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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1940

57 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 3

“Fill the Flag” School Children’s Big Effort £127 Raised For Patriotic Fund

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 1

On Saturday the drive to “Fill the Flag” promoted by the children of the Primary Department of the Queanbeyan Inter-High School was held, and…

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Public School's Gift to the Nation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 2

The pupils of Braidwood Public School have subscribed an amount of £9/0/3, which has been forwarded to a fund inaugurated by the…

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Primary School War Effort

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 1

A [?] for £140/5/5 has been handed to the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic Fund on behalf of the Primary School children of…

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Teacher Taught Penalised for False Letter

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 4

A college headmaster's report describing a boy as “physically soft and mentally lazy,” led to damages being awarded the boy for libel in the…

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Teacher Taught

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 2

A college headmaster's report describing a boy as "physically soft and mentally lazy" led to damages being awarded the boy for libel in…

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Presentations to A.I.F. MEN Inter. High School Farewell to Teacher

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 1

The farewell to teachers who have enlisted in the A.I.F., and held in the Parish Hall on Friday night, was an outstanding .success. There was a…

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School of Arts Cannot Carry on Propery and Assets To Be Offered to Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 1

At the Queanbeyan School of Arts on Friday night last, a meeting of subscribers was held to consider the question of closing the institution. The chair…

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Delay in Sewering School Premises

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 2

A further letter from the Minister for Education was read at last meeting of the Municipal Council relative to connecting the Queanbeyan School…

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Queanbeyan School of Arts Cannot Carry on

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 2

At the Queanbeyan School of Arts a meeting of subscribers was held to consider the question of closing the institution. Mr. Maguire (President)…

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INTER . High School Half-Yearly exam

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 2

Following are the results of the halfyearly ’exam. at the Queanbeyan Inter High school:— Class 3B: V. Backhouse 1. J.John…

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The Pre-school Child Health Department’s Advice

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 3

“Assuming that your child has safely reached his first birthday, he enters on a period when babyhood is gradually a left behind, and the activities and…

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School of Arts Council Agreeable to Take Over

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 1

The resolution recently passed by a meeting of subscribers of the Queanbeyan School of Arts was read at the meeting of the Municipal Council last…

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Teacher Sues Pupil

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 6

It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good. When a unique case was heard in the Goulburn Children's Court recently, a small country school had to have…

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School Children's War Effort

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 2

The children from Benmore school (in the Harden district) gave valuable help with the Red Cross effort on Saturday. Not only did they add £9/5/9…

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Travelling School Mechanisation For Troops

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 2

The A l.F. is to have a new unit— the 1st Australia Mobile School of Mechanisation— which is believed to be the first of its kind in the Empire…

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Teachers in Motor Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 2

Two school teachers were injured, one seriously when a small car in which, they were travelling overturned several times near Bowning on…

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War News at Home and Abroad Travelling School of Mechanisation for Troops

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 1

The A.I.F. is to have a new unit—the First Australian Mobile School of Mechanisation—which is believed to be the first of its kind in the Empire…

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Bungendore School of Arts

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 2

From the enthusiasm displayed at the annual meeting of. the Bungendore School of Arts, that institution looks forward to another successful year…

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Safety in the Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 4

“In view of the changes being effected in secondary education in this State, it would appear opportune for the educational authorities to…

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Local and General School Holiday for Patriotic Sports

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

Mr. W. W. Hedges, M.L.A., has received the following from the Minister for Education:—"In response to your personal representations on…

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