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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1972

115 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 6

Letters to the Editor New pre-school will need its own finance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 May 1972 · page 5

Sir. —This is to Inform the people of Queanbeyan who have so generously supported fund raising activities of the Queanbeyan Preschool Association, that the Government has decided that it is not eligible to recieve a capital grant building subsidy…

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Old School May Be Demolished

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 May 1972 · page 1

Queanbeyan’s first permanent schoolhouse (pictured), erected in 1877 and still standing secure and stately on the corner of Crawford and Isabella Street, may soon be fisted for demolition…

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Appeal to Save Old School Threatened Demolition No Surprise

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1972 · page 10

News of the threatened demolition of the old primary school building comes as no surprise to those who have watched helplessly as so much of Queanbeyan’s history has been swept away in the…

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Schoolboys Put Sleeper on Line

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1972 · page 3

A prank led to the appearance in Queanbeyan Children’s Court last week of two Bungendore…

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Letters to the Editor Old school has many pleasant memories

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 May 1972 · page 11

Sir. — I wish to enter a protest against the demolition of the old stone school building in Isabella Street. As most of my life was…

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Captain’s Flat school heating

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 June 1972 · page 4

Mr. Ron Brewer, the Member for Goulburn was advised today by the Minister for Education…

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School to Get Clerical Assistance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 June 1972 · page 11

The Department of Education is inviting applications for the position of female clerical assistant…

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Obituaries Unexpected death of former High School headmaster

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 June 1972 · page 7

A former headmaster of Queanbeyan High School, Mr. L. B. Wenholz, collapsed and died unexpectedly at his home in Cassidy Street on Friday afternoon…

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‘Ration’ money for pre-schools

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 June 1972 · page 8

Sir.— I would like to comment through your paper on the decision by the Government to disallow the capital grant subsidy for the building of the proposed new…

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Letters to the Editor Original plan retained old schoolhouse

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 June 1972 · page 8

Sir. — Firstly, I would like to make it quite clear that I would regret the demolition of the old school house in Isabella Street because of its historic value…

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Carinya School Notes (by Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 June 1972 · page 4

The school has celebrated its sixth birthday, extended congratulations to Mr. Peter Morton, received some gifts and enjoyed the annual ball…

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Programme of expansion at West school (by Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 June 1972 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of West Queanbeyan P. and C. Association, the Principal Mr. King gave members an insight into the Education Department’s…

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Plea for retention of old school

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 June 1972 · page 3

Sir. — Your correspondent, Mrs. Sebbens, has adequately covered many reasons for tearing down the old Isabella Street school…

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Letters to the Editor Nothing so explosive as a re-fused pre-school mother

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 June 1972 · page 3

Sir. — It is very pleasing to learn that the State Government now has a computer that can add up how much money is spent on various schools. What progress!…

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New Pre-school Discussed at Monthly Meeting (by Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 June 1972 · page 8

The last monthly meeting of Queanbeyan Pre-School Association was held last Tuesday with much discussion on the proposed new pre-school building…

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School vandals

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 June 1972 · page 1

Considerable damage was caused by vandals in three classrooms at Queanbeyan South…

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Letters to the Editor Shortcomings of pre-school subsidy scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 June 1972 · page 6

Sir. — Although we realise that this Association will not receive any financial assistance from the capital grant building subsidy scheme for pre-schools introduced by the N.S.W. State Government, we feel that the public should be made aware of the…

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Historical 1877 School Building to Be Retained

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 June 1972 · page 1

The historical old stone school building on the corner of Isabella and Crawford Streets, Queanbeyan, is to be retained. This was indicated this afternoon by the principal of the Isabella Street Public School, Mr. A. Bennett…

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Advantages of pre-school education

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 June 1972 · page 6

Sir. — What a great disappointment to the people of Queanbeyan is the recent rejection by the NSW Government of a subsidy to build a new pre-school…

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Theft From School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 June 1972 · page 3

Queanbeyan detectives are investigating the theft of equipment valued at $150 from the manual arts room…

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