School Needs Unheeded New Deal For Education
For the past quarter of a century the citizens of Wollongong and district have slept like Rip Van Winkle In respect to the provision…
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School Notes
Egg Day was held this week for the District Hospital. A total of 55 dozen was contributed by the children. Some of the tiny ones found…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extensive School Building Programme Essential Present Accommodation Inadequate
In an area of less than five acres in the heart of Wollongong are crowded 2,000 children who attend the Home Science School, the First Year of the Junior Technical School, and the Girls', Boys' and Infants' Schools. In order to accommodate the huge overflow…
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Summer sport commenced this week with swimming cricket, vigaro softball and tennis. The swimmers found the water cold as well as wet…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rugby League Schoolboys' Match
In the return match between a Wollongong schoolboys team selected by Bill Plummcr and a Balmain team Wollongong won 17-0, after leading 3-0…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pupils Needlessly Repeating Work Lack of Accommodation Blamed
Claims that some district primary school pupils were needlessly repeating their sixth, class work due to lack of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Schools Planned For Wollongong
Mr. R. J. Heffron, Minister for Education announced last week, in answer to a question by Mr. W. Davies, that new schools are…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →School Notes
We wish to thank Kiama Surf Club for their donation of used surf reel rop, for our flagstaff, and Judith Herford for donation of books for our…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Teachers' Mass Meeting New Deal for Education
On Wednesday of last week, teachers of the Greater Wollongong area met at the High School Assembly Hall. It was a record gathering, both…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woonona School Fair
Members of the Woonona Infants' School P. & C. Clubs have their shoulders to the wheel, preparing for the School Fair. The ladies in charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sunday School Anniversary
Jamberoo Methodist Sunday School celebrated its anniversary on Sunday last in glorious weather, and the attendance was very good…
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To quote from the special article in "The Sydney Morning Herald," Saturday, October 25, "The State Government has decided to give an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Army Goes Back to School
The Australian Army is going back to school! Owing to industry's demand for tradesmen, the Army now has to train its own…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preparing for School Fair
Members of the Woonona Infants' School and P. and C. clubs have their shoulders to the wheel, preparing for the School Fair on…
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An examination for, Bursaries was held at the School on Wednesday last, 29th October, Jocelyn Sands, Spencer Hamilton and Ian Marley…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Conditions at Junior Tech. School Council to Serve Notice On Department
After he had made an inspection of the Wollongong Junior Technical School, the Health Inspector of the Greater Wollongong Council (Mr. E. Way) described conditions at the school as "a standing disgrace to the Education Department" and said…
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Parents and citizens of Wollongong District are alarmed at the continued failure of the Government to deal effectively with the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Intolerable and Shocking Conditions Throughout District Schools New Deal Conference This
Parents and citizens of Wollongong District are alarmed at the continued failure of the Government to deal effectively with the intolerable situation that exists in the schools of the District, states the New Deal for Education Committee, and a delegate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →X-ray Examinations For School Children
The Minister for Education has notified Mr W. Davies, M.L.A., that his department would co-operate in the proposal by the Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →School Picnic At Foxground
All conditons combined on Friday last to make the Foxground Public School Picnic an outstanding success. The weather conditions were…
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