Our Soldiers
During the week Trooper V. Foster and Corporal Kain, M. M., returned and had welcomes in Wollongong Pte. E. Ross, of Thirroul, who has been a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Illawarra · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1919
271 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 14
Welcome Home
A combined Welcome Home and farewell was tendered to Pte. Alfred Mourell on Monday evening 7th instant. As a preliminary a delicious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Best Soldiers' Club in the World
The London "Daily Mail" recently referred to the great soldiers' rendezvous at the Crystal Palace, Havre, France, as "the best…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Open House to Overseas Soldiers
London citizens to the number of 1, 500 threw open their houses to overseas soldiers last Christmas and welcomed Australians to their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Soldiers
Lieut. Bevan, M.C., elsewhere mentioned is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. William McAuley, Thirroul. Private Gordon Mitchell, who has…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →War Fund
The employees and officers of the E.R. and S. Co. have ceased paying into the local War Fund. There is sufficient money in hand to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Widow's Home
The voluntary workers hope to have the home for Mrs. Warrington, a war widow, completed during the holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Englishman's Prisoner, [Complete Story.] a Story of the Franco-prussian War, [Copyright.] Chapter I.
MOST of the English made all haste to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homes for Soldiers. a Huge Scheme Inaugurated
Preliminary work in the organisation of the Housing Commissioners Department has now been completed and Lieut. Colonel Walker expect to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home
On Monday night the following soldiers received a welcome home at Wollongong: Private S. Slater, Trooper E. Heininger and H. Marks. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Our Soldiers
Private E. Ross, who has been a prisoner of war, is expected home to Wollongong to-morrow. Trooper Tom Spears, son of Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Welcome Home. Pte. Fred Hoare
A soldier son of a family resident in Gerringong, slipped home quietly a week or so ago, and did not receive the usual welcome at the station which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day—april 25th
In memory of the day immortal in Australian History, the town flags were much in evidence yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appeal for Soldiers' Wives and Children
Mr. R. M. Pontey, organiser of the fruit and vegetable fund for soldiers' wives and children, is asking for women and children's clothing, as well as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australians "The Best Behaved Soldiers."
"Concerning the conduct of Aussies, I am proud to say that amongst the thousands of men in London the "digger" is the best behaved. I have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home
On Saturday night Corporal Cramer and Private Coates arrived home at Wollongong and were accorded an enthusiastic reception. There was the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day
Although the Anzac Day celebrations at Wollongong on Friday of last week partook somewhat of the nature of an impromptu gathering, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Celebration
On the evening of Friday a fairly large gathering at the Crown-Church streets corner were addressed by the Rev. J. Ward Harrison, Mr. W. J…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Anzac Celebrations a Splendid Gathering. Wreaths in Memory of Our Dead. the Anzac Spirit
The Anzac Day celebrations organised by the Returned Soldiers for last Sunday proved to bo something that the Returned Soldiers have every…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Cruelty. Prisoner of War Gets 10 Years
Another instance of German cruelty is given by Private E. Ross, who returned home to Thirroul last week Whilst fighting in the trenches at…
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