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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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For the Soldiers. Yet Another "Day."

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 4

Tired of "Days"? Yes, very tired. Nearly as tired of them as the soldiers, are of the trenches. Going to quit? Yes, certainly…

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Methodist Honour Roll

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 2

The Methodist Church, Kiama, was beautifully decorated on Sunday night when the Honour Roll and Memorial Tablets were unveded by…

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Soldiers' Home. Welfare Committee Formed

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 3

What is known as a Welfare Committee has been organised in connection with the Soldiers' Convalescent Home at Bomaderry. It is composed…

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A South Coast Soldier Honoured

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 3

lieut. Ulric K. Walsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Walsh, of Nowra, will left Sydney with the A.I.F. in January, 19160, has been awarded the Military…

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Seventh War Loan

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 4

A meeting was held in the Wollongong Council Chambers on Wednesday night, for the purpose of taking steps to secure subscriptions for the…

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Wollongong War Loan Quota

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 14

There was a meeting on Wednesday evening convened by the Mayor (Alderman Mayo). The chairman explained the communications received from the…

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Soldiers' Letters. Trooper M. Dyer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 5

In addition to that published last week his family, Crown-street West, received the following tetter from Trooper Dyer, dated Egypt, May 10th:—…

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Scraps From the Soldiers' Mail

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 2

Sergt. Fred Kingsbury writes in good spirits from the other side and tells of seeing other of the Kiama boys iii Will Dawes, Eddie Stewart…

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South Coast Soldiers' Home

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 28 August 1918 · page 2

Great enthusiasm marked as opening of the South Coast Convalescent Home at Bomaderry on Saturday afternoon, when in the presence of a…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 28 August 1918 · page 2

Sapper W. S. Middleton, writing from France on 22nd June, to his sister, Mrs. J. J. McClelland, of Jamberoo, says:—I received your letter safety…

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Soldiers' Letters

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 7

Writing to his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. Moss, of Church-street. Private W. Moss' states:—We are again in the trenches and…

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Soldiers' Home. Opening of South Coast Soldiers' Home

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 6

Saturday last was the day set apart for the opening of the Soldiers' Home at Bomaderry, and long before the appointed time a large concourse…

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The Future of Our Soldiers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

A London correspondent writes as follows to a contemporary:—When the war is over it is proposed to present to our soldiers an Emigration Bill to…

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The War Pictorial

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 2

From Dalgety & Co., we have received number of the War Pictorial, that in beautiful reproduction work give photographs taken of the troops…

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Seventh War Loan. Progress Report

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 3

The following districts of the municipality of Wollongong have boon allotted by the committee: Nos. 1 and 2, Messrs. H. Cox and F. O…

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Seventh War Loan Opening Day Programme

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 5

From the country centres various suggestions have been submitted to the Central Committee for a suitable programme for opening day of the…

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Our Soldiers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

Mrs. W. Mansfield, of Wollongong, has been notified that her husband Private W. Mansfield, has been wounded in France, second occasion…

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A Soldier's Protest (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 20

Sir,—Permit me through the columns of your paper to draw the notice of the readers of the same to a little incident which happened in Crown-street on…

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South Coast Soldiers' Home

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 2

Miss McKenzie, hon. see, of the S. C. Home writes:—Mr. W. A. A. Hunter of Kiama, has given £50 unconditionally to the funds of the South…

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War Chest Day

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 16

Mr. C. A. LeM. Walker, hon, general secretary of the Citizens' War Chest Fund, writes:—Up to the end of our fourth year, the 17th August, 1918, our…

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