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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1941

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School Dental Services Noter From the Health Departmnt

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 4

Parents of all children attending public schools in New South Wales will be interested in the following short article contributed to the last Health…

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Empire Day Celebration at Braidwood Public School

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 3

Owing to the fact that Empire Day this year fell on Saturday, the customary Empire Day celebrations in our schools were observed on…

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Aldermen Surprised At Schoolmaster’s Action

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 1

At the meeting last night of the Queanbeyan Municipal Council surprise was expressed by the Mayor and Aldermen at the action of the…

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School Sports

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 1

Rain on Friday, May 23, prevented the holding of the Queanbeyan Inter. High School’s annual Empire Day sports, and they were postponed till…

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The Care of the Eyes In Children of School Age

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 3

“The eyes of every child should be examined by an [?] at or soon after commencing life and every two or three years during this period…

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School Residence

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 2

Tenders close on the 20th inst. for the sale and removal of the old teacher's residence at the Araluen Public School. The demolition will…

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Married Women Teachers Repeal of Act Urged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 July 1941 · page 3

The Minister for Education, Mr. Evatt, expressed sympathy yesterday with the request of a deputation from nine women’s organisations that the…

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Married Women Teachers Repeal of Act Urged

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 2

The Minister for Education, Mr. Evatt, expressed sympathy with the request of a deputation from nine women's organisations that the Act…

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Elocution Successes Miss Yetty Landau’s Pupils

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 July 1941 · page 2

Outstanding success was gained by pupils of Miss Yetty Landau (Mrs. Frank Pearson) in the elocutionary sections of the recent Canberra…

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Four New Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 4

Training facilities under the Empire Air Scheme were rapidly approaching peak proportions, the Minister for Air, Mr. McEwen, said on Wednesday, in…

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Local and General School of Arts Not a Charity

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the Moss Vale Greyhound Club varying amounts were voted from its funds for charities and war effects, amongst…

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Sale of School Residence

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 3

The tender of Mr. C. Masters has been accepted for the sale and demolition of the old teacher's residence…

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Parents' Day at St. Bede's Convent School

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 6

On Thursday afternoon last the school hall at St. Bede's was the scene of a very pleasing and highly successful entertainment given by the…

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Ban on Caning Criticised Teachers’ Views

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 July 1941 · page 2

The decision by the Minister for Education, Mr. Evatt, to prohibit caning in schools was criticised at a council meeting of the Teachers’ Federation…

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No More Cane in Schools Mr. Evatt's Decision

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 2

The Minister for Education, Mr. Evatt, told the Parents and Citizens' Association Conference that he had decided to abolish corporal…

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Queanbeyan Inter. High School “V For Victory” Campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 1

The campaign which the above school has been conducting in aid of the funds of the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Patriotic Fund has been very…

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Teachers Oppose Ban on Cane

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 3

The Teachers’ Federation decided at council meeting in Sydney on Saturday to campaign against the ban on caning in State schools…

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Inter. High School V for Victory Campaign

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 1

The campaign which has been conducted by Queanbeyan Inter. High School in aid of the fund of the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire…

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School Reserve P. & C. Object to Transfer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 1

Queanbeyan Parents and Citizens’ Association at its meeting held on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to enter a strong protest against…

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The Minister for Education. the Teachers' Federation and Corporal Punishment

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1941 · page 6

Mr. C. R. Evatt, after a brief period in office as Minister for Education, has decided to abolish corporal punishment in departmental schools. He…

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