N. Woll. Surf Club's Bid for Championship Carnival
Efforts are being made to have this season if Surf Life Saving Association's Championship Carnival held at North Wollongong Beach. Last Friday a special meeting of…
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Show Ball At Albion Park
The annual A. & H. Ball, Albion Park, on Friday night was a big success and reflected credit to the organiser, Mr. H. Beattie and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flower Show At Gerringong
A meeting of the Gerringong District Horticultural Society was held in the Town Hall on Thursday night when, in the absence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exhibition of School Work
Last Thursday, an exhibition of school work was held at the Wollongong Infants' School. This function, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fine Exhibition of School Work
Last Thursday an exhibition of school work was held at the Wollongong Infants 'School. This function, arranged by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Show Society's Poor Membership
Tho poor membership of the City of Wollongong A.H. & L. Society was described as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One Week Show President's Suggestion
The time has come for the City of Wollongong A.H. & I. Society to hold a one-week show, said Mr. J. Roberts,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Society's Annual Meeting Rain Insurance "Disappointing"
In his report to Friday night's annual meeting of the City of Wollongong A.H. & I. Society, the president, Mr. J. Roberts, described as "very disappointing" the small return received by the Society from its rain insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Citrus Carnival
From September 16 to 24, the Gosford District will stage its 1949 Citrus Festival. This beautiful tourist area provides one million cases…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Council Would Show Loss on 'Cumberland' Scheme
Although it would have cost the Greater Wollongong City Council nearly twice as much, if it had contributed to the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund during 1947-48, there would have been £18,560 less spent on the district's main roads…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Women's Hockey Carnival
On Sunday a carnival was conducted at Stuart Park, 17 tteams taking part. Nowra B withdrew at the last minute. The carnival…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Schoolboys' Carnival
Despite unpromising weather early in the day, the Schoolboys' Soccer Carnival on Saturday was outstandingly successful…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Give the Displacees A Fair Go
ON VARIOUS GROUNDS and in various quarters, objection is being taken to the introduction of European displaced persons to Australian industries. The question is of special interest to an industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Olympic Pool "Show Down"
The time has come for "a show down" on the question of a swimming pool for Wollongong, according to a joint…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Sgt. Hawkey Memorial Designs On Show
Diagrams for the Sergeant Hawkey memorial drinking fountain are on view in the Port Kembla R.S.L. Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Women Tech. Students Hold a "Fashion Show"
Young girls and women from all walks of life— who are attending day and evening classes in tailoring, dressmaking, millinery and 'white work'—got together last week and presented an exhibition of their…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Garments Worth £350 on Show at Tech. College
Over 260 garments, valued at about £350, were featured in a women's handicrafts exhibition at the Wollongong Technical College. The garments were made by students of dressmaking,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Local Cyclists at Nowra Carnival
Don Tighe of the South Coast Bicycle, Club, rode splendidly to finish second in the 30 mile open cycling race at Nowra last…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Outstanding Win for Wollongong High at Big School Carnival
Wollongong High School last week had its greatest success since competing in Combined High Schools Athletic Carnivals, by coming second in the Country Schools' Point Score Championship and third in the All Schools' Senior Point Score…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Wide interest in Australian football carnival at Wollongong State Award to Illawarra Player
Ron Todd, one of the most colourful figures in Australian National Footbal.â(perhaps better known in this state as Australian Rules)âwill be coming to Wollongong with the Williamstown Club team…
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