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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1953

501 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 26

School Bus "Bubble" Passed to Local Committees Trouble Over Later Travel May Be Settled Soon

Kiama Independent · Saturday 27 June 1953 · page 1

The controversy which has arisen around whether schoolchildren holding weekly tickets should be charged full fare when travelling on a later bus took a turn this week that may lead to a quick solution of the problem…

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Over 100 School Children at Musical Festival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1953 · page 3

The presence of over 100 school children made last audience at the Wollongong Eisteddfod the most "alive" since the musical festival opened on Monday. When one of their…

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Second Bid To Burn School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.—For the second time in two weeks a deliberate attempt was made to set…

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Towradgi School Auxiliary

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 4

At the euchre evening organised by the towradgi School Women's Auxiliary the successful players were…

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Legal 'Hitch' in Transfer By Corrimal School of Arts Trust

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 10

Although a special Act of Parliament was passed to enable the Trustees of the Corrimal School of Arts to transfer land and money to the City Council, it has now been discovered that this cannot be done…

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Technical School Starts Its Coronation Month

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 7

Wollongong Secondary Technical School has started off its Coronation Month by planting a "Coronation Grove" along the western border of the school grounds. The grove has been planted…

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Schoolboys' Soccer Off to a Good Start

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 14

The P.S.A.A.A, inter-district Soccer Carnival got off to a good start on Saturday morning at the Balgownic and Woonona grounds. Perfect weather prevailed…

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Marshall Mount School Sheds

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 2

The weather shed at the Marshall Mount School is to be demolished and the material removed…

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Schoolboy With A Headache

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 6

Harry Nelson, a scholar at Kiama Central School, had to have stitches in a wound in his head on Monday. He cut his head by knocking it…

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Arbor Day For School

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 2

THE N.S.W. TREE WARDENS' LEAGUE WILL MAKE KIAMA THE CENTRAL POINT OF ITS OFFICIAL ARBOR DAY CEREMONIES…

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Present to Teacher

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 4

LONDON, Tues.—Michael Gliddon went to school yesterday casually carrying a live mortar…

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Warrawong School To Be Repaired

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 3

Following representations made by Mr. H. Fowles, M.l.A., on behalf of the Warrawong…

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W'gong High School Wins Two Debates

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 27

Last Friday two teams from Manly High School visited Wollongong to debate, against Wollongong High School…

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Junior Tennis Howes in State Schoolboy Team

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 26

Great satisfaction and pleasure was expressed by all tennis people at the selection of Bob Howes in the State schoolboy…

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Dobing Shield Presented to School Choir

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 23

A pleasant ceremony took place at the Corrimal Junior High School last Monday when the Dobing Shield, which was…

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Winning Choir In School Concert

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 8

Corrimal Junior High School pupils have been rehearsing this week for their concert on July 10…

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100 Trees for High School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 8

Corrimal Junior High School P. and C. estimate the cost of their improvements to the school grounds…

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To the Editor Wollongong Public School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 7

Sir,—On March 8, 1952, the "Illawarra Daily Mercury" reported that the Minister for Education (Mr…

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New Teacher for Infants

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 8

Corrimal Infants' School expects a new teacher to arrive soon, to replace Miss Joan Spedding, who left the…

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School Hockey

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 8

Corrimal Junior High School girl hockey team went down to Wollongong High School on Wednesday…

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