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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1950

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Congregational Sunday School Anniversary

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1950 · page 11

The Wollongong Congregational Sunday School will celebrate its anniversary next Sunday. At 11 am. and 3 p.m. the…

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Teacher Successful in Court Application for Home

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 November 1950 · page 4

On tie grounds of hardship, a Wollongong school teacher was successful in his application to the Wollongong Court of Petty…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 2

Well done Margaret Raftery, June Wilson, Ivy Lyddiard, Elva Blair, Judith Christenson and Helen Cardwell. Your collection for the…

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New Vice-head for Girls' School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 6

Miss Best, of Mount Keira, has been appointed Deputy Headmistress of the Girls' Department of the Port Kembla…

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Minister Says 'Prefab" Schools Satisfactory

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Education, Mr. R. J. Heffron, this week advised the Nowra Parents and Citizens' Association that he was…

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Amenities for Bomaderry School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 2

Mr. J. G. Beale, M.L.A. has been advised by the Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) that a supply of…

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Sunday School Anniversary At Jamberoo

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 29 November 1950 · page 7

The Jamberoo Methodist Sunday School Anniversary was held recently, when there were good congregations at both services. The…

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Dapto News School Notes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 30

A very pleasant ceremony took place at the Dapto Public School last Thursday, when Mr. Jack Brannagan, representative…

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Football Gift to Dapto School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 13

Pupils of the Dapto Public School recently received a set of football jerseys, a gift from the Illawarra Junior Rugby…

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Move to Establish School for Backward Children

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 4

A movement has been launched in Wollongong to establish a special school for backward children…

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Parents Enticed by High Wages Wollongong Tech Principal At Speech Day

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 2

Far too many parents are enticed by the ruling high rates of pay to sacrifice their boys in positions which give immediate large returns, but which offer no future career. This was stated at the…

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Improvements to Coniston School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 4

A number of improvements to the Coniston School were reported by the headmaster (Mr Ramsay) at a meeting of the…

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High School At Kiama

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 6 December 1950 · page 3

Mr. H. T. Fowles, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Education:— "I wish to acknowledge your…

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Unique Variety Concert By Dapto Scholars

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 33

A most successful variety concert was given in the A. & H. Hall, Dapto, by the Dapto Primary School last Friday. Despite weather conditions a house of some seven hundred enthusiastically applauded a well-balanced programme produced entirely by the school!…

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Importance of School Home Co-operation Stressed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 2

The importance of co-operation between the home and school was stressed by Bro. V. M. Doran at the 25th annual prize distribution to pupils of the Christian Brothers' College last night. About…

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Wollongong Schools' Fancy Dress Ball Capped All Records

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 6

Every year the juvenile fancy dress ball organised by the Wollongong Parents and Citizens' Association, with the co-operation of teachers in both girls and boys' primary schools, gets bigger…

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Gay costumes, spectacular set dances at Wollongong Schools annual ball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 35

A colourful crowd of nearly 1500 children made spectacular pictures as they marched with precision through intricate routines of the Grand March at Wollongong Soldiers' Hall last Monday and Tuesday evenings. The eleven-and-overs had…

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Summer School for Beekeepers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 December 1950 · page 36

Arrangements are now being made for a Summer School in Apiculture to be held at Hawkes bury Agricultural College…

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Port Kembla Convent Pupils' Ball

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 9

The break-up function at the Port Kembla Convent School took the form of a fancy-dress ball on Wednesday night…

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Equipment Difficulties At New School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 December 1950 · page 11

The question of finance is the most serious matter confronting the provisional R. & C. Association of the Corrimal Junior…

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