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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1929

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Opening New School

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 3

The Shellharbour Parents and Citizens Association are arranging for an official opening of their new Public School on Monday next, at 3 p.m…

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High School Fees

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 2

Additional candidates qualified for entrance into Wollongong High school are noticed in the lists as follows:— N. L. Allen, Maisic N. Phillis and…

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Sunday School Picnic

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 12

The Port Kembla Presbyterian Sunday School picnic was held on Saturday at the northern end of Lake Illawarra, and a very satisfactory…

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W.j.t. Schoolboy's Success. Annual Swimming Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

During the season 1927-28 the boys of the Wollongong Junior Technical School secured 131 life saving awards of the Royal Life Saving Society, and…

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School Sport Cricket

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 23

Coniston boys have been declared [?]inners of the 1928 cricket competition in which they finished only one [?]oint ahead of Thirroul. They are…

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W. J. T. School Boys' Success. Annual Swimming Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 12

During the season 1927-8 the boys of the Wollongong Junior Technical School secured 131 life-saving awards of the Royal Life Saving Society, and…

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History of the School

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 6

Shellharbour Public School had its origia in the year 1859. On 27th may, 1858, the Rev. Hugh McKail, presbyterian Minister, wrote to the…

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Shellharbour School New Building Opened

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 6

The new public school at Shellharbour was officially opened by the minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, last Monday. The children had a…

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The Churches. Dapto Methodist School Hall Opened

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 16

At Dupto on Saturday afternoon, Ald. J. W. Gorrell laid the foundation stone of the recently erected Sunday School Hall at the south end of the…

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Our School the Changes Time Has Wrought

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 1

In its seventy years of existence, Shcllharbour Public School has lived through all the changes that have taken place in the State education system…

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School Sport Cricket

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 20

Wollongong, who had the bye the previous week, made a successful entry into the competition last Friday, by very decisively beating Fairy…

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Gerringong School of Arts Meeting

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1929 · page 2

A public meeting in the interests of the local School of Arts, was held on Monday night last. Mr. M. J. Hindmarsh (Chairman of Trustees)…

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Wollongong Science School Scholarships

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 11

The following girls were successful in gaining scholarships in the recent Third Year Domestic Science Schools' Examination:—Minnie Carson, Jessie…

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Shield for Wollongong High School

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 7

At the Combined Secondary Schools' Swimming Carnival at the Sydney Domain Baths on Friday last, the Championship of Country High Schools was…

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Junior Technical School

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 16

Preparations for the forthcoming Swimming Carnival to be held on Thursday, 21st inst, at 1.30 p.m. are now in hand, a record number of…

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School Sports Cricket

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 21

The leading teams in the southern division—Wollongong and Coniston — met on the local showground, the former winning easily by 95 to 56 runs…

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Kiama School of Arts

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Committee of the above Institution, held on Tuesday night, was attended by Messrs. J. W. Neild (President), N. E…

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Wollongong Infants' School

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 1

Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following official information:—With reference to your personal representations on behalf of the…

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School of Arts. Presentation to Mr. Chapman

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 2

An informal gathering of the Committee was held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening, to say farewell to Mr. G. R. Chapman who is leaving…

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Austinmer School

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 11

In last issue we published some results of examinations of children attending Austinmer Public School. We have since been informed by the…

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