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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1948

127 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 7

Junior Technical School Ladies' Auxiliary

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 11

Next Wednesday at 2. p.m., the Wollongong Secondary Junior Technical School Ladies' Auxiliary will hold its annual meeting on the first floor of…

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Woonona Infants' School Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 9

The secretary's report submitted to the annual meeting of the Woonona Infants' School Club showed that the year had been a…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 3

Next week will see our Primary swimmers competing with district schools for swimming honours. A bus load will be taken to Port…

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Sunday School Supt. Honoured

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 3

At the Fairy Meadow Methodist Church on Tuesday of last week, opportunity was taken to honour Mr. W. H. Gray, who recently retired from…

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29 Years Service to Sunday School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 14

A very happy evening was held in the Fairy Meadow Methodist Church on Tuesday of last week when opportunity was taken to…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 3

Another piano has been purchased for the main assembly room in the School, the instrument to be turned and placed in first class order by…

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Warning Notes Sounded by Eugene Goosens Crying Need for Opera House and Teachers

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 6

Two warning notes affecting the future of music in Australia were sounded by Eugene Goossens, conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, when he visited Wollongong last week. He stressed the "crying need" for (1) an opera house with a seating…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 6

Cam Tarbert, Warren Harvey, Bill Lay, Ethel Cox and Joy Barrett from this school, represented the Illawarra and South Coast at the…

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District to Celebrate 100 Years of State Education History of Wollongong's Early Schools

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 1

Next Monday will mark the commencement of the celebrations of the Centenary of Public Education in New South Wales, but like many other early towns of the State, Wollongong's education history dates back…

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Kiama Public School

Kiama Independent · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 2

In the year 1870, when I was 4 years old, I was taken one day by my parents to have a look at the foundations of the new school being…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 3

Congratulations to Mr. Harold Gillard and other organisers of the childrens festival and display held at Wollongong on Wednesday. Over…

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Schools Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 7

The Savoy Theatre, Wollongong, was crowded to capacity last Thursday night for the concert arranged in connection with…

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News Presentation School Inspector Critical

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 1

After blaming [?] stirring up a great deal of international animosity, Mr. Hosken, District Inspector of…

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Woonona Infants School Club Silver Jubilee Celebration

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 6

The Woonona Infanta School Club celebrated its twentyfifth anniversary this month with a luncheon in the Soldiers' Hall…

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Woonona Infants School Club Silver Jubilee Celebrations

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 5

On April 15th the Club celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a luncheon held at Soldiers Hall, Woonona…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 5

The May Vacation which commenced on 6th May, ends on Tuesday 18th May, when children return for the winter term…

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Britain's School Children Receive Career Advice

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 4

On reaching school leaving age the children of Britain are to be given every possible encouragement to follow a career of their…

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School Train Restored

Kiama Independent · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 5

The Minister for Transport (Mr. M. O'Sullivan) M.L.A. has written to Mr. H. T. Fowles, M.L.A. as follows:—…

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Schoolboys Admit Thefts

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 5

Two Wollongong schoolboys, aged 12. and 15, admitted to police last week that they had stolen a total of £32 from three…

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Empire Day in the Schools

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 9

Empire Day was celebrated on Monday at all secondary and primary schools in the district. Girls of the Home Science…

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