spector, Mr. O'Byrne, has received from the Department of Public Instruction a communication stating that the Minister has adopted the recommendation…

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St. John's School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1890 · page 2

THE "break-up" for the winter holidays in connection with St. John's School, which is conduced by the Misses Beeson, took place in St. John's Hill last evening. At the…

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