Our Soldiers
After Private Roy Dean had received a welcome at the front, of the Town Hall on Friday night, a number of friends were invited to the home of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1919
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Soldiers Letters
Gunner Jack Houslar writes from Anseremme, near Dinant, Belgium:— Shortly after I got back from leave the Armistice was signed, and as we…
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On Tuesday by the six train, Pte. Charles Hammond returned to the old district alter three years at the war and at the Bombo station he was met…
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On Saturday night, a very enthusiastic Welcome Home took place when Bandsman Dave Dye, after 4 years absence from the old town came home…
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On Thursday evening a meeting was held to make arrangements for a public Welcome Home to returned Soldiers in the Oddfellowe' Hall with…
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This week has been a busy one also in regard to welcoming home soldiers. Last Saturday Sergt. Jack Young, who was in the contingent that went…
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On Thursday last another public welcome home social was held in the School of Arts, arranged by the Welcome Home Committee. The hall had been…
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A meeting of the War Fund is to be hold on Monday night next for the purpose of making arrangements to give an official welcome to a number…
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Sergt. Jack Young, who has just returned from active service after 4½ years, brings news of Ted Robbie, well-known to Wollongong sports and…
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On Saturday Sergeant F. Young was welcomed home; he bad been 4 1/2 years away, and is an Auzac. He was formerly employed at Port Kembla…
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On Wednesday evening in the Methodist School hall a very enjoyable, Welcome Home was given to soldiers recently returned, in Messrs. Thos, and…
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It was stated on Thursday by the Premier that the State Cabinet had decided to make provision for the is[?] railway passes to disabled…
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Pte. Edwin Cupit, son of Mr. E. Cupit formerly of Wollongong visited his native town on Saturday He has been away three years and 8 months and has…
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Back to Omega recently came a soldier, who had tree four years away in the service of his country, Pte. James Jordan, son of Mr. Michael…
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Gerringong on Thursday night last, at the joy again of welcoming another brave soldier lad in Sapper L[?]noln Tuckwell, son of Mr. and Mrs…
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The activities of the "War Chest" were littingly concluded by a dance and social on Monday evening in the Oddfellows' Hall Mr. R. H…
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A social evening, marked by its bright homeliness from the opening hymn to the singing of the National Anthem at the close, gathered a large…
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A Sydney lady, a frequent visitor to Wollongong, has received a communication from a relative in Londonderry, in which the Australian soldiers are…
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Private W. Kirwan writes:—You will no doubt be wondering if I am ever going to return to Australia, as it is now four years since I left. Now…
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