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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1960

246 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 13

No Likelihood of Sports Area for Queanbeyan West School—headmaster Reports to P. and C.

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 9

“There is no likelihood of the large sports area at the back of the school being approved,” said Mr. D. Saunders in his headmaster’s report presented at the recent Queanbeyan West Parents and Citizens’ meeting…

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Queanbeyan High School Notes (By the Headmaster)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 July 1960 · page 3

A small Cloud Chamber used to demonstrate radioactivity and some aspects of nuclear physics, has Been on loan to the school from the Department of…

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School News

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1960 · page 6

The P. and C. Street stall held on Saturday morning was a great success. £57/8/4 profit was made in…

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Youth Clun and News Sunday School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1960 · page 6

A very full week is planned for [?] week, including activities for all ages. Each Monday afternoon an…

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School Boys Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1960 · page 1

Three Queanbeyan High School boys have been injured in physical education or sporting accidents this…

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Fire Scare at Local School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1960 · page 1

What appeared to be billows of smoke from the roof of the main block of Saint Gregory’s School…

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Yass Visit Will Close Triangular Inter-school Sports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1960 · page 1

The triangular series of sporting co between Queanbeyan, Yass and Tumut High Schools will end with the visit it to Yass in a fortnight’s time…

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Schoolboy Aussie Rules Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1960 · page 6

Five teams from Queanbeyan, Schools will participate tomorrow in the Annual Schoolboy Carnival, of…

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High School P.& C. Briefs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 August 1960 · page 5

Further “briefs” from the last meeting of the High School P. and C. Association were as follows :…

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High School P. & C. Resignation Of Secretary

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 August 1960 · page 4

The secretary of the Queanbeyan High School P. & C. Assocation, Mrs. Basford, resigned at last…

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Dancing Pupils Examined

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 1

ANNUAL examinations by the Royal Academy of Dancing were held in Queanbeyan last…

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Pre-School Kindergarten Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 4

Inclement weather reduced attendance at this month’s meeting, held on Monday night last,…

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Special School Vacation Train Arrangemrents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 3

Additional and altered train arrangements have been made to cover the period of the spring school…

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Queanbeyan High School- Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 4

Education Week commencea on Sunday and some pupils, as well as members of stall, will participate in the services at Queanbeyan Churches;…

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New South Wales Need 7,000 More Teachers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1960 · page 4

As well as an additional 7,000 teachers, New South Wales Schools need to accommodate existing classes, 1,000 more classrooms and 1,500 specialist rooms…

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Education Week Address: Authority on Child Education Favours Pre-school Training

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1960 · page 3

“At no stage in school life is parent teacher co-operation more important than during the Pre-school to Kindergarten period.”…

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Successful Arbor Day at School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1960 · page 6

Chairman of the Grounds Committee, of the Queanbeyan West Primary School, Mk W. Bladen, reported to. Wednesday night’s P. and C. meeting , that the…

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Queanbeyan High School Notes (By the Headmaster)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1960 · page 4

The Annual Atheletics Carnival was held last Friday on the Park Oval and the organisers, Mr. Mackay and Mrs. Yates, are to be congratulated on the success of…

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Yass Scores Narrow Win in Inter-school Triangular Series

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 August 1960 · page 4

Yass High School scored a narrow win in the Inter-School Triangular Sports contest for 1960, which was completed at Yass on Thursday of last week…

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School News

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 August 1960 · page 6

The athletics carnivals, which was to have been held last Friday, had to be postponed owing to snowy…

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