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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1942

50 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

French Schoolgirl Heroine

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 2

A young girl, lately arrived in England from occupied France, told la a BBC Radio Newsreel the story of her remarkable escape. Students at her…

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Here and There Convent School Successes

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2

Again pupils of the Convent School have achieved outstanding successes. Margaret Deece has won a State Bursary, tenable for five years at St…

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Junior Red Cross Queanbeyan School Circle Helps

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 1

The Junior Red Cross has received from its circle at Queanbeyan Intermediate High School the result of last quarter’s very active earning campaign…

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Transport for School Children From Queanbeyan to Canberra High School Concession Rate and Subsidy Granted

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 1

Mrs. Imrie, Hon. Secretary of Queanbeyan Parents and Citizens Association, has received the following letter from the Hon. J. S. Collings, Minister for the…

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Travel Allowance For Queanbeyan Children Attending High School at Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., writes to the Editor of “The Age”:— Sir—I attach hereto a letter that have received from the Minister for…

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Local and General New School at Lower Araluen

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Selffert, M.L.A., has received the following from the Minister for Education, which will be most gratifying to parents in the Lower…

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Travelling Subsidy for High School Pupils

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2

Students of the Intermediate High School at Queanbeyan desiring to take fourth and fifth year in order to sit for the leaving certificate have…

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Trenches for Schools

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

At last meeting of the Tallaganda Shire Council the matter of digging trenches at the local schools was brought up by the Chief Warden…

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School Children and Tennis Lack of Supervision Alleged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 1

When a letter from the Sports Mistress at the Queanbeyan inter. High School was read at last meeting of the Municipal Council, asking that more…

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Women Plain Aircraft In Britain’s New School of Draughtsmanship

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

British aircraft manufacturers have opened the first school for training women in drawing office work. Mrs. F. G. Miles well-known as an aircraft…

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Trenches for School Children

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

Sir,—Allow me space in your valuable paper to express my disgust at the lack of forethought in building, air raid shelters in such a location as the spot…

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Local and General Araluen Public School

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., has received the following from the Minister for Education:—I have under notice your further personal…

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School Children And the Park Tennis Courts More Enlightenment at Council Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 2

In a letter addressed to the Town Clerk, and read at last week’s meeting of the Municipal Council, Mr. L. Lyons, Principal of the Inter. High School,…

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Letter to the Editor [ Views ; expressed by correspondents are not necessarily those held by the paper.]TENANCY of School of Arts Building

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 2

Sir,—I have noted in your columns off 24th instant a report of the proceedings: of the public meeting called for the purpose of establishing a rest…

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The Schools

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 1

Air raid shelters have been completed at both schools. It is to be hoped they will not be needed. As a visitor to Hoskinstown to the…

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Married Women Teachers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 2

For some weeks oast me of teachers in the Education Department's service of New South Wales lias been engaging the serious…

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Shortage of Teachers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 2

When schools resume after the holidays, which commence to-day the number of schools without teachers will be considerably reduced,…

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Inspection Schools Important Changes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 4

Important changes in the scope and methods of inspection of the State Public Schools were announced on Wednesday by the Minister for…

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Women Teachers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., has received the following letter from Mr. Clive Evatt, Minister for Education: "Reference is made to an article…

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School Examination Fees Abolished

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 2

Believing that education of children in this State should be free in practice as well as in profession, I have decided, after consultation…

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