Beryl School

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School name: Beryl

Other name: -
County name: Phillip
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Operating dates:
Type of school Opening date Closing date
Public School Aug 1881 May 19621

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1892 Teacher Promoted

26 April 1892 teacher Michael Kane was promoted to Class 3A2 .

1895

8 August 1895 Patrick Brophy is instructed to act as teacher at Beryl Public IX3 .

1905

2 February 1905
Mr. P. C. Brophy, Beryl, member Public Service Association4 .

1907

29 August 1907
An Unfortunate Home.
Mr. P. Brophy, teacher of the Beryl Public School, is extremely unfortunate as regards illness. For the past three or four years his home has been but seldom free from sickness, and now comes the news that William, his seven year old son, is in a serious condition, the little fellow was operated upon on Monday for appendicitis5 .

28 November 1907
A Library Establishment.
Mainly owing to the efforts of Mr. E. W. Colls, of Cullengoral, a library of 100 books has been established at the Beryl Public School. Mr. Colls naturally has the sincere thanks of the teacher, Mr. P. H. Brophy, and the parents of the pupils attending the school6 .

1914

9 July 1914
Beryl School.
Tenders Called.
Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary for Public Instruction: -
Sir, - I have to inform you that advertisements inviting fresh tenders for the works in connection with the proposed erection of a new building and residence at the Public School at Beryl have been forwarded for insertion in the newspapers published at Sydney, Gulgong and Mudgee. Tenders are to be lodged at this office at or before 2 p.m. on Thursday, 23rd instant7 .

1915

13 May 1915
WHAT A CAT DID
A most unusual incident
took place at the Beryl Public School on Friday last. The children were at studies, when one, a girl, was seen to lean over the back of the desk. The teacher (Mr. F. Noonan) thought she was endeavouring to procure a book or something else that might have been lying at the back of the desk and, for a few moments, he did not take any further notice until he heard the child making a peculiar noise. He at once went to her assistance and found that she had fainted. In very quick time, the teacher brought the child round and he heard her exclaiming "The Cat! The Cat!". Mr. Noonan at once looked round the school room and discovered a cat, which he learned had bitten the child's hand as she was leaning over the desk. This caused her to faint. Gulgong Champion8 .

10 June 1915
FAREWELL AND PRESENTATION.
Mr. F. Noonan, of the Beryl Public School, was tendered a farewell and presentation by the residents of Hannah's Bridge, Coolah, on Saturday last9 .

2 August 1915
ILLNESS.
Mr. F. Noonan, Beryl's school teacher, had to take to his bed last week owing to contracting a severe chill. Consequently, there were no studies at the Beryl school last week10 .

1916

17 July 1916
Beryl's Energetic Teacher.
At Tuesday night's meeting of the Gulgong Progress Association, Mr. A. Croft was responsible for making some very interesting remarks concerning Mr. F. Noonan, who is in charge of the Beryl Public School. Mr. Croft thought that the matter he was bringing forward came within the scope of the association's activities. "The school at Beryl," he remarked, "was closed for some time and has since been re-opened, and the Beryl people got a tip-top schoolmaster." The residence was a shanty, and was about 25 years old when he went into it. Mr. Noonan was appointed to Beryl on the condition that he did not apply or make any effort to get any repair work done to the residence. The Association, after hearing of the good work of Mr. Noonan decided to urge the Education Department to supply netting to enclose trees and plants that had been planted by this popular teacher11 .

1916

9 November 1916
Mr. F. Noonan, head teacher of Beryl Public School, has been advised by the Department of Public Instruction that the Minister has decided that the proposed grant of £10 may be devoted to the cost of fencing the external boundaries of the school site. The necessary wire netting will be provided by the Lands Department12 .

1919

12 June 1919
Gulgong News
Beryl Public School
Captain W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., has been advised by the Department of Public Instruction, that tenders are being called for renovations and repairs to Beryl Public School. Representations towards this desired end were made by Captain Dunn on correspondence received from Mr. R. Cuthel, hon. secretary Beryl Parents and Citizens' Association. The teacher (Mr. F. Noonan) and children and parents will be pleased that something is to be done towards making the school more comfortable than it is at the present time13 .

2 October 1919
The Beryl School.
So far nothing has been done to effect repairs to the Beryl Public School residence, which is in a deplorable condition. The white ants have played havoc with the inside walls, which are beginning to fall away, and the general condition of the building is such that it constitutes a grave danger to the health of the occupants, including a number of small children. The department some time ago intimated that the painting and repairing gang would be sent along to attend to the work. So far the gang has not reached Beryl, and meanwhile the department still collects rent, no discount being allowed for the dilapidated condition of the residence14 .

