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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1942

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Wollongong High School Air Raid Shelters P. AND C. Annual Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 6

The question has been asked whether the school is an orphanage," said the headmaster (Mr. Hatfield) at a meeting of the P…

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Women Plan Aircraft in Britain's New School of Draughtsmanship

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 7

British aircraft manufacturers have opened the first school for training women in drawing office work. Mrs. F. G. Miles, well-known as an…

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Wollongong High School P. AND C. Association Annual Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 10

The president, Mr. R. M Krippner presided over the annual meeting of the Wollongong and District High School Parents and Citizens'…

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 4

The pupils, are reminded to bring in their money for the War Savings Certificates each Monday also to collect any waste paper, silver paper…

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Wollongong High School Successes Achieved

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 7

Credit goes to the principal (Mr. Hatfield) and staff of the Wollongong High School for the successes achieved by pupils in bursary awards-it may be…

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Schools of Arts Kiama and Jamberoo Early History (Continued from last issue)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 5

Though the Kiama Society seemed to die a natural death, yet no sooner was the event known than regrets began to be expressed at the…

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Trench Digging : Splendid Work Started Activity at Local Schools

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 3

Blistered hands and stiff backs for those not accustomed to hard digging were accounted as nothing by those who have been…

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A.t.c. in Schools

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 3

A plan to extend the Air Training Corps to public and State Secondary Schools in Australia will shortly come into operation, giving school…

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Corrimal News School Air Raid Trenches

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 8

The recent rains revealed that duckboards were required in the trenches recently, put down as air raid shelters in the Corrimal Public School. Mr…

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Port Kembla News Removal of Steeltown School

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 8

Mr. W. Dayles, M.L.A., has received a communication to the following effect from the Minister for Education: I desire to inform you that it has been…

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 4

Help win the war! Bring to your school all empty tooth paste tubes, waste paper, silver paper and remember to bring your money for the…

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Trench Digging at the Schools

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 2

Those citizens who did good work in the digging of trenches at the Shellharbour Public School were:— Messrs. Costa, Acland, Pooley,…

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Trench Digging At Kiama School

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 3

A feature of the trench digging at the Kiama Public School on Saturday last was the good effort of ten year-old Jack Chin, who worked…

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1942 · page 5

Good work has been done by the pupils, for when the school broke up for the Easter vacation last Thursday week, the following had been…

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Trench Digging At Kiama School

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 3

The following working bee assisted on Saturday last with the trench digging at the Kiama Public School Messrs. A. G. Holman, A. Youll, H…

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School Book Collection

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 8

Corrimal Public School collected 321 books, 107 supplements, and 250 magazine's during book week for the army. The magazines and supplements have…

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1942 · page 6

The digging of trenches will he continued this Saturday and it is hoped that they will be finished this week-end. Will you come and help…

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Corrimal News Milk for School

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 6

A free delivery of milk for pupils of the Corrimal Public School was instituted this week. Each pupil receives a quarter of a pint of milk…

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 1

The school was closed on Friday afternoon owing to members of the staff having to attend a meeting at Wollongong…

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 4

The following boys did good work last Saturday, collecting forty bags of paper for the Kiama Patriotic Fund: Keith O'Brien, Ray Taylor…

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