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Schools, 1906

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Wagga School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Wagga School of Arts was held in the board-room of the institution last night. The President (the Hon. Jas. Gormly…

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The Reading of Schoolboys

The Temora Star · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

The Rev. A. E. Hillard, M.A., High Master of St. Paul's School, has closely watched the tastes of schoolboys in literature, and, according to a statement…

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The Dancing Teacher

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 4

THE peculiar thing about Marie Vanderpool was that she had an intemperate appetite for happiness. She took to dancing slippers as natural…

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A School Teachers' Union

The Worker · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 2

The American movement for a national organization of school teachers' on trade union lines, as might be expected, is not hailed with acclaim by the press organs of…

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Jiu-jitsu for Women. Girls' School Studying

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 3

A varsity club for the study of jiujitsu, the Japanese method of personal attack and self-defence, has been formed at Cambridge, but, contrary to report…

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Wagga School of Arts

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 2

At the first meeting of the new committee of the School of Arts last evening, Hon. Jas Gormly, M.L.A., was reelected President; Messrs. T. H…

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Told out of School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 6

A school teacher instruction her classes in grammar wrote this sentence, on the board for correction:—"The horse and the cow is in the field." No…

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Wagga School of Arts

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 2

The first meeting of the newly elected School of Arts Committee was held on Friday evening. Hon. Jag. Gormly presided, and there were present:—Messrs…

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Wagga School of Arts. Election of Officers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 4

A meeting of the new committee of the Wagga School of Arts was held on Friday evening last. The President (the Hon. Jas, Gormly, M.L.C.),…

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School Children's Trains

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 1

We have been requested to publish the following letter:—Railway Department, Chief Traffic Manager's Office, Sydney, 2nd February…

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School of Arts Committee Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 7

The Usual monthly meeting of the School of Arts Committee was held on Tuesday night. Present: Messrs. W. A. Ncale (President), in the chair,…

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A Local School Children's Matter. Railway Department, Chief Traffic Manager's Office, Sydney. 2nd February, '06

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 2

Dear Sir,--With reference to your call of the 24th ultime, when you asked whether the morning mixed train might be stopped at No. 8 gate, between Brampton and Bellingen, to pick up eight school…

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Jiu-jitsu for Women. Girls' School Studying

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 3

A 'varsity club for the study of jiu-jitsu, the Japanese method of personal attack and self-defence, has been formed at Cambridge, but, contrary to report,…

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Schoolmaster Attempts Suicide

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 2

Joseph Michael Kelly, a schoolmaster, attempted suicide by shooting himself in Buckingham-street. He is ina serious condition…

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Wagga School of Arts

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 2

New showing has been fitted up in the School of Arts, affording accommodation for over 400 books. Subscribers are now anxiously awaiting the long deferred new…

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The Teacher Taught

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 4

A friend of Dean Swift one day sent him a lurbot as a present by a [?]t lad who bad of[?] carried like m[?]s without having ever received the smallest mark of the…

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Prize Competition in Secondary Schools

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 2

Towards the close of last year the Education Committee of the Victoria League Victoria three prizes for historical essays, to be competed for by the…

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Tumut School of Arts

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 3

THE committee of the above met on Friday night last, Messrs R. Dear (president), Grill, Thompson, Harrison, Harris, Ambrose, Groves, A…

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Two-up School Raid. an Exemplary Fine

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 2

The principal in a "two-up" school in Pitt St. which was recently raided was to-day fined £30; in default of payment, four months imprisonment…

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Teachers for Small Schools

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 2

Among the recent alterations in connection with the Public School system in a new method for the training of teachers of small schools, and an…

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