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School name: Tunnabutta
Other name: -
County name: Wellington
Transferred:
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Operating dates:
Type of school Opening date Closing date Half-time partner schools
Public School Jun 1883 Jun 1915
Half-Time School Jun 1915 May 1916 GULGAMREE
Provisional School May 1916 May 19241
1880
9 October 1880
Department of Public Instruction,
Sydney, 4th October, 1880.
NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL.
IT is hereby notified, for general information, in accordance with the 34th section of the Public Instruction Act of 1880, that it is proposed to establish a Public School at Tunnabutta, situated between Apple-tree Flat and Stony Pinch.
JOHN ROBERTSON2
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1900
7 May 1900
Mudgee Police Court.
(Before Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., G. Stewart and F. Cox, J's.P.)
STEALING TOOLS.
Two small boys were charged on summons, with stealing at Redbank, a number of carpenter's tools, the property of Mr. F. Payne. After the evidence of Constable Daly, who interviewed the boys, and Mr. F. Payne, the mother of the boys gave evidence The police stated that there had never been any complaint against either of the boys. The Police Magistrate lectured the boys, and warned them that if they came before the court again they would be severely dealt with, and would be sent away from home. The costs amounted to 23s 4d, and the P. M., stated that if the amount was paid no further penalty would be enforced. The amount was paid3
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20 September 1900
Mudgee Police Court.
MONDAY, 17th SEPT. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., and Mr. H. A. Lowe, J.P.)
AN APPLETREE FLAT CASE.
William Bennett, the well known farmer of Appletree Flat, was summoned for not sending his children to school at Tunabutta.
Mr. G. Davidson, who appeared for the defendant, said that Mr. Bennett was most anxious to send his children to school, but not to this one, as the teacher had a most uncontrollable temper, and was therefore incompetent. The teacher is a Mrs. Cunliffe, and numerous petitions had been sent in to the Department against her conduct. Anyhow, Mr. Bennett was outside the distance from the school as required by the Act.
Constable Daly, who had charge of the case, said he had been instructed not to subpoena witnesses until he knew how the defendants pleaded. If a person pleaded "not guilty" he was then empowered to summon the teacher of the school.
The Police Magistrate said that if the distance from the defendant's house to the school was further than required by the Act that would stop further proceedings.
Mr. Bennett: I have measured the distance myself. It is two miles and thirty chains.
The P.M.: By the nearest road?
Mr. Bennett: By the only road passable. It is shorter to go over by a mountain.
Mr. Davidson: Mr. Bennett is having all his children taught by his wife and daughter, and they are getting on well, and ever so much better than by their late teacher.
William Bennett deposed: Am a farmer, and live at Appletree Flat; used to send my children to the Tunnabutta school, Mrs. Cunliffe being the teacher; found the distance from the school to my place to be two miles 30 chains, which I measured; this is the nearest track, except by going over a mountain; the school children are in dread of the teacher, and are frightened of her; my children are now taught at my own house, and are getting along well; the teacher has no control over her temper; some time ago one of my children came home with marks, showing where she had been beaten over the head.
The Police Magistrate said that no doubt there was no love between the teacher and the defendant for some time. In the public schools there was altogether too much cane used on the children, some of whom got severely beaten because they could not do their lessons. There were several complaints of schools in the district where parents complained of the ill-treatment of their children. The case was dismissed4
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1921
31 January 1921
Q.C. Examinations.
MUDGEE AND DISTRICT RESULTS.
The following are the Mudgee and district passes at the Q.C. examinations, success at which Qualifies for entrance at the High Schools: -
Tunnabutta Public School - Horace Edward Clarkson5
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1922
30 January 1922
Qualifying Certificate Examinations.
MUDGEE DISTRICT.
The following conclude the list of passes:-
Tunnabutta - Maurice Joseph Condon, Lilian Mary Doble6
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1924
16 June 1924
SCHOOL TEACHERS TRANSFERRED.
Mr. J. V. Gallagher, who was transferred from Tunnabutta school about a month ago to Warrungunyah, has now received appointment to Windeyer, and Mr. C. Walker, of that school, has been transferred to Merriwa7
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1952
31 October 1952
(2205) Sydney, 31st October, 1952.
REVOCATION OF DEDICATION.
WHEREAS under section 25 of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act, 1913, power is given for the revocation of any dedication of 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 for Public School Site at Tunnabutta, area 2 acres, dedicated 21st October, 1882, described in the Schedule hereto, and I do hereby revoke the said dedication of the area of 2 acres described in the Schedule hereto.
P. H. HAWKINS, Minister for Lands.
Land District-Mudgee; Shire-Cudgegong.
Parish Tannabutta, county Wellington, 2 acres, being portion 267. Plan P. 789-1,978. T. 52-3,5698
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