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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

305 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 12 of 16

Women and War

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 2

In war time, women have a heavy burden to bear. While men have something definite to do, women have the hard task of remaining behind…

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Wollongong Patriotic and War Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 11

The Mayor (Ald. Lang) presided at the last executive meeting of the above fund. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Home Building. Essential Part of War Effort. Housing Expert's Views

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 3

Housing of workers in the industrial centres of the Commonwealth was as much a part o Australia's munitions supply effort as the…

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Waxworks for the World Dummies London Is Making In War Time

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 2

Elegant female figures in wax for shop window display are luxuries which a nation at war can well do without, but the British artists and…

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Bulletin of War News At Home And Abroad (Department of Information) Germany Attempts Deceit of Neutral Investigators

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 2

"German propaganda is employing all possible means to conceal the monstrous terror which is still raging in occupied Poland," says an official…

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Overseas News U.S.A's. Big War Order 121,000,000 Worth of Tin From British Empire

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 2

An order for £21,000,000 worth of tin has been received from the United States by the great smelters of Malaya and of Bootle, in Lancashire…

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Balgownie Win the War League

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 18

A successful social under the auspices of the above was held on Friday evening when a number of local men of the A.I.F. were farewelled. Mr…

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Patriotic and War Fund Branch at Coniston

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 12

A branch of the Central Illawarra Shire Patriotic and War Fund has been formed at Coniston. At the last meeting Messrs. Woods and Horan, of…

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Win the War (Held over from last week)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 26

Central Illawarra Shire has carried the following resolution;—That council offers its whole hearted suppirt to the Federal Government in…

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Wollongong Patriotic and War Fund (Held over from last week)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

A committee meeting of Wollongong Patriotic and War Fund was held on Wednesday evening in the Mayor's room…

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War Savings

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 11

The sale of war savings stamps at the Corrimal School now total £25…

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Our Triumph in War

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 26

Around us there is warfare, Between the right and the wrong, And good is meeting evil In conflict keen and strong…

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War Victims of Great Britain

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 18

The Mayor of Wollongong, Ald. W. A. Lang, received the following telegram from the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald. Crick, on Wednesday…

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Great Britain Civilian War Victims Relief Fund North Illawarra to Support

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 9

At their meeting on Wednesday night the North Illawarra Council received a telegram from the Lord Mayor of Sydney seeking…

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Thirroul News Presentation to Soldiers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 3

The Thirroul Presentation Committee held another of their very enjoyable social evenings in the Soldiers' Hall on September 6th. The evening…

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Voluntary Enlisting, 34 Bn

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 18

It is advised that vacancies exist for enlistment in the Australian Military Forces with the 34th Bn. at the Drill Hall, Wollongong…

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Letters to Soldiers

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 1

The substitution of a particular place instead of the correct postal address on letters to members of the A.I.F. abroad is likely to delay…

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Mothers' Club Good War Effort

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 18

The Mothers' Club connected with Wollongong Infants' School made a wonderfully good war effort on Wednesday afternoon last to raise…

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Wollongong Special Appeal Relief of Gt. Britain's War Victims

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 9

The following is the list of amounts already subscribed in connection with the above appeal: W. A. Lane: £10. W. Simpson £1, Miss Thornton 10/-…

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Fish Curers S.O.S. Gives War Job to Ancient English Inlustry

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

With the spread of war to the Mediterranean, the big fish-curing industries of Iceland and the Faroe is lands are now obliged to use a…

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