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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1949

215 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 11

Gwynneville School of Arts to be Repaird

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board has advised the Gwynneville Progress Association that it is prepared to make a great of £95…

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Britain Builds Schools of Aluminium

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 1

Schools with buildings of aluminium are being constructed in Britain. The first three of such schools were recently…

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Schoolboys Build Their Own 'Bus'

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 4

The boys of Newtown School, Reading, have almost completed the construction of their…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 3

Dates of May vacation are 6th to 16th. Schools resume on Tuesday 17th May. There will be a limited number of vacancies in the…

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Kiama School of Arts

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Kiama School of Arts Committee was held on Friday last. Ald. W. R. Holden presided and there were also present…

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Improved Lay-outs for New Schools

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

Following objections raised by the Wollongong Technical Education Committee relative to the disposition of the new…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 5

Another effort is being made to improve our library. Jan Ziems and Jeannette Roberts, principal librarians are catalogueing our books, and…

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New School Buildings

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

Representations were made by Mr. W. Davies M.L.A., recently on behalf of the Wollongong Technical Education…

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Teachers' Salaries Agreement

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

The Salaries' Agreement just concluded between the Public Service Board and the New South Wales Teachers'…

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Commission Takes School Site Alderman's Allegation

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

The Housing Commission has resumed 20 acres of land at Port Kembla which the Education Department had…

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Pt. Kembla School Site Resumed for Commission Homes?

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 8

The Housing Commission has resumed 29 acres of land at Port Kembla, on which the Education Department had decided to build a…

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Army Apprentice School

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 9

Applications are now being called from boys between the age of 14 and 17 for entry to the Army Apprentice School at…

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W.j.t. School Play Night

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 8

The first annual Play Night of the Wollongong Junior Technical School, held in the High School Assembly Hall on…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 4

We wish to thank those parents and children who kindly, assisted to build up, our library during book week, particularly Mrs. Holford, of…

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Food Parcels for British Infants' School

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 8

Rhyl Street Infants' School, Kentish Town, London, will be the recepients of 43 food parcels donated, packed and despatched…

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Musical Afternoon at High School

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 2

Members of the Ladles' auxiliary of the Wollongong High School arranged a most successful musical afternoon on…

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School Mothers' Club Celebrates 21st Birthday

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 2

The Corrimal Infants School Mothers' Club held their 21st Anniversary birthday banquet luncheon in the Soldiers' Hall…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 1

During the latter end of each year, it has been the custom to prepare and present a number of plays. These are very popular with the…

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Housing Commission Trying To Grab School Lands? Three Sites Involved at Corrimal East Port Kembla and Tarrawanna

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 1

Investigations made by a "Times" representative this week revealed that the Housing Commission has attempted—and probably still is attempting—to resume land at Ft. Kembla, Tarrawanna and East…

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What is preventing Pt. Kembla getting a Secondary School?

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 2

Is it bungling officialdom, lack of Ministerial initiative, or the fact that there is no policy for the development of new schools in fast-growing areas, that has left Port Kembla without a secondary…

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