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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1969

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School medical now in recess

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 May 1969 · page 8

The school medical service operated by the Municipal Council in conjunction with the…

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Queanbeyan Public School notes (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 May 1969 · page 8

May holidays begin on Thursday, May 8 at 3.30pm and school will resume on Tuesday, May 20. Canteen rosters for term…

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Queanbeyan South School Notes (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 May 1969 · page 3

The last prefects’ meeting for the first term at South Queanbeyan school was held on Wednesday and we were all very sad to learn that our school captain,…

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School bus in collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 May 1969 · page 1

A Queanbeyan school bus on its last run prior to school holidays, was involved in an accident…

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Pre-school notes

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 May 1969 · page 2

About 50 dollars was raised at the barbeque held last Sunday at Dr. and Mrs. Madew’s…

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High School Speech Night Stimulating address on higher education

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 May 1969 · page 3

Highlight of the eleventh annual speech night and prize-giving of the Queanbeyan High-School, was a stimulating address on higher education by Dr. S. S. Richardson, C.B.E., principal of Canberra…

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Queanbeyan Public School Notes (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 May 1969 · page 2

Because of numbers in some classes a major re-shuffle of senior and special classes has had to be undertaken to spread the numbers more equitably…

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Year 1968 marked end of an era at High School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 May 1969 · page 6

“This report represents the end of an era—an era in which Queanbeyan High School, under the leadership of Mr. L. Wenholz, has grown from a [?]dgling of 300 in 1959 to a lusty young adult of nearly 900 pupils.”…

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School awards

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 May 1969 · page 3

James Wenholz won the Rotary prize as dux of Queanbeyan High school last year. The…

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School Children’s Pintings

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 May 1969 · page 2

Again this [?] the RSL has [?] a art [?] and [?] have now…

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Queanbeyan Public School Notes (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1969 · page 3

Enrolments at Queanbeyan Public School have settled into a fairly constant number this term. Re-organisation of…

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Queanbeyan South School Notes (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1969 · page 3

The first week of second term was marked by the presentation of prefects’ badges by Mr. Posthumous, the school Counsellor…

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Queanbeyan West School Notes (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1969 · page 3

Children from Queanbeyan West Primary School played teams from Queanbeyan East last Friday in various sports…

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Radio School to Cover Wide Field

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1969 · page 8

Yarrowlumla Shire Council expects to have a large attendance at its Bush Fire Radio School, to be held at the Queanbeyan RSL Club next month…

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High School sport Better spirit developing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 May 1969 · page 7

“The school sporting season of 1968-69 was very generous to Queanbeyan High and our pupils are continuing to develop the school spirit of which we…

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School’s State Award

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 June 1969 · page 1

St. Gregory’s High School Queanbeyan has won the New South Wales State Award of…

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School conditions Which is the real Australia?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1969 · page 5

Sir,——I have recently started teaching scripture classes .at the Queanbeyan Infants’ School and as a result I have been made aware of certain conditions…

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Move for high school safety driving course

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1969 · page 1

A move is being made by Queanbeyan .organisations to a student safety driving training course introduced at the The Queanbeyan firm of Edmond’s Motors, together…

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School cadets may lose eye

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 June 1969 · page 1

It is feared a school cadet will lose the sight of an eye as a result of an accident at the…

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Queanbeyan South School Notes (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 June 1969 · page 2

Queanbeyan South School Prefects’ meeting are now being held at 1 pm on 'Tuesdays in Mr. Kelly’s office. A fortnight ago the…

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