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Illawarra · Schools

Schools, 1954

530 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 27

Gaoled For Assault On Schoolteacher

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 5

YOUNG, Wed.—A 27-year-old labourer was sentenced to 12 months gaol in Young Court…

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Opening of Corrimal School Library

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 5

The official opening of the Corrimal Primary School library will take place at a birthday party…

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Hundreds More Scholars Will Add to Accommodation Headache School Numbers Growing Head Reports Request For More Room On New Site

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 1

In another three years Kiama High School will have an enrolment of about 700 students, with a corresponding increase in the number of teachers, it has been estimated by officers of the Education Department…

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Kiama School Enter Rugby League Games

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 4

Six teams from Kiama travelled to Wollongong on Wednesday to play in the first game of the Schools Rugby…

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Teacher To Parent Mathematics-- Without the Usual Tears

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 3

MATHEMATICS—bugbear to many school children—became quite an interesting subject for members of the…

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Collectors For School Are Praised

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 3

Fine spirit has been shown in answer to the High School Appeal—some of the efforts reported…

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Good Local Support For School Textbook Appeal

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 3

The special appeal made by the Kiama High School P. and C. Association and the Headmaster for funds to provide text books and other equipment to the…

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Children Congratulated On Manners Children at Kiama High School Have Been Earning Congratulations From Officials of the Education Department

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 1

Specially noted have been the general good manners, neatness and tidiness, and over-all behaviour…

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Schools Hold Most Impressive Display

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 2

District Schools this week staged one of the most comprehensive and imaginative international displays ever seen in this district when the combined exhibition was opened at the Kiama Drill Hall…

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School Now in Contact

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 2

The Headmaster of the Gerringong Public School (Mr. T. Jones) reported to the Parents and Citizens Association that…

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Sound System at Woonona Infants' School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 9

Twenty members were present at the meeting of the Woonona infants' School Club on Tuesday…

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Girls' School For W'gong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

A move to transfer a section of the Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School to Wollongong has been brought a…

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Schoolboy Golf Championship

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 2

An Illawarra and also, an open schoolboy golf championship, will be staged at Nereena golf links on Thursday, May 20…

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Hundreds of Parents at District Schools Concert

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 2

An audience of over 800 was expected to be present last night (Tuesday) at the Antrim Theatre, Kiama, for the drama and music festival concert being staked by district schools…

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E. Corrimal Primary School Aux.'s Pet, Doll Show Yields £106

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 5

The auxiliary of the East Corrimal Primary school held its pet and doll show last Saturday. Beautiful weather…

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Fairy Meadow Mothers' Care for New School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 6

A mechanical shovel is very busy digging for the foundations of the new Fairy Meadow School at…

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Library for Primary School's Infant Dept

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 9

In celebration of its 26th birthday, the Corrimal Primary School Mothers' Club presented the Infants' Department with a library for the school…

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Combined Schools Concert Made South Coast History

Kiama Independent · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 2

Hundreds of children from all schools along this part of the South Coast played and sang their hearts out in the Festival Concert at Kiama on Tuesday before an audience…

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Facilities for School

Kiama Independent · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 2

A tender for the erection of toilet and ablution facilities at the new school at Lake Illawarra South has been accepted…

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Movie News and Previews School Holidays Catered for in This Week's Films

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 5

The tastes of the children on holiday from school have been considered in this week's batch of films. The action film include a couple of Westerns, a Disney technicolour film and a saga from the Arabian Nights…

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