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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Schools

Schools, 1974

165 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 9

Flats for Teachers Is Mooted

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 25 February 1974 · page 2

Flats or home units should be purchased throughout the State by the Teachers’ Housing…

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Whan Scheme to Aid Needy Students at Secondary School

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 25 February 1974 · page 12

The Federal Government will provide an unlimited number of means-tested living allowances for needy secondary school students this year. The Member for Eden-Monaro, Mr. Whan, said today…

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Freeze School

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 25 February 1974 · page 10

Members of the Queanbeyan-Canberra Agricultural Bureau will stage a “Home…

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You Are Invited to Home Freezer School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1974 · page 6

The Queanbeyan-Canberra Agricultural Bureau in conjunction with the Home Economics Associate is to stage a “Home Freeze School” on…

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Does Queanbeyan need advanced driver school?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1974 · page 5

The NSW Government is hoping a number of advanced driver training schools will be set up throughout the State…

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High School Swimming First Shield Win in Eight Years

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1974 · page 11

At the Queanbeyan High School Swimming Carnival on Monday, Evans House won the House Shield for the first time since 1965. Not only were they the…

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Greater community school use mooted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1974 · page 9

A top Federal Government education specialist this week called for greater use by the community of School facilities in Queanbeyan. Mr. Allan Foskett told Queanbeyan Rotary Club…

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Tribute to School Students

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 4 March 1974 · page 6

The P. and C. president, Mr. G. R. (Curley) Upton, has paid a tribute to pupils attending…

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High School P. and C. Annual meeting poorly attended President critical

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 4 March 1974 · page 9

The annual meeting of Queanbeyan High School P. and C. Association was one of the worst attended on record. The president, Mr. G…

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Confusion and Conflict Pre-schools Facing Financial Ruin Now: Federal and Neede

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 March 1974 · page 1

The Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger, today accused the Federal Government of creating confusion by its statements on financial aid for pre-school…

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Opposition view Pre- schools facing bankruptcy and are nearing crisis point

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 March 1974 · page 5

Pre-school education today is approaching crisis point and many privately operated centres are facing bankruptcy, according to a statement by the NSW Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Neville Wran…

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Money for health hospitals, school

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 March 1974 · page 10

The Member for Eden-Monaro. Mr. Bob Whan, says that the Federal Government had made…

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Letters to the Editor Why is NSW behind other States on pre-school action

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1974 · page 2

Sir, — On Monday, March 4, 1974, the Queanbeyan Pre-school Association became aware that the Federal Government had in fact given the promised $10-million to the Sataes for pre-school and…

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Critical of small school closures: country declining

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1974 · page 15

The closure of small one and two teacher country schools over the last few years has brought a decline in the quality of life in country areas. Dr. Eric Pearson, president of the NSW Teachers’…

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Seeking Ways to Aid City School

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 11 March 1974 · page 7

The City Council is examining ways to help Queanbeyan West Primary School which has about $4,000 worth of boundaries problems to overcome. Tremendous population…

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Pre-school Confusion Caused by the Premier

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 March 1974 · page 3

“The confusion over pre-school finance is due either to the fact that the NSW Government had not done its homework, or it was fulfilling its electoral promise to frustrate the policies of the Australian Government,” says the Member for Eden-Monaro, Mr…

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Seven Years Service to Pre-school

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 March 1974 · page 6

Mrs. B. Madew has retired as president of Queanbeyan Pre-School Association after seven…

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Pre-school debate No, Mr. Whan,the Matter Is Not Resolved

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 March 1974 · page 3

The Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger, said today that a meeting of Federal and Stale Departmental officers on Wednesday this week failed to reach a final…

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Local teachers will hold seminar

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 March 1974 · page 9

Members of the Queanbeyan-Captain’s Flat Teachers’ Association have vote to stage and conduct a public seminar on the “Education Commission.”…

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The School Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 March 1974 · page 7

Members of the Queanbeyan High School Student Council have been invested…

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