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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1953

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Teen-agers Drive School Buses!

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 5

In America when North Carolina's 6,000 or more school buses started rolling…

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Concert, Carnival, For School Appeal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 8

The organisation of the Subnormal Children's School Appeal, which slackened over the Christmas holidays, is rapidly regaining momentum. A long list of…

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Unanderra Children in Danger Going to School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 4

The Unanderra P. and C. Association has forwarded a petition containing 283 names to the Southern Zone Committee requesting the construction of a footpath along the western side of Prince's Highway, Unanderra…

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Corrimal J. H. School Intermediate Passes

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 4

The following candidates for the Intermediate examination from the Corrimal Junior high School were successful. Wollongong results will be published…

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School to Have New Deputy Head

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 2

When Kiama School resumes next Tuesday there will be a new Deputy Headmaster, but who it will be is not yet known…

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School Overcrowding Likely

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Over crowding would occur in some schools at the start of the school year, the…

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Home on Wheels on Display to Help School Appeal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 2

A home on wheels, which represents the last word in modernity, will be exhibited on Saturday in front of A. N. Askew's store in Crown Street, in aid of…

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Work to Start on Subnormal School Building

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 4

As half of the appeal target has been achieved, it has been decided to make an early start with the preliminary work for the building of the special school for…

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Technical School Enrolments

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 6

New pupils for the first year classes at the Wollongong Secondary Technical School are to report to their…

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School Enrolments

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 13

Headmaster of East Corrimal Public School (Mr. D. A. Read) advises that new enrolments will be accepted on Wednesday…

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Examination Results for Kiama Scholars

Kiama Independent · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 2

Results of the Intermediate Examination issued by the Department of Education show that scholars attending Kiama Central School did well…

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Water for School Flat Campers

Kiama Independent · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 3

Criticism of the Kiama Council's water supply arrangements for campers on the School Flat was made by Alderman R. M. Wilson this…

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Aluminium School Unit for Nowra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 8

The Minister for Education, the Hon. R. J. Heffron, has approved of the erection of two double classroom units at the…

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6,000 Cars Used By U.S. Schools

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 4

More than 6,000 automobiles, valued at 12 million dollars, were provided to U.S. high schools by new car…

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Extra Accommodation For More Pupils

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 3

The Education Department had made considerable additional accommodation available to meet increased enrolments in Greater Wollongong schools,…

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Sub-normal Children's Appeal Volunteer Workers On School Site

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 1

A start will be made on Saturday with the preliminary work for the building of the special school for sub-normal children at Greenacre Road, West Wollongong…

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Rest of the News in Brief Flu Hits Japanese Schoolchildren

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 3

TOKYO, Thurs.—The Japanese Welfare Ministry said yesterday it had received reports that over…

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School Teacher to Drive a Bus

Kiama Independent · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 4

A school teacher is to drive a school bus to Kiama every morning, it was reported to Gerringong Council on Tuesday. When this was…

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School Unit Not Likely Before Easter

Kiama Independent · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 1

The new four—classroom unit which is to augment the present School building on the Kiama High School site is not likely to…

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New Teaching Team for Kiama School

Kiama Independent · Saturday 31 January 1953 · page 2

Kiama School started its new year on Tuesday with nine new teachers — and four more to come—and in the words of the Headmaster, Mr. H…

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