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Southern Highlands · Schools

Schools, 1883

13 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Mittagong Public School

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 2

A DEPUTATION from Mittagong, consisting of Messrs. Wright, Snowden, and Ruane, were introdnced by Mr. Garrett, M.L.A., to the Minister for Education on Tuesday last, to bring certain facts under his…

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School of Akts Permanent Building

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 3

THE meeting summoned by the Committee for Monday evening next, in connection with the above, should ho one of the largest and most influential local meetings ever hold in Bowral. Nearly 200…

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The Mittagong School

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 4

THE Minister for Public Instruction refuses to remove Mr. Knopp, head-master of the Public School, Mittagong, on the mere grounds of his being a Catholic. And quite…

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School of Arts, Dowral

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 3

ON Monday, 30th ultimo, the meeting announced for that evening in connection with a new Sohool of Arts building came off with great success. At seven o'clock residents began to drop in, and before eight…

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School of Arts' Committee

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1883 · page 3

ON Thursday evening last a meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts, Bowral, those present being Mr. Bennett (in the chair), Rev. S. Howard, Messrs…

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The Public School, Mittagong. to the Editor of the Protestant Standard

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 3

SIR,—We desire to point out to you an error in your issue of the 28th July, which we beg you will kindly correct in your next. You state that the petition from…

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Mittagong Public School. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 3

SIR,—Being one of the many that took a stand against the recent appointment of a Roman Catholic teacher to the Mittagong Public School, I cannot allow the…

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Bowral School of Arts

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 3

ON Thursday evening last, ladies to the number of eighty, with some half-dozen gentlemen, met at Mr. Charker's large room for the purpose of having a friendly cup of tea, and discussing matters in…

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School of Arts' Committee

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1883 · page 2

A MEETING of the above committee was held at the Church of England Parsonage, Bowral, on Monday evening last. Present—Messrs. Bennett (in the chair), Turner (secretary), Allerdice, Bridge, Clayton,…

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Miscellaneous. Public School Board

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1883 · page 4

WHETHER there is more dignity attached to the position of Trustee to a Cemetery, or a Member of a Public School Board, is a question open to some doubt; the duties…

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Correspondence. [While we shall be glad to publish letters, it must be undetstood that it does not follow we endorse the opinions of our correspondents.] Mr. M'court on the Mittagong School, Case. to the Editor of the Pree Press

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 3

SIR,—In reply to an ctector, Mr. M'Court stated at his public meeting, held at Mittagong, that Mr. Lumsden, a late tenecher here, complained to him that he could not maintain the proper diseipline of…

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Correspondence. [While we shall be glad to publish letters, it must be understood that it does not follow we endorse the opinions of our correspondents.] Mittagong Public School. to the Editor of the Free Press

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 3

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me to reply through your valuable journal to a few remarks made by Mr. M'Court, while addressing his constituents at Mittagong, last Thursday…

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Miscell Aneous. Superior and State Schools

Bowral Free Press and Mittagong, Burrawang and Kangaloon Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1883 · page 4

PREVIOUSLY to "breaking-up" for the Christmas holidays, nearly all the superior schools, and a few State schools, have been conducting their annual examination of pupils and…

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