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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1971

178 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 9

Prisoner Passes School Certificate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 January 1971 · page 14

A 41-year-old prisoner at Mannus Afforestation Camp, near Tumbarumba, passed seven…

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Schools announce resumption plans

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 January 1971 · page 2

The Department of Education and individual schools have announced plans for the attendance of children/when school resumes for the first term of 1971 next week…

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Schools Resume

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 February 1971 · page 1

Schools will resume for the first term of 1971 tomorrow following the summer vacation. Pupils…

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Enrolment at High School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1971 · page 6

Queanbeyan High School has resumed this year with a record enrolment of 941 pupils with the probability of another dozen within the next week or so. Despite this increase,…

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Larger classes in Queanbeyan public schools

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1971 · page 15

Sir, — According to NSW Department of Education figures for 1971, all Class 1 and 2 Primary Schools and Infants’ Departments will be staffed on a basis of ONE teacher for…

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Carinya Centre School Notes (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 February 1971 · page 4

School commenced at Carinya this year with 22 pupils — we acknowledged many gifts —and arrangements have been made for a Harvest Festival and the annual sports day…

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Hughes Bros. East school contractors

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 February 1971 · page 15

Hughes Bros., of Dickson, ACT, are the successful tenderers for the construction of…

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Infants School Mothers’ Club (Contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 February 1971 · page 6

Only [?] mothers were present at the first Infants Mothers’ Club meeting of year. This was a very disappointing attendance…

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Swimming trials at High School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 February 1971 · page 14

On Friday and Wednesday, February 12 and 17, all members of Queanbeyan High School…

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Open air school services

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 February 1971 · page 4

Despite the threat of rain, which prevented services on the previous two Thursday , the High…

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Carinya Centre School Notes (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 February 1971 · page 3

Reports of two interesting outings for the pupils and a group meeting for teachers are among the latest news from Carinya Centre…

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Students Teachers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 February 1971 · page 13

Student teachers enrolled at Goulburn Teachers’ College have been gaining practical…

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High school P. and C. president re-elected

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 March 1971 · page 8

At a very well attended meeting of the High School Parents and Citizens’ Association last week, Mr. G. R. (Curley) Upton was re-elected president for the ensuing term. This annual meeting was…

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P. and F. raised over $4,000 for Catholic schools

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 March 1971 · page 4

Queanbeyan Catholic Schools Parents and Friends’ Association last year raised over $4,000. This was revealed by the…

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Mothers’ Club looks forward to proposed new school building

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1971 · page 6

The new committee of the Queanbeyan Infants School Mothers’ Club looks forward to seeing the proposed new school building commenced in May this year, incoming president, Mrs. Elizabeth Nutt, said at the annual meeting last Tuesday…

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Angle parking adjacent to public school

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1971 · page 3

Angle parking is to be introduced on the north-western side of Isabella Street opposite…

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Hume wins public school swimming

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1971 · page 2

Queanbeyan Public School annual swimming carnival was held recently in excellent weather at…

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Public school class notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1971 · page 13

6A— During the coming year 6A will be collating news information for the whole…

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$4,000 handed to P. & C. High school canteen set mother record

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 March 1971 · page 10

The canteen at Queanbeyan High School last year operated at a gross profit of $7,522, an increase of some $1,200 over the previous year. This was revealed at the…

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Sutton Soon to Celebrate School Centenary

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 March 1971 · page 4

May 1 this year will have a special significance for the people of the Sutton district, for that date in 1871, the Sutton School was established…

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