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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1950

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School to Close

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 3

Foxground Public School will not re-open after the present school holidays and the teacher is to be transferred to another school…

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Ladies' Auxiliary Corrimal Public School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 26

At a large and representative meeting of ladies at the Corrimal Public School on Thursday, 27th. April it was…

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Reidtown & District School for Tarrawanna

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 22

Following strong representations from Fern Hill-Reidtown and Tarrawanna Progress Associations, through Mr. Howard Fowles, M.L.A., for a school at Tarrawanna, the following letter has now…

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Anglican Sunday School At Unanderra

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

On Sunday, May 14, a Sunday school will open at the home of Mrs. F. Meyers, Prince's Highway, Unanderra, under the…

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Good Progress In Building Of Corrimal School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

Commenced in February, 1948, the £130,000 structure of the Secondary School at Corrimal is well advanced…

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Television "Bores" Schoolchildren

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.).—A Bargenfield (New Jersey) schoolteacher is moving 2,500 miles to Nevada to escape from…

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School Building to Be Demolished at Thirroul

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

Owing to a serious land subsidence in Thirroul School grounds, such severe cracks developed in a section of a school building that it had to be abandoned and is now to be sold for demolition…

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Drive for Funds For Expanded Corrimal School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 2

Thirty-two members of the Corrimal Public School P. & c. Association attended a meeting to form a Women's Auxiliary…

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Albion Park School Auxiliary Change

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 2

What was previously, known as the Albion Park P. and C. Assn. Mothers' Club is to be termed in future the P. and C…

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Kiama School of Arts

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Kiama School of Arts Committee was held on Friday last. The Mayor (Ald. W. R. Holden) presided and there…

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Wollongong Infants' School Mothers' Club

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 4

Arrangements for several forthcoming functions were discussed at the monthly meeting of the Wollongong infants…

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Schoolboys In Harbour When Skiff Capsized

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Water police today rescued five school-boys whose 12ft. sailing skiff capsized a mile from Balmoral…

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Thirroul School Buildings To Be Auctioned

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 2

The two-storied brick portion of the Thirroul Public School will be offered for sale for demolition and removal on Saturday…

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Fairy Meadow School Mothers' Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 10

At the general meeting of the Fairy Meadow Mothers' Club held earlier this month, when Mrs. Masters presided, delegates…

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Electro-sound Equipment for Corrimal School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 2

A well-attended meeting of the Corrimal P. & C. Association, presided over by the President (Mr. Chas. Sheppard), decided to…

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Wollongong High School Sport

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 5

Wollongong High School conducted trial Rugby League games, on the Wollongong Showground on Wednesday, and the standard…

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Free School Bus Service

Kiama Independent · Saturday 20 May 1950 · page 3

Mr. Jack Beale, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education, Mr. Heffron, that approval has been given to the conveyance of…

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School Notes

Kiama Independent · Saturday 20 May 1950 · page 6

Judging by the number of requests received, it looks as if our concert and play night will be an annual event…

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Served Sunday School For 15 Years

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1950 · page 3

After a fine record of 15 years of service, Mrs. King has resigned as superintendent of AH Saints' Sunday School, Albion…

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Damaged School Building Sold for £520

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 2

The two storey portion of Thirroul Public School, which was cracked by landslides in the Easter rains, was auctioned…

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