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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1969

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Prizemoney for 1969 Parents prominent at Primary Speech Day (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 January 1969 · page 6

Some 120 parents joined children of Queanbeyan Primary School, official guests and teachers for the annual speech day in the RSL Memorial Hall. Seeing that the function was held in the afternoon, this was a promising attendance…

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School health appeal

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 January 1969 · page 1

State health authorities have appealed to parents to make sure children attending school for the first time this year are immunised against disease. They said these…

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Farmers Go Back to School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 January 1969 · page 4

The Queanbeyan-Canberra Branch of the Agricultural Bureau of N.S.W. will hold a one-day Fertilizer School in March…

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Local Higher School Certificate results

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 January 1969 · page 3

Results of the Queanbeyan High School students in the Higher School Certificate examinations, completed last year, are as follow. Subjects unsuccessfully…

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New classrooms planned soon at East School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 January 1969 · page 1

The New South Wales Deportment of Education has advised the Municipal Council that it is proposed to proceed with the construction of two additional brick veneer classrooms at the…

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High Standards in School Exam

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 January 1969 · page 1

Queanbeyan. students reached a very high standard in the 1968 School Certificate examinations, it was revealed in results released on Wednesday. Local schools had a high percentage of passes…

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School medical service

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 January 1969 · page 2

The school medical service, carried, out last year throughout schools Queanbeyan, had…

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Record Enrolment When Schools Open

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 January 1969 · page 1

A total enrolment approaching the 3,500 mark is expected when, Queanbeyan schools resume next week after the summer vacation. All schools will resume…

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Hovercraft at school

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 January 1969 · page 1

Schoolboys from Rossall Public School, Lancashire start the engines of a 135 mph hovercraft which they built themselves. They won a contest, from 170 entries, for the best school-built hovercraft. BP donated trophies and cash prizes…

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Pasture school at Braidwood

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 January 1969 · page 6

A pasture and establishment school for graziers has been organised by the Braidwood and…

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improve school staffs Teacher training to

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 February 1969 · page 5

'State Cabinet has approved .of the adoption of a plan for the introduction of three-year teacher training wrich will ensure continued improvements in the…

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Queanbeyan Public School Notes (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 February 1969 · page 13

On Tuesday night last, some people in Queanbeyan would have seen a sight never before possible. The new lights in the…

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Pre-school notes (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 February 1969 · page 5

Thirty-five ladies attended the first meeting of the Queanbeyan Pre-School Association for 1969, held at the Pre-School on Tuesdays night…

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Queanbeyan Public School Notes (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 2

The annual meeting of Queanbeyan Public School Ladies’ Auxiliary place on Tuesday. Office bearers for the…

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High School senior champions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 8

Queanbeyan High School senior champions, decided at the school’s annual swimming carnival at the Memorial Pool on Wednesday are Michael Charlton (top) leaving the blocks and…

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One Day School on Fertilisers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 4

A one day school on fertilisers is being organised by the Queanbeyan-Canberra branch of the Agricultural Bureau. The school will be held…

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Wild Cheers Urge Teams on Many records broken at High School swimming

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 February 1969 · page 6

The 900 students of Queanbeyan High School spent last Wednesday at the War Memorial Olympic Pool where the ninth annual swimming carnival was held in perfect conditions. Many new records were set…

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Principal Praises School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 3

Mr. A. Rintoul, who replaced Mr. L. Wenholz as Principal of .Queanbeyan High School on…

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Captain’s Flat School News (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 5

Of the 10 pupils who sat for their School Certificate at Captain’s Flat Central School last year, nine were successful. This is a most creditable…

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High School Captains Sign Register

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 March 1969 · page 1

Queanbeyan High School captain’s, Irene Bahr (centre) and Robert…

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