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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1954

149 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 8

Travel to School Subsidy and St Edmund’s

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

Some parents of Eden-Monaro lads have been in doubt about their right to Governmental assistance in travel to the Christian,…

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That School Bus Run

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., has received the following from the Minister for Education : "I refer to your further personal representations on behalf of…

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Schoolboy’s Fall

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 1

A Captain’s Flat, schoolboy was admitted to the District Hospital there last Friday with probable concussion…

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High School Girls in Graceful Display

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 1

WATCHED by parents and friends, Canberra High School girls staged a display of rhythmics at the High School’s market day on Saturday. In their sports uniforms, the girls also wore garlands of green and gold, the school colors, around their wrists and ankles. Over £500 was cleared at the market day, which drew a large attendance…

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Bus for Grammar School Students

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

Arrangements have been made with Quodling Brothers to divert one of their buses to Manuka in order that the 16 Queanbeyan…

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School Transport (To the Editor, "Dispatch")

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 3

Sir,—I refer again to the Mongar-lowe-Back Creek-Braidwood school transport question, which has now become a more serious one since I have…

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Queanbeyan Men Built Modern School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 1

QUEANBEYAN BUILDER T. H. O’Connor and his staff [?] Queanbeyan men, [?] Turner [?] School at Canberra, which was officially opened this week by the Minister for the Interior (Mr. W. S Kent Hughes). The school regarded by education [?] as the most modern [?] school in Australia, cost about £180,000 to [?]. Mr O’[?] mian [?] involved £113,6000. Pictured here…

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“World Becoming Like Horror Film” H Bomb Through the Eyes of High School Students

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 3

“Every day our world is becoming more like a horror film featuring the dreaded hydrogen bomb as Frankenstein. The bomb is a menace to all humanity,…

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‘Schooners for the Schools’ Urged Plea for Special Tax on Liquor to Aid Education

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

A special tax on beer and spirits to raise urgently needed money for education was advocated by Mr F. E. Trist (Headmaster of Queanbeyan Intermediate High…

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Crowded Conditions at High School P & C Will Invite State and Federal Members to Inspect

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

Queanbeyan Parents and Citizens’ Association will invite Mr. J. W. Seiffert, MLA, to select a date suitable to himself on which to inspect the Intermediate High…

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Interesting Career Kindergarten Teachers are Needed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 2

Not enough girls are taking up the career of pre-school kindergarten teaching, despite the fact that the training period is a…

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School Bus Sanctioned at

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 3

Mr. Seiffert, M.L.A., has rece[?] following from the Minister for [?] ation:— "I again refer to your personal…

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Schoolgirls Danced Graceful Minuet

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

THE MINUET was danced by fifth and sixth class [?] St. Gregory’s Catholic School, Queanbeyan. during a display…

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School for Avalanche Dogs

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 3

At Kleine Scheidegg in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland there is a training school where dogs are taught to locate and rescue people caught in…

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Aldermen Praise Bus Owners Ross Road Wants School Bus Service

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 2

A petition from the residents of Ross Road was received by Queanbeyan Municipal Council last week, requesting its assistance in securing a bus service to take children to and from school…

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Sydney Conference Qbeyan P. & c. Leader on School Problems

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

The attendance of over 2,400 delegates at the combined conference of Parents and Citizens Associations, Mothers’ Clubs and…

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Schools Are On Vacation

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

Schools broke up on Thursday for the autumn vacation. They will resume on Tuesday, May 25. Boarding schools were the first…

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School Football Double Win to Qbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 5

Queanbeyan Intermediate High School Rugby Union teams won the first two matches of the season very convincingly on…

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School for Junior Farmers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 1

The Hon. E. H. Graham M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, announced today that schools For Junior Farmers are to be held at…

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School Children in Special Empire Day Ceremony

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 2

Queanbeyan school children celebrated Empire Day with a special commemoration service at the Parish Hall on Friday morning. Guest speaker was Mr. C. S…

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