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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1953

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Support Urged for Schools

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 2

Wholehearted support of schools by parents and church groups was necessary to get maximum…

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Subnormal School Appeal £3209/14/-

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

Proceeds of a series of functions held this week in support of the Subnormal Children's Association school appeal have brought total in hand to…

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P. and C. Assn. Formed, But School Not Yet Complete

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 2

Towradgi Public School, not yet comp[?]ete, but operating two classes in temporary premises, has formed a Parents and Citizens' Association. This school, being built in…

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School Auxiliary's Annual Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 27

The East Corrimal Public School Ladies' Auxiliary closed a most succesful year when they held their annual…

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More Scholars

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 6

The number of children attending Gerringong School increased from 98 to 126 last year…

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Kiama School Water Carnival

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 4

The Kiama Secondary School's annual swimming carnival will be held on Wednesday next week. It has been announced…

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School Position Is Eased

Kiama Independent · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

The acute position of accommodation at Gerringong Public School should soon be eased, the Headmaster, Mr. T. Jones said this week…

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News for Women New Paintings for Wollongong High School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 8

Several new paintings, purchased by Wollongong High School Ladies' Auxiliary, will shortly be hung in the…

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Port Kembla Infants' School Nears Completion

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 9

The new building, for the Infants' Department of the Port Kembla Public School, is progressing so…

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Subnormals' School Will Be Modern, Colurful

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 6

Modern, practical, colourful and capable of being expanded. These are the highlight features of the school for subnormal children now being constructed by voluntary workers at West Wollongong…

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More Money Needed For New School For Sub-Normals

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

More than £3,000 has been raised of the £5,000 needed to build and equip a school for sub-normal children, which is being erected at Greenacre Road, West Wollongong…

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P. Cram Wins W'gong High School Senior Swim Title

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 11

Versatility won Peter Cram the Wollongong High School senior swimming championship at the school's annual carnival at Wollongong baths on…

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School Loan Idea Not Practicable Says Minister

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 5

The Minister for Education, through Mr. Fowles, has advised the Kiama P. and C. Association that their suggestion that the Government…

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School Growth Bringing Many Money Problems Scheme to Raise Funds

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 3

The rapid development of secondary education at Kiama has brought with it many urgent financial problems to provide students with essential text books and other equipment…

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Mayor Speaks Of School Footbridge

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 1

The Mayor of Jamberoo, Ald. C. R. Chittick, told the "Independent" this week that he wanted to clear any inference…

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Wollongong Schools T.B. Survey

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 2

About 1,450 children, their ages ranging from 11 to 17 years, from 11 schools in the district will…

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Wollongong School Overcrowded

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 5

At the annual meeting, of the Parents and Citizens' Association of Wollongong Primary School…

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MOTORING News and Views School's In; Watch Out!

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 4

Now that the schools have reopened after the summer vacation, the N.R.M.A. appeals to motorists to be particularly careful when approaching schools on busy roads and fully to respect the signals of school patrols…

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All Out Effort to Equip School

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 1

An all-out effort to bring more parents into the work of equipping Kiama School is to be made by the Kiama P. and C. Association. They are aiming at bringing hundreds more…

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Growth of Kiama School Brings New Problems

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 11

The phenominal growth and development of the Kiama School was shown by figures given at the recent meeting of…

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