Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Schools, all years

Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1953

501 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 26

Spastic School Collection

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 5

The Northern Zone Committee on Monday night approved Sunday, March 29 to be the day for a display and…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Bondi Wins Primary School Championship

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Wed.—Tweed District with 27-1/2 points, finished fourth in the State Primary Schools' swimming championship at North Sydney Olympic Pool…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

New School For Primbee Arrives In Crates

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

The first shipment of crates containing the pre-fabricated sections of the new school have been delivered, Mr. Rex…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Working Bee For School Playground

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 6

A working bee is to be organised to beautify the grounds of the East Corrimal Public School…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

English Actor At High School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 27

Young English actor, Peter Richards, who appeared in Wollongong with Doris Fitton's company in "The Miser" and…

Continued on Trove, page 27 →

Wollongong Schoolboy Wins Swimming Final

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thurs. —Wollongong schoolboy, T. Johnson, won the first final of the New South Wales Intermediate High Schools' swimming championship…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Minister to Be Told of Urgent Need to Complete High School More Pupils Next Year

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 1

Stressing the urgent need to complete the new High School at Kiama, Mr. C. Raison, president of the P. and C. Association, told this week's meeting of the Association that he…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Schoolboy Injured

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 1

A student of Wollongong High School suffered a probable fracture of the right wrist when he fell…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Official Opening of Roman Catholic School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 2

A large gathering of people is expected to witness the blessing and offiical opening of St…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

£100 For Home School Amenities

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association of the Wollongong Home Science…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Bishop McCabe Opens New £48,000 School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

The new St. Francis Xavier's School at Wollongong, the first Cathedral School in the Diocese was officially opened and blessed by the Bishop of Wollongong, Dr. T. McCahe yesterday afternoon…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

School Swimmers' Success in Country, State Titles

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 14

The Illawarra P.S.A.A.A. Primary Schools' Swimming team which competed at the Country and State Swimming Championships at the North Sydney Olympic Pool last week achieved many successes…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Camping Holiday For 200 School Children

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 6

Last Thursday some 200 schoolchildren left the coast for a week's "schooling" quite different to their usual form of study. The pupils aged between [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

School Opening

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

Statements in yesterday's "Daily Mercury," in my report of the opening of the new Roman. Catholic School…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Teachers' College Jubilee

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 6

A special cavalcade will mark the 25th Jubilee celebrations of the Armidale Teachers' College during…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Towradgi School Special Appeal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 9

A special appeal is being made by the Touradgi School P. and C. Association. It is the desire of the…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Corrimal News Corrimal Public School Election

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 7

Pupils of the Corrimal Public School conducted an election for school captains on the same lines as a parliamentary election with…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Schoolboys Tackle Kilimanjaro

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 29

Schoolboys of East Africa's three races, African, Euvopean and Asian, are taking part in the second interracial course to be held at the foot of Kilimanjaro, Tanganyika, Africa's highest mountain. The course, held under the auspices of the Kenya Education Department, aims at promoting racial co-operation and instilling self-discipline, initiative and team-work in secondary…

Continued on Trove, page 29 →

17 Teams For Schoolboys Soccer Comp

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 April 1953 · page 11

Seventeen teams will compete in the Illawarra District Schoolboys Soccer Council competition…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Play Areas For Schools "Inadequate"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 3

The Secretary of the Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association (Mr. Sid Hayes) told the Central Zone Committee on Wednesday night "the position of school sport is so cramped it is almost impossible"…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →