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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1917

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Public School Fair. Expectations Realised. Takings, £120

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

Since the formation of a Parents and Citizens' Association in Queanbeyan only a few months back, the members have shown marked enthusiasm in carrying out…

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Proposed New School. Deputation to Inspector Mannell

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

A deputation from the Parents and Citizens Association waited upon Mr. Inspector Mannell at the Public School on Tuesday evening…

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Correspondence. Proposed New School. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 2

Dear Sir,—I noticed in your issue of 8th instant that the Parents and Citizens' Association formed a deputation and waited on the Inspector…

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Teachers' Removals

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 9

Little country schools are frequently closed for want of teachers, but according to the annual report of the Chief Inspector the…

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Teachers' Removals

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

Little country schools are frequently closed for want of teachers, but according to the annual report of the Chief Inspector the blame in some cases rests with the…

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Supply of Teachers

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

In his annual report Mr. Dawson, Chief Inspector, points out that the difficulty of providing substitute teachers to make good. the losses caused by enlistments,…

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Queanbeyan Public School Boys. Mentioned in Despatches

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 2

Amongst the latest items of war news is the following:—Major A. C. Thompson, of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and son of the late Mr. J. B. Thompson, for many…

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School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 3

The annual meeting of the subscribers of the Queanbeyan School of Arts was held the institute on Tuesday evening last. There was a splendid attendance,…

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New Catholic School

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 2

The Rev: Father Vaughan has received the plans of the new school building which it is proposed to erect in the Convent…

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Queanbeyan School of Arts. Annual Report. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 2

Sir,—The energetic committee of the above admirable institution is to be complimented on its success in management. The report makes…

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Useful and Patriotic Work. School Children Doing Their "Bit."

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

The little girl pupils of Laggan Public School, under the tuition of Mrs, D. McDonald, wife of the teacher in charge, have handed, over…

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New Convent School

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 2

Tenders have been received by the Rev. Father Vaughan for this building. The lowest is for £2848. This, we understand, will be…

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Teachers' Salaries

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 2

During the consideration of tho Estimates the Minister said it had been intended to increase the minimum salary for teachers…

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School Athletics

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 2

Mr. James, Minister of Public Instruction, heartily approves of the suggestion put forward recently in a leading article in the "Sun," that…

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State School Teachers

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 September 1917 · page 2

The Minister for Education, Mr. James officially opened the second annual conference of the N.S.W. Public School Assistant Teachers'…

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War Chest Day at Michelago. Closing of Schools

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 September 1917 · page 2

The following letter received by G. T. C. Miller, M.L.A., from' the Under Secretary, Department of Education, has been forwarded to…

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Local and General News Teachers' Salaries

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 2

Speaking at a school function on Saturday, Mr. James, Minister for Education, said there are 7200 school teachers in New South…

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School Improvements

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 October 1917 · page 2

With the reduced funds at the disposal of the Department of Education, the whole of the necessary works cannot be undertaken, but the Minister, Mr. James,…

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School Children and War Savings

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

The War Saving's Campaign is being carried to the Public Schools, and to emphasise the necessity for the energetic formation of savings…

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School of Arts Billiard Tournament

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

The following is the result of the Billiard Tournament—as far as it has been played—now in progress at the School of Arts:…

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