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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1953

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Woonona Infants' School Club Luncheon

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

The 30th birthday luncheon of the Woonona Infants' School Club was celebrated in the Woonona…

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Towradgi School Empire Day

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 7

A ceremony, to celebrate Empire Day, held at Towradgi School, on Friday, was opened with…

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Schools Open On June 1

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon. — The Acting-Minister for Education (Mr. McGrath) said to-day that June 1 would not…

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No Action Yet on School Footbridge

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 1

Despite hopes held out by the Main Roads Board engineers that work would soon start on the footbridge to Kiama new School, nothing has been done…

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Coronation Grove For W'gong School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 5

An increased number of parents was present at the last meeting of the Parents held at Wollongong…

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Empire Day At Towradgi School

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 2

A ceremony to celebrate these great statesmen by work-Empire Day was held at Tow-ing hard and earnestly. [?]radgi School last Friday. The ceremony opened with…

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Bus Fares For School Children Is Discussed

Kiama Independent · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 1

The question of school children being charged full fare when travelling home on a later bus than usual from Kiama was raised at this weeks meeting of the district P. and C. Association by…

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New Site Chosen for League's Annual Ceremony Red Letter Day For School

Kiama Independent · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 1

Kiama new school site has been chosen by the New South Wales Tree Lovers' League as its project for their annual Arbor Day when they will arrange for the site to be bordered by selected trees and shrubs…

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Appeal For Fairy Meadow School Road Crossing Lane

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 5

Persistent appeals to the City Council over the last two years had failed to gain a road crossing lane for school children at Fairy Meadow. This was stated in a…

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Health Supervision for Pre-school Children

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 15

Although most mothers do a great deal towards the promotion, of health of their babies during their first and second years, it is often found that the start in life given their children is substantially lost by the time they have…

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Coronation Party for Infants' School Pupils

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 4

Members of the Wollongong Infants' School Club gave the children of the Wollongong Infants' School a "Coronation Party" yesterday afternoon…

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School Sports Will Be At Jamberoo

Kiama Independent · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 7

This year the annual sports gathering of the Primary Schools' Amateur Athletic Association will be held at Jamberoo…

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School Holiday on

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon. — New South Wales school children will be given an extra Coronation holiday on…

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Dance Depicts Crowning At H.S. School's Coronation Celebration

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 4

A dance depicting the crowning of the Queen was a highlight of Wollongong Home Science School's Coronation celebrations in the Civic Theatre yesterday…

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Wollongong Primary School Celebrations

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 3

Many parents of the pupils of the Wollongong Primary school attended the school's Coronation…

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Auxiliary For School At Towradgi

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

Twenty-six enthusiastic women met at the new Towradgi School and formed a Women's Auxiliary,…

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School Soccer Championships Start June 26

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 10

The Inter-District Schools' Soccer Championships will be held in Illawarra, from Friday, June…

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W'gong Infants' School Club Misses Shade of Old Playground Trees

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 7

Regret a the cutting-down of one of the large [?] in the Wollongong Infants' School playground, owing to ravages of white ants., was expressed at the…

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P.k. School Celebrates Coronation

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 6

A large number of parents attended the Port Kembla Public School Coronation celebrations last Thursday…

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Bulli Mothers Arranged School Picnic

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 3

Members of Bulli Mothers' Club, who have been receiving widespread congratulations on the…

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