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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1951

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Heavy Responsibility on Teachers, Says New Headmaster

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

"It is the teachers in the actual classrooms who are doing the most important work in schools today," the new Headmaster of Wollongong Primary School (Mr. M. J. Mow) said…

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Corrimal's Modern New High School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 4

The new Corrimal Junior High School, which opened on Wednesday, is one of the most modern and best-equipped in the State. The buildings which are…

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Teacher Wins £700

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A Sydney schoolteacher tonight won more than £700 in the Jack Davey "Jackpot" show…

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Hopes High for School for Subnormals

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

A meeting of the Sub-normal Children's Association will be held tonight at the Primary School, Church Street…

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Enthusiasm Shown by New Corrimal High School P. & C. At First Meeting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 14

The first meeting of the Corrimal Junior High School Parents and Citizens' Association to be held in the new school was well attended by parents from all centres between…

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Mt. St. Thomas School "Soon"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

At a meeting of Mt. St. Thomas Progress Association it was revealed that negotiations for erection of the new school…

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Noted Australian Musician Offers to Open School Here

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 20

The indefatigable musical enthusiasm of Mr. Harry Box, secretary of the Illawarra Symphony Orchestra, seems likely ite result in a notable addition to the musical facilities of this City. In response to Mr. Box's…

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Schoolboy Hurt at Baths

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 4

A 12-year-old schoolboy, Joseph Dennis, was injured at the Continental Baths yesterday afternoon. He suffered severe…

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Cardinal Gilroy to Open New Thirroul School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 4

Cardinal Gilroy will officially open a new Roman Catholic School tomorrow afternoon at Thirroul…

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Towradgi School Complaint

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 4

Members complained at a meeting of Towradgi Progress Association that despite assurances from the Minister for…

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Holiday for Wollongong Schoolchildren

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 6

All schoolchildren in the Wollongong district will be riven a holiday on Friday, February 16, to enable them…

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Big Donation by Non-catholic to Convent School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

A prominent Thirroul business man, Mr. Laurie Davis, who is not a Catholic, donated £200 towards the cost of…

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FILMS News of the Motion Picture Industry Tom Browns Schooldays

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2

When that famous British classic, "Tom Brown's Schooldays" is seen on the screen with John Howard Davies as Tom and…

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New Books At Kiama School of Arts

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

Interrupted Melody, by Marjorie Lawrence; The Ashes of Hiroshima by Frank Clune; The Miracle of the Bells by Russell Janney; Michael…

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School Food Parcels Scheme To Continue

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 12

The food parcels scheme will be continued this year at the Wollongong Infants' School. A special appeal will be made for…

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Cardinal to Open New Port School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 4

His Eminence, Cardinal Gilroy, will lay the foundation stone of the new Roman Catholic School in O'Donnell Street…

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Tomorrow Is School Holiday

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 11

A holiday has been proclaimed throughout the Greater Wollongong district for tomorrow in order to allow…

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School Craft at the 1951 Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 8

Entries in the section for schoolchildren are heavy this year, and the work is of a Very high standard. This is the first…

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New Thirroul School Has No Superior—Says Cardinal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 8

A new £14,000 convent school at Thirroul has no superior in the Archdiocese of Sydney, according to Cardinal N. Gilroy when he officially opened it on Sunday afternoon. At a special service at the church nearby over '£900 was…

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New Site For School At Gwynneville

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 6

The Education Department has changed the location of the proposed school at Gwynneville, and some delay will be…

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