Welcome Home At Gerringong
During the Euchre Party and Dance at Gerringong on Tuesday night, occasion was taken to extend a Welcome Home to several local…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
198 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 10
Interesting War Experiences Address To Rotary Club
At a largely attended meeting of the Wollongong Rotary Club on Tuesday, Lieut. Col. Tom Ledgerwood, well known in this district, was the guest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers Confer Resolutions Carried
The quarterly conference on the South Coast of Returned Soldiers' League was held at Wollongong on Saturday, when Mr. C. Dawson was in…
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"The danger of invasion has moved from Australia, and it seems that with it has gone the promises made by politicians to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When the Tide of War Turned
At 1.30 p.m. on 8th May, 1942 Allied Pacific announced the sea battle which was to go down in history as the Battle of the Coral Sea, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Welcome Home Social
The attention of all residents is drawn to an advertisemnant appearing In this issue advising that the second Welcome Home Social to discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Acquitted
Reginald Percy Payten (28) a Soldier was acquitted at Sydney Quarter Sessions last week on two charges, with assaulting and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War-time Road Carelessness
Disturbing reports are reaching the N.R.M.A. of increasing carelessness of all types of road-users because of wartime conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nowra District War Agricultural Committee
The Nowra District War Agricultural Committee met at Bomaderry on Monday last, when there were present: Messrs. L. Judd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patriotic and War Fund At Gerringong
At the recent meeting of the Gerringong Patriotic and War Fund, concern was expressed at the poor response to the Regular…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.A.O.B. War Memorial
The Grand Australasian Banner of the R.A.O. Buffaloes number among their ranks a very large proportion of the sporting folk of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Facts in Brief
Royal Australian Navy ship types now in production in the Commonwealth are Tribal class destroyers, minesweepers or corvettes, boom…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welcome Home Kiama Committee
The monthly meeting of the Kiama Welcome Home Committee was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night last. The chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gerringong Council's Post—war Programme At Gerringong
A good discussion took place at the Gerringong Council meeting on Monday night, following the submission by the Town Clerk of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoners of War. Street Adoption Scheme
The total received to date from street collections is over £8,100 and the total from all sources is over £9,600…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Things That Happen When Men Go To War
The following were gathered by one industrious journalist from the news; all happened in one week. IRON MIKE…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welcome Home At Albion Park
At a welcome home social held in the Literary Institute, Albion Park, last week,. Mr. and Mrs. F. King were entertained and received…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lustre to the Laurels of Anzac
The Diggers of 1914-18 created for Australia the tradition of Anzac. Such names as Bardia, Toburk, and El Alamein tell how well their sons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoners of War Street Adoption Scheme
The total received to date from Street Collections is over £8,350 and the total from all sources is £9850 and the committee sincerely hopes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anzac House
Anzac House is no suddenly conceived idea. It has been for years the aim of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. to have established in the City of…
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