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Illawarra · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

157 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 8

War Veterans' Appeal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 6

The War Veterans' Appeal has opened its sustained publicity campaign which will terminate on December 18, when Miss Australia will be chosen…

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Department of the Treasury (Defence Division) Victoria Barracks, Melbourne War Gratuity Act, 1945 Applications for War Gratuity Are Invited From Persons Entitled Under the War Gratuity Act, 1945 How to Obtain Application Forms

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 10

Application forms are obtainable as under:— Navy, Army and Air Force personnel now being discharged—At the…

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Sailors, Soldiers & Airmen's Fathers' Association. Scarborough to Kiama Subbranch

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 15

On Wednesday of last week this sub-branch welcomed to Wollongong the State President (Dad) Geoff Hughes, and the State Secretary…

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Prisoner of War Returns Home

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 21 November 1945 · page 3

Tuesday last saw the return home to Gerringong of Pte. A. R. (Pat) Carson son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Carson. He had been a prisoner of war…

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Kiama Patriotic and War Fund

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 21 November 1945 · page 4

Attention of Kiama residents is drawn to advertisement in this issue regarding the sixth annual meeting of the Kiama Patriotic and…

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Department of the Treasury (Defence Division) Victoria Barracks, Melbourne War Gratuity Act, 1945 Applications for War Gratuity Are Invited From Persons Entitled Under the War Gratuity Act, 1945 How to Obtain Application Forms

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 2

Application forms are obtainable as under:— Navy, Army and Air Force, personnel now being discharged At the…

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Welcome Home

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 4

The Seventh Welcome Home Social is to be held in the Oddfellows Hall, Kiama, on Friday, 30th November, when a public welcome will…

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Welcome Home Capt. H. L. Sabin

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 28 November 1945 · page 3

There was a very happy gathering at the Panorama Kiosk, Kiama. on Saturday night, when friends and relatives welcomed home Capt. H…

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Keiraville Welcome Home

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 12

Thursday night, 22nd November, in the Mechanics' Institute the ladies of Keiraville W.V.S. held their first Welcome Home to four…

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Welcome Home at Austinmer

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 6

The second welcome home function, organised by the Austinmer Welcome Home Committee, was held in the Scouts' Hall, Austinmer, last Friday…

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Welcome Home at Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 11

On Friday night last several hundreds of Dapto residents were present at the Welcome Home in honour of the return of eleven…

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Post War Works

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 5

Insufficient labour for the production of the materials needed for housing and works made it difficult, at the moment, for the Government…

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Kiama Patriotic and War Fund

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 4

The sixth annual meeting of the Kiama Patriotic and War Fund was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night last, the President…

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Welcome Home At Kiama

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 December 1945 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the seventh social arranged by the Kiama Welcome Home Committee at the Oddfellows Hall on Friday night…

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Balgownie News Welcome Home

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 December 1945 · page 7

A crowd of about 250 people turned out at the Balgownie School of Arts last Friday night to welcome home three local lads who have been serving…

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War Effort

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 19 December 1945 · page 5

We have an excellently illustrated and factual book issued by the British Department of Information telling the story, in pictures and…

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No Electrification Yet. Railways War Job

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 15

Improved railway facilities for this district include the development of a new marshalling yard in the Kembla area to satisfy requirements…

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