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The wars & local soldiers, 1944

198 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 10

Corrimal News Soldier Killed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 4

In a casualty list published on Wednesday it was stated that Spr. Neale Wilson had been accidentally killed somewhere in Australia. Aged 24 years,…

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Australia's First War Flight

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 4

Historic relics from a Sunderland: a tattered R.A.A.F. pennant weather-rotted after four years flying from a mooring mast, a fog bell, pilots…

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Gerringong Patriotic & War Fund Fifth Annual Meeting

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 2

The fifth annual meeting of the Gerringong Patriotic and War Fund was attended by a representative gathering of citizens and the reports…

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Post-war Objective Decentralisation (Issued by Department of Postwar Reconstruction)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 5

One of the major objectives of the Federal Government's reconstruction policy will be decentralisation of industry and development of rural…

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Welcome Home

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 3

The Kiama Welcome Home Committee will be holding its Third Welcome Home Social in the Oddfellows' Hall, Kiama, on Friday…

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Navigator's Skill Helps Wounded Pilot

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 4

Plotting course from memory and With the help of only two charts an Australian Navigator displayed outstanding skill during a recent…

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A Soldier's Prayer

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 3

(During the battle of El Agheila, a scrap of paper fluttered into the hands of an English Army soldier sheltering in a slit trench. On it…

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The Soldier Meets the Missionary

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 8

The whole article by Mable H. Brown is not inserted. The headings have been added. THE WORLD-WIDE CHURCH…

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War Agricultural Committee

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1944 · page 6

The following were present at the last meeting of the Nowra District War Agricultural Committee: Messrs. L. Judd (Chairman), W. Davies,…

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Welcome Home At Kiama to Service Personnel

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 15 November 1944 · page 3

The third Welcome Home Social at Kiama was held on Friday night last in the Oddfellows' Hall, where there was a very good attendance…

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Soldiers' Choir Conducted by Ex-wollongong Resident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 5

Music lovers in this district will be interested in the excellent efforts of the N.S.W. Echelon and Records Male Voice Choir, which recently won the…

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Rail Priorities For Soldiers' Wives

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 3

Approval has been given by the Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) to new arrangements for rail priorities for wives of servicemen…

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South Coast Water Supply Post War Plans

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 7

The Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board has farreaching plans for developmental work, both for the Metropolitan and South Coast areas and the following details covering part of the porposals locally, extracted from a statement by the president of the…

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Returned Soldiers Confer

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 5

The quarterly conference of the South Coast Returned Soldiers was held in the Wollongong Solidiers' Hall on Saturday, when sub-branches…

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Welcome Home At Gerringong

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

There was a large gathering of members of "Daybreak" Lodge, Gerringong in the, School of Arts, on Thursday night last when occasion…

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Post-war Reconstruction Kiama's Plans

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 5

The matter of post-war reconstruction was discussed at the Kiama Council meeting on Wednesday night, when a question was asked…

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£2,750000 Post War Programme

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 7

A comprehensive plan of post wai works has been submitted to the Government by Central Illawarra Shire…

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C.i. Shire's Post-war Programme

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 1

A works programme estimated to cost £2,366,800, has been submitted by the Central Illawarra Shire, Council to the government for…

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