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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1960

246 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 13

Inspector Stresses Need For Sound, Recognised Academic Qualifications Second High School Speech Night

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 June 1960 · page 1

“Society is not getting any less demanding when it comes to qualifications in its young people who are leading school and commencing life in the adult world.” This statement was made…

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Commonwealth Day Celebrations at Bungendore School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 June 1960 · page 6

We of Australia are proud to belong to the British Commonwealth, a group of nations so vast and on which the sun never sets…

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Queanbeyan Primary School Notes (By the Headmaster)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 June 1960 · page 4

With the resumption after the Autumn vacation on May 24, our school population has quickly settled down to what promises to be a busy, and profitable term’s work…

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High School Award

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 June 1960 · page 3

Awards won by pupils of the Queanbeyan High School in sport during 1959, were presented at the…

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High School Sports Tunic Praised

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 June 1960 · page 3

The Queanbeyan High School girls sports uniform has been praised by an Inspector of the Education…

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Schoolchildren to Collect Old Cloths

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 June 1960 · page 6

A drive to collect old and used clothing is being carried out by the Education Department Children are to be asked in the near future, to bring their…

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Extensive High School Ground Plan Adopted

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 June 1960 · page 1

An attractive plan has been drawn up and adopted by the Queanbeyan High School P. & C. Association providing for the beautifcation of the school grounds and construction of sporting areas…

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New Facility At Pre-School Kindergarten

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1960 · page 3

Children aged between three and five years, may now be left at the Queanbeyan Pre-school…

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Queanbeyan High School Notes (By the Headmaster)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1960 · page 6

The Annual Speech Night, held in the R.S.L. Memorial Hall last week was a most successful function. It was most pleasing lo both pupils and staff, to have…

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Premier To Open High School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1960 · page 1

The Premier of New South Wales, the Hon. R. J. Heffron, will vislt Queanbeyan an on Wednesday week,…

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Mothers’ Club Decides To Purchase Piano For Infants’ School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1960 · page 4

Queanbeyan Infants’ School Mothers’ Club, decided at it meeting on Tuesday afternoon, to proceed immediately with the purchase of a Symphony Royal Piano for use at the Infants section of the Primary School…

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School News

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 June 1960 · page 4

The school supports one appeal per term. Junior Red Cross has always been patronised in the first…

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Headmaster’s Praise for High School P. and C. Association

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 June 1960 · page 3

“Queanbeyan High School is indeed fortunate to have such a band of energetic and enthusiastic workers as are to be found in the Parents and Citizens’…

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Local Dance Pupils Again Successful

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1960 · page 4

At the Richmond-Taralga Eisteddfod, held at Taralga last week, pupils from the Olga Reardon School of…

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Arrangements Made For High School Opening

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1960 · page 1

Queanbeyan High School P. and C. Association, at a special meeting last night, made arrangements for the official opening of the school by the Premier of N.S.W., the Hon. R. J. Heffron, next Wednesday…

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Queanbeyan High School Notes (By the Headmaster)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1960 · page 2

With the excitement of Speech Night died, the school has again been stirred into activity by the news that the Premier will perform the Official Opening…

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Oslo Canteen Approved for Local Primary School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1960 · page 1

The Department of Education has approved of fee provision of an Olso Lunch Canteen at the Primary School. Notification to this effect was given by headmaster, Mr. R. Gaul at the P. and C. meeting on Tuesday night…

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Ground Improvements at West School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1960 · page 5

Headmaster Mr. Don Bounders told the last meeting of the Queanbeyan West Primary School P. and C. Association, that the work of cleaning and levelling the…

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Canberra Pre-School Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 June 1960 · page 4

Her Excellency, Viscountess Dunrossil, will officially open the Canberra Pre-School Society’s Exhibition…

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High School Opening Ceremony

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 June 1960 · page 1

Headmaster of the Queanbeyan High School, Mr. L. Wenholz, said this morning that members of the public…

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