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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1950

463 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 19 of 24

Gerringong Progress Association Want Kiama High School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 23 October 1950 · page 14

A conference is to be convened of all interested Progress and P. and C. Associations in the Kiama-Gerringong district to urge the erection of a high school at Kiama. This was decided at the usual…

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Big Crowd At Austinmer School Fete

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 9

A bright, sunny afternoon on Saturday brought out a large crowd for the annual fete of the Austinmer Public School, arranged by the Women's Auxiliary of the Parents and Citizens'…

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Packed House For Sunday School Concert

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 10

Plenty of variety, good production, clear voices and ingenious stage-settings needing a minimum of scene-shifting…

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Schoolboys In Bus Smash

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Nine schoolboys and a bus driver were injured when a double decker bus and a heavily laden…

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Group Protests Use Of School Site

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 3

The Wollongong Technical Education District Council has protested to the Greater Wollongong Council the proposed…

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School War Memorial Dedication Solemn Occasion

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 2

Simplicity and solemnity befitting the occasion marked the War Memorial dedication ceremony in the assembly hall of the Wollongong Infants' School yesterday afternoon…

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Coniston School Improvements

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 4

At a meeting of the Coniston School Mothers' Club, the headmaster (Mr. Ramsay) reported that seats in the playground had…

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Balgownie Sunday School Anniversary

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 4

The Sunday School Anniversary of the Balgownre Methodist Church was celebrated last Sunday…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 October 1950 · page 2

Professor Harvey Sutton's second and final talk on "Sex and Society" will be given in the Home Science block at this school on Monday, 6th…

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Schoolboy Drowned At Lismore

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 1

LISMORE, Sunday. — A 12-year-old schoolboy was drowned in St. John's College, Woodlawn, swimming pool yesterday. The…

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Useful Memorial at Infants' School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 8

A radiogram and public address system was presented to the Wollongong Infants' School as a War Memorial to…

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Local School Athletes Win Four State Titles

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 3

The team of athletes which represented the Illwarra P.S.A.A.A. at the Primary Schools' State championships in Sydney on Thursday of last week achieved a bigger measure of success than any team…

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Fencing at Warrawong Public School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) has advised Mr. R. F. X. Connor, M.L.A, that difficulty has been…

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Repairs to Mt. Kembla School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 5

Work consisting of repairing and painting the school buildings at Mt. Kembla is making excellent headway, the…

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Gwynneville School Ready Early Next Year

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 7

The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) told Mr. R. F. X. Connor, M.L.A., that the was hopeful that the new school…

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Bulli Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 9

Bulli Methodist Sunday School Will celebrate its anniversary next Sunday, the preachers being: 10 a.m., Student; 2.45 p.m.,…

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Headmaster's Scheme to Interest School Pupils

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 10

The headmaster of the Nowra Central School, Mr. Chambers, at the annual meeting of the Shoalhaven District Chamber of Commerce on Monday night, outlined a scheme whereby pupils of the…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 3

An excellent picture "Banjo," the story of a girl and her dog, was shown at the cinema afternoon, supported by the ever popular western,…

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Corrimal Methodist Sunday School Now 51 Years Old

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 4

The 51st anniversary of the Corrimal Methodist Sunday School will be celebrated on Sundays with three special…

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Keiraville School Improvements

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 2

Tenders are being sought for the erection of a portable classroom at Keiraville School and the Minister for Education (Mr…

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