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There are 89 library services which operate more than 350 public libraries across the state. [10] All NSW libraries are governed by the Library Act 1939 [ 11 ] and managed financially by the State Library of New South Wales.
Wollongong (/ ˈ w ʊ l ə n ɡ ɒ ŋ / WUUL-ən-gong; Dharawal: Woolyungah) is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near water' or 'sound of the sea'. [3]
In 1951, a foundation of the University of Wollongong was founded as a division of the New South Wales University of Technology in Wollongong. A decade later, the division became the Wollongong College of the University of New South Wales. [15] In 1972, the library was three storeys high and could fit 280 students. [17]
The library provides information, professional development programs, advice and the payment of grants and subsidies to local authorities operating New South Wales public libraries. [95] The State Library's Public Library Services team provides a research program on behalf of public libraries in New South Wales.
The school subsequently opened in 1889 with 154 children on the roll. Thirroul Public School is located in Roxburgh Avenue. Thirroul also has a Thirroul Scout Group as part of the Scout Association of Australia, NSW Branch. Thirroul District Community Centre and Library. In June 2009, the new Thirroul District Library and Community centre was ...
The earliest reference to Wollongong was in 1826, in a report written by John Oxley, about the local cedar industry. The area's first school was established in 1833, and just one year later the Surveyor-General arrived from Sydney to lay out the township of Wollongong on property owned by Charles Throsby-Smith.
This is listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Wollongong metropolitan area in alphabetical order. Suburbs are listed here if they are inside the Wollongong metropolitan area and are listed in the Geographical Names Register as suburbs or localities, with some exclusions. (Excl.) For this list the Wollongong metropolitan area is considered to be the Australian Bureau of ...
Wollongong: 1959 Kiama Public School: Kiama: Kiama: 1861 Koonawarra Public School: Koonawarra: Wollongong: 1970 Laggan Public School: Laggan: Upper Lachlan: 1868 Lake Heights Public School: Lake Heights: Wollongong: 1956 Lake Illawarra South Public School: Lake Illawarra: Shellharbour: 1954 Lakelands Public School: Dapto: Wollongong: 1961 ...