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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1955

67 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4

Extra Classroom for High School

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 January 1955 · page 2

Mr. J. W.. Seiffert, MLA, has been advised by the Minister for Education that an additional classroom is soon to be made…

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School Started Again This Morning Record Number of Pupils Enrol

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 February 1955 · page 1

Enrolments at Queanbeyan schools this morning were particularly heavy and indications are that the number of students at all three schools this year will reach record…

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Schoolboy Slept Here

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 1

An 8-year-old migrant school-boy named prykeii was locked in the Star Theatre until 1.30 a.m. on Saturday morning…

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Sunday School Doll Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 2

Queanbeyan Christ Church Sunday School will hold a doll and/decorated' bicycle show at the Sunday School Hall in Ruthledge…

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Public Address System for Convent School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 1

IN A, SIMPLE CEREMONY, Rev. Fr. D.: Green blessed the new public address system at St. Gregory’s Convent School, Queanbeyan, before it was placed into service on Tuesday. In the group with him are the school captains and members of the ladies’ auxiliary. From left to right…

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School for Rossi ?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 1

The possibility of establishing a provisional, school at Rossi is being investigated by the Minister for Education (Mr. R. J…

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School Children Learn About Road Safety

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 4

STUDENTS of class 2A at Telopea Park High School Canberra were interested to learn the rules of the read from Constable J. W. Stevens of the Canberra police who is giving lectures on road safety to school children…

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Extensions for pre-School are Planned by Assn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 2

The number of enrolments at the Queanbeyan Pre-School Kindergarten this year have reached a record figure and this means…

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Cricket Wins to Qbn Schoolboys

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 March 1955 · page 2

Queanbeyan Intermediate High School’s cricket teams continued in the same successful manner as they started the interschool…

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Teacher’s Six Months Abroad

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 1

Queanbeyan schoolteacher, Miss Margaret Harris of Campbell Street sails for England tomorrow in the M.V. Castel F[?]…

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Qbn Schoolboy’s Champion Pigeon

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 April 1955 · page 3

A 13-year-old Queanbeyan schoolboy exhibited the champion pigeon at the Goulburn Show last week…

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Queanbeyan Schoolgirls Were Amused

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 1

GIRLS from Queanbeyan Intermediate ate High School got plenty of laughs from the Independent Theatre Company’s performance of A…

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High School Market Day Raised £560

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 3

A MARKET DAY at Canberra High School on Saturday [?] is pictured as he [?] on an “ability test” while Peter Edington (left) Geoffrey [?] and Roger Peterson watch for the light to flash should the guided metal ring touch the twisted live wire…

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Qbn Teams for School Sports

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 1

Queanbeyan Intermediate High School wi[?] lenter two football teams and one hockey team in the boys’ section of the…

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Schoolchildren Left Standing by Bus Driver

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1955 · page 1

Residents of the Burra Michelago area are most concerned over the action of Mr. J. L Lanham in withdrawing his bus…

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Anzac Service at High School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 1

Queanbeyan Intermediate High School pupils commemorated Anzac Day with a simple and impr[?]ssive ceremony on Friday…

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Michelago School Bus Contract Let

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 1

The Michelago Parents’ Committee on Sunday night accepted the tender of Mr. Bede Evans for the transport of schoolchilden in…

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School of Arts Room for Legacy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 6

Queanbeyan Municipal Council as asked its Health and Building Inspector (Mr. R. L. [?] to prepare plans and estimates for…

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RSL President Initiates Fund War Memorial for Inter High School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 May 1955 · page 2

A move has been made to provide a memorial to the fallen of World War II at Queanbeyan Intermediate High School President of the Queanbeyan…

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School Holidays have Started

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 May 1955 · page 1

School broke up yesterday for the May holidays. The new term will commence on Tuesday, May 24,…

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