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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1936

66 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4

School Residence Destroyed by Fire

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

Fanned by a strong sale, a fire, which broke out at about 7 o'clock on Monday night, completely destroyed the school residence and the whole…

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Railway Excursions for May School Holidays

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 3

The Department of Railways notifies that excursion fares will be charged to and from Sydney and intermediate stations for the benefit of…

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Excursion Trains For May School Holidays

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

The Department of Railways notifies that excursion fares will be charged to and from Sydney and intermediate stations for the benefit of scholars,…

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School Howlers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 5

The word crematorium is a place where we store cream anil make cheese. Mr. Blank acted as refugee at our…

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Schoolboy Killed Canberra Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 2

A schoolboy named Thomas Edward King, 14, was so seriously injured in a collision between his cycle and a motor car, at Canberra yesterday…

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Canberra Accident Schoolboy Seriously Injured Struck by Car

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 4

A school child, Jack Hogg, eight-year-old son of Mr. J. Hogg, Ainslie, Canberra, was severely injured when he was struck by a motor car near the…

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Children Motored to School Gigantic Undertaking

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 4

Although Australia, in relation to its population, has a fairly good ratio of merchanised road transport units in the form of cars, motor cycles and…

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Measles Epidemic School Attendances Affected

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 1

Attendances at the Queanbeyan Infants’ and Primary Schools have been seriously affected during the past six weeks by the epidemic of measles,…

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School of Arts

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 4

This institution still remains open despite the difficult days through which it is passing. Thanks to the loyalty of Mr. James Hourigan, it has…

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Bungendore School of Arts Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 3

A very pleasant function was held last Friday night in aid of funds of the local School of Arts. An energetic committee carried the work through,…

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Braidwood Public School Comments and Notes

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 3

The first term of the school year has ended, and the children are enjoying a well-earned rest. It has been a trying period for them in…

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Empire Day School Celebration

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 6

On Friday, 22nd inst, a considerable gathering of parents and citizens was present at Braidwood public school to witness the celebrating…

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BUNGENDORE From Our Correspondent Empire Day at District School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 2

Empire Day was celebrated in a very fitting manner at the Bungendore Public School on Friday last. At 10 a.m. the children were assembled and after…

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Teacher's Strange Action

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 2

During the Empire Day celebrations at the West Maitland Showground, when school children from the town were engaged in a patriotic…

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Tree-Planting School Scheme Avenue of Memory

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 1

At its meeting last night, the Municipal Council received a letter from Mr. F. J. Gallagher, M.A., Principal of the Intermediate High School, advising…

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Schoolboys’ Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 2

In connection with the South Australian Centenary celebrations a Schoolboys’ Australian Rules Football Carnival is to be held in Adelaide…

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Intermediate High School Frontage of the Building

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 July 1936 · page 1

The two long garden beds in front of the School have been tastefully filled with about 200 shrubs and trees supplied by Mr. H. G. Colman, and these,…

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Braidwood Public School

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 1

It can be claimed that the first half of the year, from the school academic point of view, has been a fairly successful one. In the general stocK…

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Trades School at Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 July 1936 · page 1

In a Mayoral minute presented at the meeting of the Municipal Council last week, Alderman Esmond said he had inspected the Trades School started…

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Intermediate High School Physical Culture Display

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 2

By courtesy of the Staff of Queanbeyan Intermediate High School, the Ladies’ Social Committee of the P. and C. Association, extends an invitation to…

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