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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1947

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

Cricket Schools at Play

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

Major's Creek Public School played Braidwood Public School at the recreation ground, Braidwood, on Saturday, 8th March. Major's Creek won the…

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St. Patrick's Sports St. Bede's Intermediate High School Celebrates

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 2

St. Patrick's Day celebrations took the form of a monster sports carnival, where much enthusiasm was displayed by the pupils of St. Bede's, being the…

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Official Opening of Monga Public School

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 1

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., has received the following from the Minister for Education, Mr. R. J. Heffron:-"I refer, to the personal representations…

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Monga School (Continued from front page)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 2

Cr. E. C. Smith (President of Tallaganda Shire) thanked Mr. Nomehong and the company for their kind invitation to be present that afternoon…

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New Public School Officially Opened at Monga Bright Future Predicted for Education in the Timber Settlement

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 1

FRIDAY LAST, the day selected for the official opening of the new public school at Monga, was a gala one in the little timber settlement. It saw…

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Children's Playgrounds School Teacher Asks Some Questions

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

In interesting letter dealing with children's playgrounds came up for asideration at the last Imlay Shire council meeting, says the Eden…

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School Transport

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

The Transport Committee, Messrs. Keith Macdonald, H. J. Bensley, and Rev. Robertson, wish to make the position clear to the public why money…

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Items of Interest School Children Home

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 2

The following Braidwood and district children are home on holidays from St. Scholastica's Good Samaritan Convent, Glebe Point:—Misses Patty…

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School Transport (To the Editor of the "Dispatch")

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 4

Sir.—Please permit me to express through your paper the appreciation of the School Transport Committee to all the workers who contributed to the…

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New Kindergarten and Domestic Science School Impressive Foundation Stone Ceremony at St. Bede's Performed by Most Rev. T. B. McGUIRE, D.D., Bishop of Goulburn

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

PROCEEDINGS at the laying and blessing of the foundation stone of the new Kindergarten and Domestic Science School at St. Bede's…

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Empire Day Celebration at Public School

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

The attendance at the Braidwood Public School on Friday last was the largest for many years. It was noticeable, too, that the number of…

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School Ballette Successful Effort in Aid of Food for Britain Appeal

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 1

The Ballette sponsored by the Queanbeyan Intermediate High School and held in the star Theatre on Thursday night in aid…

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Tennis Courts at School Official Opening

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 4

The official opening of the school [?] courts took place on the courts in the presence of a large gathering of parents and pupils on…

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Intermediate High School Appeal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 2

The final figures for the Food for Britain Fund, conducted by the staff and pupils of the Inter High School was £87/9/-. As the bulk of this…

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Tree Planting Avenue Sought in Wilson Street, Opposite School

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 4

Tallaganda Shire Council at Thursday's meeting had before it a suggestion from Braidwood P. and C. Association that an avenue of trees be…

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Glaring Anomalies in Transport of Children School

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 1

"New South Wales children are badly handicapped in transport arrangements, when compared with Victoria and Tasmania," said Mr. Jeff Bate…

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Catholic School System Some Enlightening Facts

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 3

There are 1.170 parochial schools, built and maintained by Catholics tn this country. Statistics are usually as dry as dust, but there is something…

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Schoolboy’s Unusual Pension

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 4

Somewhere in this State is a small school boy who is about to be pensioned off—on ice cream. This boy, yet to be discovered,…

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Tree Planting in Wilson Street Avenue Fronting the Public School

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 1

The Shire engineer, Mr. Leathley, at last meeting reported that, with the Rev. Robertson and Mr. Bensley, an Inspection was made of the section of…

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Schools Match

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 1

Teams from the Convent and Captain's Flat school played one of the earlier matches, the lads putting up quite a good exhibition. Though the…

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