1920

30 September 1920
Teachers Transferred.
Mr. Frank Noonan, head teacher of the Beryl school, near to Gulgong, has received notice of his transfer to Summer Hill school, near to Orange. Mr. H. S. Sykes, headmaster of the Turill school, has been advised of his transfer to Freemartin, near Stockton15 .

1927

8 December 1927
District Schools
MR. DUNN INVESTIGATES MINISTER'S STATEMENT
Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Minister for Education, Mr. D. H. Drummond. M.L.A. :
I have your letter of the 22nd. inst. relative to certain school matters in your electorate. The schools concerned are Merrendee, Eurunder ie, Bulbudgerie (Wuuluman) and Beryl. With reference to Merrendee, I find that school has been closed since April 1925, although you state that a subsidised school is at present being conducted at that centre, it is not known under that name. However, inquiries are being made into the present situation at Merrendee with a view to ascertaining what the prospects may be for the re-opening of the school in charge of a Departmental teacher, and I am now waiting the receipt of the Inspector's report thereon. The position at Eurunderie has been clarified. The local Inspector had a lengthy interview with Mr. G. H. Murphy - who was the principal correspondent in connection with school matters at that centre, as a result of which Mr. Murphy has expressed the view that the establishment of a subsidised school will meet the case of the small children very well. The older children drive to Mudgee, where better educational facilities are available than would be the case if the local school were reopened. The position at Bulbudgerie is not so favorable. The teacher was removed from the school during the week ending October 21, the enrolment having fallen to ten and the average attendance to 8.6. During the second week of October the average attendance was only 7.4. The matter is at present with the local Inspector of Schools for inquiry, and in the light of his report when received, I shall be able to inform you definitely of the prospects for re-opening the school. The matter of repairs to the Beryl school residence will form the subject of a separate communication16 .

1936

18 June 1936
BERYL POST OFFICE.
THE Post Office at Beryl which for some years has been conducted at the Beryl Public School, has been removed to the residence of Mrs. Ticehurst, who has been appointed to take charge of it17 .

1938

23 June 1938
TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS.
Mr. S. P. Moy, who, for many years past, has been teacher at the Beryl public school, has been appointed teacher at Park Lea, near Blacktown. Mr S. V. Gallagher, teacher at Wollar school has been appointed teacher at Beryl, while Mr. Frank Beck, teacher at Ulamambri, has been appointed to Wollar. Mr. Gallagher will take up duties at Beryl on 29th June18 .

1942

19 February 1942
Beryl School Pupils Set Good Example
VERY good work by pupils of the Beryl Public School continues to come under the notice of the Gulgong Ladies' Patriotic Auxiliary. The efforts of these pupils is greatly appreciated by the soldiers and the members of the Auxiliary. "Keep it up," is the motto. What of other schools19 ?

1947

24 July 1947
BERYL SCHOOL EFFORTS
In their effort to help the "Food for Britain" appeal, the Beryl School pupils have succeeded in raising the sum of £2/3/-. Much credit is due to the children for the way they responded to this appeal. The effort was proposed and carried out by the pupils20 .

1950

2 November 1950
Applications from Messrs. F. Taylor, O. J. Thomas, and H. O. Milton, all of Mudgee, for their annual leave, were granted at last Thursday's meeting of Ulan County Council. Mr. J. Hogan, of Mayne Street, teacher-in-charge of the Beryl Public School, and Miss Greenwell of Mudgee, Domestic Science teacher at the Gulgong Central School have been elected to the Gulgong Junior Fanners Club Advisory Committee21 .

1964

__23 October 1964
__(9322) Sydney, 23rd October, 1964.
REVOCATION OF DEDICATION
WHEREAS under section 25 of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act, 1913, power is given for the revocation of any Crown land dedicated by the Crown: Now, therefore, I do hereby declare that all preliminary action has been taken in connection with the revocation of the dedication of the area described hereunder, and I do hereby revoke the said dedication in so far as it applies to or affects the area described Hereunder. K. C. COMPTON, Minister for Lands.
Land District-Mudgee; Shire-Cudgegong
Parish Guntawang, county Phillip, portion 144 of 2 acres, dedicated 18th January, 1884, for Public School Site at Beryl. Plan P. 904-1,978. P. 63-1,34722 .

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