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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1949

86 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 5

Harold's Cross School

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Selffert, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education relative to an application by Mr. A. Gumm. for the appointment of a…

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Braidwood District P.s.a.a.a, Sports Teams From Eight Schools Take Part

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 1

The third annual P.S.A.A.A. Sports Meeting was held on Wednesday last at the Braidwood Recreation Ground. Adverse weather in the morning failed…

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Britain Builds Schools of Aluminium

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 3

Schools with buildings of aluminium are being constructed in Britain. The first three of such schools were recently opened in…

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Aluminium School for 290 Children

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

An aluminium school, the first of several to be erected in Britain, is now being built at Folkestone, Kent. Others are to be erected at Maidstone, Sidcup, Erith and Dartford. The introduction of this novel type of building has been made to avoid the use, as far as…

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All Children to Be Carried on Buses to Schools of Their Choice Minister for Education Clarifies Position

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

The Hon. W. F. Sheahan, M.L.A., Minister for Lands, stated that owing to several complaints made to him during his recent tour or the country. it was suggested that facilities for travelling to school could not be accorded to those children attending Convent or Private Schools until a…

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Area Schools Urged Free Buses Sought Improving Rural Education

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 2
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Establishment of central or area schools in rural towns to replace email country schools in surrounding regions was urged unanimously in…

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School for Blind Children

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 4

North House Special School opened at Wimbledon Park, London was acquired by the London County Council in April, 1948, and has been adapted as a residential school for blind' junior boys and blind girls. The house was designed by Sir Edward Lutyens. and built under…

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Schoolboys Build Their Own Bus

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 4

The boys of Newtown School, Reading, England, have almost completed the construction of their own bus, which is to be their transport to summer happiness. With the aid of their metalwork instructor and the school electrician, the boys built the bus from spare parts taken from two derelict…

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New York Schools Will Sack Communists

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 4

Communists will be removed from the teaching staffs of New York public schools under a bill to operate from July 1. The Communist Party…

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School Vacation All State schools closed on Thursday afternoon for the Autumn vacation. They will resume on Tuesday 17th Mar

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 2

On Friday night while cutting wood in his back yard, Mr. W. Chuchin of his foot badly. He had cut the [?] half-way through and had…

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School for Parachutists

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 3

Yesterday the establishment of a training school at Williamstown, New South was announced by the Minister for the Army, Mr. Chambers…

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School Exhibit at the Braidwood Show Non-competitive Scheme Is Not Favoured

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

At last meeting of the Braidwood Show Society Mr. Dunshea referred to the lade of interest shown in the school section at last show. The…

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Transfers of School Teachers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 3

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., asked in the Legislative Assembly' recently:— "Is the Minister for Education aware that some person in his department…

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Reserve of Relieving School Teachers Plan to Avert the Temporary Closing of Country Schools

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly the Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. D. H. Drummond) asked the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron)…

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School Transport

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 2

Judging from reports things have not been running too smoothly in correction with the school transport. In one case, we believe, dissatisfaction…

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Notes and News No School Train for Bungendore

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

Gr. R. F. Edmonds, or Bungenaore, said last week that the Bungendore Parents and Citizens' Association had been unsuccessful in their efforts to…

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School Exhibits Banned

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

The action of the School Teachers' Federation in declining to supervise the work of pupils "intended as competitive exhibits at agricultural shows…

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Chaos if Convent Schools Should Close Declares Wyalong Farmer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

If all Convent Schools in the State were to close there would be chaos, the West Wyalong Farmers and Settlers' Association was…

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School Transport Dissatisfaction Over Working of Scheme

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 1

A letter was receiver at last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council from Mr. F. Femsom in connection with the above, but after one sentence had…

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