SEE TC 9.10.1886, HEAD TEACHER FOR 28 YEARS.

MDA   10.10.1859 "Mr Harper's establishment".

MDA   26.10.1859 Director Stoney Reef Co.

IA    15.10.181 On Barkly Committee.

IA    29.10.1861 Schoolmaster.

IA    14. 3.1862 Viles v Harper child whipping case.

IA    25. 3.1862 Same.

IA    28. 3.1862 Same.

IA     1. 4.1862 Same.

MDA   23. 4.1862 Benevolent Society.

MDA    4. 9.1863 Alleged cruelty.

MDA    7. 9.1863 Same.

MDA    9. 9.1863 Same.

MDA   11. 9.1863 Same.

TC    23. 7.1865 Testimonial from School children.

TC     5. 8.1865 Ditto.

TC    14.10.1865 Presented by Band of Hope with silver ink stand.

TC    24. 9.1870 A son, William George, dies.

TC     9.11.1872 Mrs Harper dies, long obituary, 24 years old, big funeral.

TC    10. 1.1874 Complaints about taking such a prominent part in CofE activities, as Headmaster.

TC     9.10.1875 Lease Applicant Camp Reef.

TC     9. 2.1878 Letter to Editor thanking business people for allowing school children to travel to Circus at Dunolly in traps.

TC    20. 7.1878 Lives on lease no 2065.

TC     7. 6.1879 Letter to editor about door of Victoria Theatre being left open during CofE Concert.

TC    16. 9.1882 Attacked in letter to editor by A Summers.

TC    21. 6.1884 Chairs Blue Ribbon meeting.

TC    30. 8.1884 Ditto.

TC    22.11.1884 Engages in great debate with James Cheetham over distribution of 1885 Fete proceeds.

TC    29.11.1884 Bitterly attacked by Cheetham. "..the doler out of money obtained from other people..".

TC     6.12.1884 Replies to Cheetham.

TC    13.12.1884 Reply from Cheetham.

TC    20.12.1884 Replies to Cheetham.

TC    10. 1.1885 Reply from Cheetham.

TC    24. 4.1886 Schoolchildren refuse to try at examinations unless Mr Harper treats them better.

TC     9.10.1886 Transferred to Timor, Head Teacher at Tarnagulla for 28
                 years, requests Dept to reconsider.

TC    11. 6.1887 Editorial criticism of him, total abstinence, etc.

TC    11. 6.1887 Will meet 1/3 cost of the Jubilee Medals.

TC    18. 6.1887 Letter to the Editor from him re criticism.

TC    25. 6.1887 Scathing editorial about him.

TC     2. 7.1887 A reply received, but ridiculed by the Editor.

TC    21. 7.1888 On leave for the last 6 months.

TC     8.10.1892 Miss Harper is teaching the Piano and Zither.

TC    15. 4.1893 Miss Harper a teacher of modern and clasical music.

TC    13. 6.1893 Mr Harper is required to resign compulsorily at the end of June. Call by an old boy to recognise his efforts.

TC    20. 5.1893 Letter to Editor complains about giving him favoured treatment, etc. He apparently lost money in the bank                  crash.

TC    27. 5.1893 More letters to the editor about this matter.

TC     3. 6.1893 More letters. This matter has created quite a controversy.

TC    10. 6.1893 Testimonial to him opened, subscriptions, etc.

TC    24. 6.1893 Is to be replaced by Mr Allen of Northcote State School.

TC     8. 7.1893 Retirement presentation by schoolchildren. Good reading.

TC    22. 7.1893 A presentation to take place in the CofE Schoolroom.

TC    29. 7.1893 Presentation, excellent report. 36 years associated with Teaching at Tarnagulla.

TC    23.12.1899 Concert by Miss Harper's Music Pupils.

TC    20. 1.1900 Miss Harper teaching Music and painting at Kingsdown, Tarnagulla.

TC   17.10.1903 Ill.

TC   31.12.1904 Miss Harper entertains pupils.

TC   30.9.1905 Ill.

TC   25.1.1908

TC   8.2.1908 Dies.

TC   8.2.1908

TC   29.2.1908

Tc   9.5.1908 

 
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