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Schools, 1887

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Presbyterian Sabbath School Tea-meeting

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 8 January 1887 · page 2

THE annual tee-meeting in connection with Bio above-school was held in the old schoolhouse, Broughton Creek. on Saturday last (New Year’s Day.) At about 12.30 a.m. a dumber of the…

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Nowra School or Arts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1887 · page 2

THE Bi-annual meeting of Nowra School of Arts was held last Thursday night in the gallery of the Public Hall. There was a good attendance. Mr. William Turner, President, filled the…

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School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 2

THE annual meeting of member of the School of Arts, for the transaction of the regular yearly business, was held in the large hall on Thursday night. The…

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Farthing Dinners for School Children

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 19 February 1887 · page 4

Yet another good thing for Birmingham! They have advanced far beyond the penny dinnors, and are soon going to supply thom for a firthing. We abstract the following…

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Nowra School of Acts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1887 · page 2

THIS institution is now in a more healthy state of activity than it has been in for some time. The excellent system of "lending" of books adopted by the Sydney Free Library…

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Physical Education in State Schools

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1887 · page 2

THE following very interesting Paper on "Physical Education in State Schools," by Dr. T. R. Lewers, was read at a recent meeting of the Broughton Creek Literary and Debating…

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Walluga Aborigines School. ([?] the Editor of the Bega Standard.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 2

SIR —After considerable trouble I have managed, with the assistance rendered by Mr. Neilley in Sydney, to establish a school for aboriginal children at the…

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Teacher-Shearing

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1887 · page 2

Sir,—With reference to the Ministerial defence of the action in this matter the following matters were not teched on. It is said in the defence that not teachers had formerly to pay…

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Nowra School of Arts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Tuesday 21 June 1887 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of the members of Nowra School of Arts, convened by the President at the request of a number, of members, was held last Friday night, at the…

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Nowra School of Arts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of the above Institution was held in the Reading Room on June 30th, to receive the report of the sub-committee appointed to value the Nowra Public…

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Nowra School of Arts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 July 1887 · page 2

THE bi-annual meeting of members of the above institution was held in the reading room, Nowra, Public Hall, at 8 p.m. last Thursday. About 40…

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Nowra School of Arts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 August 1887 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of members of the Nowra School of Arts was held in the reading room, Public Hall, on Thursday last, at 8 p.m. There were between 70 and 80 members present,…

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Nowra School of Arts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 August 1887 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of members was held at 8 p.m. last thursday. The attendance numbered about 20, and the president of the institution (Dr. King) occupied the chair. The…

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Nowra School of Arts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 September 1887 · page 2

THE great event has come off. The electors have declared themselves, and Rooney, Peak, and Westbrook are now singing and soaring in a heaven of Office, while Skinner, Cohen, and…

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Nowra School of Arts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 October 1887 · page 2

ON Friday evening last. September 30, the Nowra Parliament held its first sitting after the general election of a fortnight ago, the results of which are doubtless ineffaceably graven on…

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Candelo Public School Concert. From a Correspondent

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 October 1887 · page 4

ON Wednesday, 28th ultimo, their first annual [?]was given in and of the government by the Children of the [?] Public School at the local…

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Nowra School of Arts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 October 1887 · page 2

LAST Friday evening Parliamentary Debating Society met as usual at 8 o'clock. About 50 persons were present. Speaker King occupied the chair, and announced a want of…

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Jellat School Pic-nic

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 October 1887 · page 3

It does not require a person of very keen observation to note the well-established feet that the average Australian youngster, after the five days’ guiding at…

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Wolumla School Concert

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 October 1887 · page 2

ON Friday evening last a concert was held in the South Wolumla Public School-room, in aid of the children’s prize fund. The school-room was very…

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Nowra School of Arts Flower Show

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 November 1887 · page 2

THE flower show in connection with Nowra School of Arts, as noticed in the papers, opened on Friday last. and has proved highly successful in every respect. Mr. Seccombe, aided by several…

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