Wollongong City Council is launching the Illawarra Remembers Project this month in the lead up to the 100th anniversary of the first World War. The project will provide an invaluable resource for future generations, by creating a digital collection of the stories of local men and women who fought in the Great War. Targeted Services Coordinator and supervisor of Wollongong Library’s Local Services Rosemary Worley, is excited to bring the individual stories to life. “When you see these diaries and letters; that’s a person. It’s not just this glorious army, it’s made up of individual people.” Ms Worley believes the…
Author: Lizzie Hunter
With the 100th anniversary of World War I coming up in August next year, the importance of remembering and keeping the memory of the world event alive for future generations, has never been stronger in the Illawarra area. Just in time for ANZAC day, a project will be launched this coming Monday. It will feature digital WWI archives for public display. UOW library volunteer Terry Bugg, will have his work featured in the display. Mr Bugg has been busy archiving WWI material for the past 20 years More information to come.
Residents living at the top of Noble Road hill in Albion Park were evacuated from their homes yesterday, following the discovery of a bomb in the area. Lake Illawarra Local Area police officers uncovered a suspicious looking device in a two-storey home just before 3.30pm, and immediately began evacuating residents and setting up a perimeter around Noble Road. The Bomb Disposal Unit from Sydney were contacted and arrived at 5.30pm to deal with the potential threat. But thankfully, the Noble Road residents were permitted to return to their homes at 7pm, after the situation was successfully dealt with. A search of the…