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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1950

463 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 15 of 24

Houses for School Teachers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 16

Minister for Education, Mr. Heffron, has advised the Nowra Parents and Citizens' Association, through. Mr. J. Beale…

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New 320-Pupil School for Gwynneville

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 4

The Education Department will soon proceed with the erection of a new school at Gwynneville. The school, when completed, will accommodate 320 pupils…

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Improvements To Primbee School Ground

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 4

Extensive improvements have been authorised by the Department of Education at the Primbee Public School grounds, the…

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Teachers' President at Opening of Illawarra Education Conference

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 2

Addresses at the official opening of the Conference were given by Mr. J. McKenzie, B.A., B.Ec, Director General of Education Mr. S. P. Lewis B.Ec., president of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation and Mr. F. F. E. Liebert, B.Sc., president of the Federated Parents and Citizens' Association…

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Music in the Schools

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 3

Mr. Terence Hunt B.A., L.R.S. M. Supervisor of Music told teachers the Infants' School should provide a training ground…

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Balgownie Public School Juvenile Ball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 16

Last Friday night week saw Balgownie's School of Arts packed to capacity for a Juvenile Ball, and quite a number…

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Teachers Carry Motion Concerning Libraries

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 2

Miss E. Hill, B.A., Dip. Ed., of the School Library Service, told a combined meeting: of 400 teacherson Thursday that librarians often felt thai they would be more useful to society as factory workers, but the large audience before her showed…

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Steel to Be Provided for New High Schools

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 9

To enable contractors to commence on the erection of new High School buildings at North Wollongong, Australian Iron and Steel Ltd. has promised assistance in the provision of the…

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Paint Theft at Port School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 5

Wollongong detectives are investigating the theft of 15 gallons of paint, valued at about £20 from the Port Kembla…

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Kiama School of Arts

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 4

The undermentioned new books have been purchased by the Kiama School of Arts Committee and are available, to subscribers:—…

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School Concert At Gerringong

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 6

On Friday, 4th August there was a large attendance at the Gerringong Town Hall for the concert staged by the Gerringong Parents and Citizens…

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Play Night at High School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 2

The first of two nights of the annual plays of the Wollongong High School was held last night in. the Assembly Hall. There…

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Free Milk Only To Schools

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— There was no certainty children would receive free milk, under the proposed Government…

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Move to Acquire Teachers' Hostel

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 26

There is a possibility that teachers of the Nowra Central school requiring acommodation will receive the benefit of a…

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Nowra High School Play Day Success

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 7

The third annual play-day of the Nowra Intermediate High School recently consisted of not less than 14 productions…

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Coaching School for Instructors

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 32

This is scheduled to commence on Friday night next and unless more entries are received from those desirous…

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Improved Conditions Needed for Corrimal School Picture Hall

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 8

The assembly hall at the Corrimal Public School, which is used for screening of films, needs to be enlarged, properly ventilated, and provision made for effective blacking…

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Nowra High School 2nd Annual Play Night

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 9

The School of Arts Hall, Nowra, was packed to capacity on Wednesday night when the Nowra Intermediate High School presented its second annual play night. Four specially selected plays…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 6

We have mentioned in these notes, acts of consideration and assistance from our townsfolk and citizens, and wish to record another, in the form…

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Concessions for Pupils on Buses

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 22

The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) has announced that certain concessions will…

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