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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1938

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

Overlooked No Wood for School Fires

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

The Department of Education of N.S.W. takes a Spartan view of the training of children. So far there have been no fires in the school at…

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Empire Day School Celebrations Speeches, Songs and Sports

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 1

Empire Day was celebrated at the Queanbeyan Intermediate High School to-day in the traditional fashion, commencing with…

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Empire Day Observance at the Public School

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 5

A number of loyal parents: and citizens gathered at the public school, on Tuesday last to help the children and the staff in the celebration of…

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School Examinations Important Change

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

The Minister for Education, Mr. D. Drummond, announced on Wednesday that the primary school final examination had been abolished. Pupils…

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Shivering Pupils Fires More Important Than Gardens

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 2

Miss E. Both well, of the Australian Institute of Industrial Psychology, referring to the lack of warmth in school rooms in winter expressed the view…

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School Football

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 6

The meeting of the Public School (holders) and Convent School on Friday for the cup presented by Mrs. Bunn provided a keenly-fought…

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Local and General Popular Teacher Farewelled

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

A farewell party was tendered to Mr. Fred Tranter, the popular teacher of Gundillion and Jerrabatgulla schools, in the latter on Thursday…

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Religious Schools Claim for Government Grant

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 6

The Catholic Taxpayers' Association of Australia last week issued a statement defining its attitude towards the question of a Government…

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High School for Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 3

Another important step in the de vlopment of the Federal City was taken on Friday, when the Minister for the Interior Mr. J McEwen,…

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Juniors’ Competition QUEANBEYAN v. Canberra Grammar School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 3

Queanbeyan boys played their best game this season in their match against Canberra Grammar School a Reid Park on Saturday morning last…

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Neglected School Indignation Meeting Mooted Centenary Carnival Problems

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 2

Desperate because of the continued neglect by the Department of Education of the reasonable and long-standing requirements of the…

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Popular Bywong Teacher

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 3

A representative gathering of Bywong residents met at the local school to bid farewell to their popular teacher Miss Jean Jeffery…

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‘Back to Armidale’ City of Churches and Schools Mammoth Celebrations in the Spring

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 2

To mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the incorporation of the Municipality of Armidale, mammoth celebrations are planned for the Spring…

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Railway Excursions for Spring School Vacation

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 3

The Secretary. for Rail Ways announces, in connection with the Spring School vacation which will Commence on Friday, August 26, that…

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Bungendore School Of. Arts Annual Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 3

The annual meeting of members of the School of Arts, was held on 3rd instant and was well attended. Financially and. .socially the year…

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School Affairs Association Dissatisfied

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 2

Though a Icier had been received from the Minister for Education (Mr. D, Drumlinoid) promising immediate consideration of its requests, and an…

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Captain’s Flat the Public School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 3

The Captain’s Flat Parents, and Citizens’ Association has been informed by Mr. W. W. Hedges, M.L.A., that extensive alterations and…

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Schools and the Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 2

Sir,—It has been brought to my notice that the Teachers’ Federation has given “instructions” that the State schools are not to participate in…

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Inter High School Results of Term Exam

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

Loading positions in classes as a result of the recent examination at the Queanbeyan Intermediate High School are as follows:—…

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Thumping a School Teacher

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 6

A case of considerable interest was beard at Cootamundra Police Court last week, when John Robert McNeil, a school teacher at Brawlin,…

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