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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1950

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Five Titles At High School Sports Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sixteen-year-old Newcastle athlete Kevin Gosper brilliantly won five senior titles at the Combined…

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Port Kembla Pupils' Comptn. Success

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 4

Garments knitted by four girls from the Port Kembla Public School were highly commended at the Junior Red…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 3

Our very sincere condolences are offered to Mr. And Mrs. C. Radford and family on the sad loss of their son and our schoolmate, Wally. Our…

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High School At Kiama

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 4

The following is a question asked in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. H. T. Fowles, M.L.A. for this district…

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New High School for Kiama

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 8

The Education Department is now taking steps to resume land at Kiama for the provision of a Secondary School…

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Govt. Won't Repair School Fence—but P. and C. Can

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 8

At a meeting of the Corrimal Parents and Citizens' Association a letter was read from the Education Department refusing to pay for the reconditioning of a school fence, but granting permission for the P. and C. Association to carry…

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Schoolboy Soccer K.o. on Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 12

The Illawarra Soccer Association will hold its ninth annual Schoolboy Soccer Gala at Slacky Flat, Bulli, today…

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180 Players in March Past at School Boys' Soccer Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 11

The highlight of the Illawarra Soccer Association's ninth annual schoolboy soccer knockout competition at Slacky Flat, Bulli, on Saturday was the spectacular march past of…

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Secondary School For Kiama

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 9

The question of establishing a High School at Kiama has been raised by Mr. H. Fowles, M.L.A., in the State…

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Schoolboys' Soccer Future Internationals!

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 16

The State Junior Association Soccer officials were very impressed with the pageantry of the South Coast Schoolboys' "Gala Day" at Slacky Flat last Saturday…

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Anglican Warns On State Aid To Church Schools

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Bishop W. H. Hilliard said to-day Angliicans who supported State aid to denominational…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 30 September 1950 · page 6

Congratulations to Alan Snelling, of 3rd Year, on being selected to play for the Illawarra Schoolboys against Queensland this week. The…

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Profitable School Fete at Thirroul

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1950 · page 2

Over £60 profit was made at the school fete organised by the Thirroul P. and C. Association Women's Auxiliary yesterday…

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Sunday School Pupils Hold Exhibition

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 2 October 1950 · page 4

Pupils of St. Michael's Sunday School held an exhibition of drawings, handicrafts, dolls, models and hobbies in St…

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Doable To Woonona In Schools' Basketball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 October 1950 · page 13

Woonona basketball girls won both the "A" and "B" Grade divisions in the Illawarra Primary Schools'…

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School Athletics

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 3

Children from the Gerringong District have been successful in recent school athletic carnivals. At the recent P.S.A.A.A. 4th…

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Thirroul Sunday School Anniversary

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 6

The anniversary of Thirroul Methodist Church Sunday School will be held next Sunday, October 8. The preachers will be:…

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Table Burnt In Scarborough Schoolroom

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 4

Police are investigating the burning of a table in a classroom of the Scarborough Public School…

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From Coal Miner to Great Teacher

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 1

Mark Starr, Vice Chairman of the US. Advisory Commission on Educational Exchange. He is also one of the greatest…

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Corrimal School Jottings

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1950 · page 5

Miss Inspector Ling completed her inspection of the Girls' Department of the Corrimal Public School last week and expressed…

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