With the Australians in Gallipoli. Signaller Skeyhill's Thrilling War Story
Signaller Tom Skeyhill whose visit to this town on March 29th, is creating such great interest, has had a remarkable career. Before the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Illawarra · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1917
407 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 21
Our Soldiers
Mr. G. W. Madgwick, of Wollongong, has been notified that his son Private J. W. Madgwick, has been admitted to the Weymouth Hospital,…
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Mrs. H. Watson, of Barella-street, Wollongong, has received two interesting letters from her som Private Arthur Watson. In the first he gives…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thirroul Soldier's Wedding in England
A pretty and interesting wedding was solemnised in the Parish Church on Tuesday, when Miss Eliza Wlakelin, the daughter of the late Mr. John Wakelin,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Chest Sports
On Friday a largely attended meeting spoke well for the success of the coming sports day, June 4th, in aid of the War Chest Fund. The Mayor…
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The war is still on and recruits are urgently needed. Sergeant Bown succeeds Lieutenant Millard as recruiting officer in this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Chest Concert
A concert in aid of the War Cheat Fund was held in the Wollongong Town Hall last night. Mr. G. Easton's choir contributed several choral items…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cheer-o for Soldiers Y.m.c.a. War Zone Concerts
The latest English mail brings advice that the military authorities at the front have definitely recognised the essential value of the Y.M.C.A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Latest Cables. London
A French communique reports that the Germans attacked strongly in the Champagne district and gained a footing in the first line of trenches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Crux of the War Britain's Food Supply
When Herr von Roedern, Germany's Minister, for Finance, speaking in the Reichstag, the other day, said that "The Submarine arm had only been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Saving Certificates. What They Are, [?] How to Get Them [?]
To carry on Australia's share of the war the Commonwealth Government must have money—already four war loans have been successfully floated and…
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Mrs. Whitfield, of Campbell-street, Wollongong, has received a letter from her son, Lieutenant Norman Whitfield, in which he states that he…
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Sergeant E. Wilton writes as follows:—Being a former resident of Wollongong, I am interested in your paper, which is regularly forwarded…
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Mrs. Watson, of Barella-street, Wollongong, has been notified by the Defence department that her son, Private Arthur Watson, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returned Soldiers
Steps have been taken utilise returned soldiers for Home Defence purposes. Those desirous of securing employment in this direction…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Letters. Somewhere in France, January 15th, 1917
To the Editor Kiama "Independent"â The day I left Kiama for Burton one of the local civic fathers proposed that I write to the local newspaper. I…
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Pie. S. J. Butche, [?] of Mrs. P. Sproule, of "Woodbrook," Jamberoo, has been on a short visit to Kiama. He entitled from Berrigan, and has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thirroul Soldier's Wedding in England
A pretty and interesting wedding was solem[?]sed in the Parish Church on Tuesday, when Miss Eliza Wakelin, the daughter of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News From Three Soldier Sons
Mr. and Mrs. E. Edwards last mail had word from their three soldier sons Pte. Claude Edwards, who has been for many months in England…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed in Action
To Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bursill and family, of Shellhabor, we extend our deepest sympathy in the sad loss they have sustained by the death of their…
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