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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 26, 1941
Page
4
District Council of Spalding notes December meeting with committees and officials approving minutes and discussing subventions. Reports cover plant hire, road works on Freshwater Creek bridge, drainage schemes, inspector visits, and financial authorizations for projects and staff.
Gladstone High School held an awards assembly on December 14 with certificates for first and second year students and various domestic and academic prizes. Teachers presented duxes and scholars prizes to named students, while a separate sports day on December 16 featured an American Tennis Tournament won by Daphne O Neill and Ray Clothier and a school social at Pariel Hill. The event raised funds through tennis tournament entries and related activities.
At Gladstone Primary on December 18 a large gathering attended the annual prize giving. Head teacher Mumily welcomed guests and prizes were awarded across grades from I to VI for woodwork, certificates, and scholarships. George Garrad of St Joseph’s won the highest mark in Gladstone and a Port Augusta scholarship, with other pupils named for awards and future opportunities.
Miss Teresa Donnellan daughter of Mr and Mrs M J Donnellan Be Lal ie East has continued in the Leaving Honours examinations with marked results. She gained sixth place in the State and was third in English Literature second in French and first in Modern History with passes in other subjects. At seventeen she may pursue an Arts Course at the University of Adelaide. her future career will be watched with interest.
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