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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1944

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 3

A Junior branch of the R.S.P.C.A. has been formed at the school with Nancy Noble as leader. Badges will be available within a few days…

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Windang School

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 1

Acting on behalf of the Windang P. & C. Assn.; Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., recently made representations to the Minister for Education regarding the…

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 3

Kiama Public School has "adopted" H.M.A.S. Kiama, Regular touch will be kept with the ship by means of letters and comforts. The officer…

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Two Up School Raided Several Before Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 1

As the result of a police raid on Sunday night on a flat in Church-st., Wollongong, fifteen men and four women appeared at Wollongong Police…

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Schools' Soccer Council

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 8

The formation of a Schools' Soccer Council is the latest progressive move on the Coast and it is significant that practically all districts in the State…

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Corrimal, Public School

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 6

The Mayor drew attention to the long delay in effecting repairs to the Corrimal Public School and grounds. Attention had been promised again…

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 3

The swimming event for last week was diving and the winners were Has old Burton and Esme George. Jim Honey, and Robyn Chittick of…

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District Schools Sure To Get Attention

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 1

Mr. Howard Fowles, M.L..A., has been advised as follows by the Minister for Education (Mr. C. Evatt): Fairy Meadow, additional…

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High School P. & C. ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

After serving as president of the Wollongong High School P. & C. Association for the past eighteen years, Mr. R. M. Krippner…

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School Children And Train Travel

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

A total of 1098 school children travel by train from Lilyvale and intermediate stations to North Wollongong every day, and of this total 911 travel…

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Teacher Honoured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 9

Miss H. E. (Nellie) Beattie, who has been attached to the teaching staff at Keiraville school for 27 years has been transferred…

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School Hostels Mr. Beale's Request

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 4

In answer to his representations to the Minister for Education asking that hostels be established at Sydney and Wollongong to permit…

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School Needs At Albion Park

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 3

Mr, Howard Fowles, M.L.A. has received the following letter from the Minister for Education (Mr. Clive Evatt):…

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 3

Miss Frazer of the United N.S.W. Hospital Auxiliaries visited the school on Tuesday and thanked the pupils for their help to the local…

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School of Arts Acquisition Move

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 1

At the Kiama Council meeting last week, Ald. Phillips asked what progress bad been made towards the establishment of a juvenile library…

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Mothers' Auxiliary Wollongong Girls' Primary School

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 1

There is still ample room for many more interested persons in the Auxiliary, and much is still to be done, although in a short space of time the…

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School Notes

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 3

This has been "Write a Letter" week. All children with fiends in the services wrote them letters at school, and posted the mail in the…

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WOLLONGONG C.B.C. Annual Speech Day

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 6

The annual C.B.C. speech day and distribution of certificates and sports trophies for the year 1943, took place yesterday afternoon in the Town Hall…

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Schoolboys

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 8

The boys got away to a good start last Saturday, and along with some easy wins, we had some very close games. The premiers, Tarrawanna,…

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Schoolboys

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 8

The Schoolboys' Competition began on Saturday, 1st. Both Woonona boys' team were successful in both of their games. The 'A' team travelled to…

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