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Illawarra · The wars & local soldiers
64 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 4
From an editoria in the Melbourne "Age" of January 5th:— "The great reformers of America. flushed with the trumph of their efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The monthly meeting of the Wollongong Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League, was held in the Club Rooms, Crown-street, on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bulli Shire Peace Celebration Committee met on Monday night, and decided to arrange a welcome home to Private T. Gibson, who was the only…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The drinking fountain erected in front of the School of Arts, Thirroul. to the memory of Thirroul soldiers, has now had the finishing touches…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The official photographs and publications of the A.I.F. are now on sale by the Australian War Museum, through the local branch of the RSS &…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,-I have carefully read Mr. Olver's reply to mine of the 4th inst., and find therein nothing to weaken the morality of my proposition, but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Speaking at the diggers' dinner it Port Kembla on Wednesday night, Mr. Don Cameron stated that a sum of £200 was deposited in the bank by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From recent disclosures it would appear that the Nowra district was visited by an enemy plane during 1917. The following incident was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Who fired the first shot in the war? At another celebration of Australia Day—a special service held for the eleventh year in succession in the old City…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Anzac Day celebrations at Wollongong will be carried out on April 24. Tho returned soldiers will assemble at Jubilee Bridge at 2 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A general meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last, Comrade A. Craig in the chair, and there was a good attendance of district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Hector Lamond, speaking in the House of Representatives:— I also, like the honorable member for Robertson (Mr. Fleming), regret that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day will dawn, if not in reality, in memory almost akin to reality, on April 25th next, and the local celebrations, as far as the Returned Soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrangements are well in hand for the carrying out of the Wollongong memorial service on Sunday next. The parade, as previously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the discussion in the Federal Parliament on soldires' pensions Mr. Hector Lamond, M.H.R., said that the widespread cancellation of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The social held at the Princess Theatre, Woonona, on Anzac Night, under the auspices of the Welcome Home committee, will be the last of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Wollongong on Sunday afternoon a procession led by the Town and S.A. Bands, and in which the Returned Soldiers and Red Cross were very…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Anzac Day was not made a public holiday at Corrimal, but at night a large number of "Diggers" and their lady friend hold a social in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The memory of the brave men that stormed the heights of Gallipoli will never die, as each year the observance of Anzac Day seems to be more…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Several hundreds of residents, including: members in uniform of the local R. S.S.I.L. and the V.A. Detachment, attended, the open air service at The…
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