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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1950

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 3

Two teams will represent Kiama Central at the annual Rugby League football carnival next Saturday at Wollongong. The Country Rugby…

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Record Crowd Expected At Today's Schools' League Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 8

The printing of extra admission tickets indicates that, given fine weather, today's schoolboy Rugby League carnival will be attended by a record crowd. Last year nearly…

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More Schoolboy Soccer Stars

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 6

The three boys whose achievements are dealt with today are Warren Kerr, Jimmy Harlen and Rex Wynn. Reference was made to the…

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Victorian Schoolboys' Soccer Team Plays Illawarra Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 5

Lysaghts Oval is today's venue for the under 14 grade match between Illawarra and Victorian Soccer schoolboys. The match will commence at…

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School Survey in Shoalhaven Area

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Education has asked the headmaster of the Nowra Central School, Mr. Chambers for a survey to be…

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Subsidy For Gerringong School 'Bus Service

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 5

State Member, Mr. Jack Eeale, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education, Mr. Heffron, that approval has been…

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New Deal For Education Modern Factories—why Not Modern Schools

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 5

During and since the war. Illawarra has seen the growth of numbers of new factories. All of these places have one thing in common—an obvious attempt has been made to incorporate the…

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Schoolboy Footballers Injured

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 17

Two of the schoolboy footballers taking part in the Group 7 Rugby League Carnival were injured during the play on…

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Novel Child Safety School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 4

A miniature town in Ohio, U.S., is devoted, entirely to teaching small children traffic safety rules…

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Junior High School for Corrimal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) has approved of the establishment at Corrimal of a Junior High School…

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Vic. Schoolboys Lose 4-3 To Illawarra

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 5

In perfect weather and with only a light breeze blazing across the field the Victorian boys met Illawarra at Lysaght Oval yesterday. Illawarra won 4-3…

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School Bus Service To be Subsidised

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 6

Mr. Jack Beale, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education, Mr. Heron, that approval has been given to a special subsidised…

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Plans Made for Tennis Coaching School in W'gong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 3

Arrangements are well in hand for the coaching school to be conducted by the N.S.Wi Lawn Tennis Association from August 29 to September 6 at McCabe Park courts…

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Country Will Get Pre-Fab. Schools

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The urgent needs of country centres would be met from shipments of the new British aluminium…

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High School Cross Country Race

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 8

The High School cross-country race of about four miles yesterday was won by John Palmer from D. Nicholson and…

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Schools' Sprint Record Broken

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Four teen-years-old P. Gray, of Petersham, broke an 11-years-old record for 75 yards at the…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 6

Beverly Bodey and Margaret Raftery were congratulated before the School recently, on their efficient work as free milk distributors at…

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Pre-School Age Census At Towradgi

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 4

Members of the Women's Auxiliary of the Towradgi Progress Association intend taking a census of all pre-school age…

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Nowra School's Public Address System

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 3

The value of an amplifying system in a school was demonstrated on Thursday night, at the monthly meeting of the…

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No Quorum for Dapto School of Arts Meeting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 5

The annual meeting of Dapto Memorial School of Arts lapsed for lack of a quorum. The meeting clashed with…

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