Following are some excerpts from the Punishment Book from Pretty Beach School written by Mr Allen. Only randomly selected entries are shown due to its length, and children's names have been removed.
| Pupil | Age | Nature of Offence |
Amount of Punishment |
Date |
| Boy | 11 | Chasing and roping cattle and riding same | 6 strokes | 21-2-27 |
| Boy | 6 | Cutting and scratching on desks and seats after being warned | 3 slaps on leg thigh | 24-2-27 |
| Boy | 13 | Disorder while Rev. Greville was giving religious instructions | 4 strokes | 13-4-27 |
| Boy | 13 | Larrikinism | 4 strokes | 1-12-27 |
| Boy | 10 | Urging little boys to fight after having been told not to do so | 4 strokes | 28-3-28 |
| Boy | 10 | Slovenliness | 3 strokes | 29-10-28 |
| Boy | 14 | Impudence | 6 strokes | 11-4-30 |
| Boy | 13 | Disobedience and defiance | 6 strokes | 6-8-30 |
| Girl | 7 | Impertinence | 2 slaps | 5-11-31 |
| Boy | 11 | Laziness | 2 strokes | 22-2-32 |
| Boy | 8 | Idleness | 2 strokes | 22-3-32 |
| Boy | 8 | Repeated talking during school lessons | 4 strokes | 31-2-32 |
| Girl | 7 | Repeated talking during school lessons | 2 strokes | 31-2-32 |
| Boy | 10 | Making fun of a boy with torn pants after being spoken to concerning such | 4 strokes | 3-8-32 |
| Boy | 10 | Disgusting language | 4 strokes | 15-3-33 |
| Girl | 11 | Calling out rude remarks to people along the road | 4 strokes | 23-10-35 |
| Boy | 13 | Throwing pens when teacher was out of room | 4 strokes | 14-6-37 |
| Boy | 11 | Clownishness | 2 strokes | 14-11-39 |