the names on the arch: kiama memorial arch
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Mayor of Kiama during WW1, Alderman Walter Cornford. 2
Under the fig at Black Beach3
Blue metal trains running in Manning Street
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Blue metal trains running to the harbour.5
The Post Office had only been built 34 years previously.
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State Quarry in Terralong Street 7
Roads were unsealed. Terralong Street.8
Roads were unsealed. Manning Street.9
The land adjacent to the Grand Hotel was vacant then.
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The Brighton Hotel stood at the east end of Terralong Street.
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The original Council Chambers was located on the north-east corner of the Terralong Street
railway bridge. 12
The new Council Chambers in Manning Street was under
construction. 13
Street lamps on corners, and of course no Memorial Arch. 14
Original Pavilion at the Showground. 15
Samuel Cocks had a shop next to the Grand Hotel, and the Grand
had a grand balcony. 16
There was no tower at Christchurch
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The School of Arts stood next to the newly constructed Council
Chambers. 18
The Drill Hall was located behind the newly constructed Council
Chambers. 19
The 37th Illawarra Infantry Brigade was marching around town
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The Kiama Surf Life Saving Club had not long been formed.
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You could burn off any time you like. 22
The Norfolk Island Pines at Blowhole Point were just
establishing. 23
Great views from almost any vantage point.24
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Australian Prime Minister, Joseph Cook.26
Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Fisher 27
George Fuller was the Liberal candidate for seat of Illawarra.
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Enlistment poster.30
Enlistment poster.31
Enlistment poster.32
Australian Prime Minister, Billy Hughes.
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Conscription poster.34
March of Freedom. August 1918.35
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The banner which the “Waratahs” marched behind.
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The “Waratahs” marching to the Drill Hall38
Albert Edward Jones39
The “Waratahs” assemble in front of the Drill Hall. 40
Kiama Drill Hall.41
The “Waratahs” marching down Manning Street. 42
The “Waratahs” marching along Terralong Street to Jamberoo.
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Showground Camp.45
Showground Camp.
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Barroul Camp.47
Barroul Camp.48
13th Battalion reinforcements at Kiama. 1916.
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30th Battalion. Kiama Station. August 1916.
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45th Battalion at Kiama Showground. 1916.51
Kiama Showground Camp52
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Kiama ANZAC service. 25 April 1916. 54
Approximate location of 1916 ANZAC service 55
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Memorial Service. 13th June 1916.57
Memorial to Dick McDonald.58
Christchurch.59
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Peace Day March at Kiama62
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Percival Edward Addison64
John Edmund Allison.65
Jonas Price Arnold.66
Bombo Rugby Union team.67
Walter John Badans68
13th Battalion reinforcements at Kiama. 69
George Lawrence Boniface70
Harry, George and Herbert71
George after the war.72
Pauline and George.73
George and Lassie. 1957.74
Frank Bullen.75
Frank and Violet.76
John Bullen.77
Patrick Joseph Burke.78
Edwin Fernandez. Aka Edwin Burrows 79
George Canham.80
Claude Carbury. aka Clyde Allsop.81
Henry James Chin.82
Frank Clift.83
Ralph Alexander Colley.84
Joseph Thomas Cooper.85
Charles Walter Cornford.86
Charles and Ruby.87
Charles Cornford.88
William George Dawes.(Top left)
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Jack Dixon.90
William Thomas Downey.91
Thomas Willam Dyer and John David Dyer 92
Wentworth Lincoln East93
Testament presented by the Kiama Methodist Church.
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Tribute to men who died in Battle of Messines.95
Herbert Vaughan Ettingshausen.96
Harry Percy Gadsby97
Alfred Henry GallopFront left.
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Harry Galpin.99
William Henry Gibson100
Gibson family outside their Jamberoo farmhouse.
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William Gibson.102
Verjetta Gibson.103
Archibald Richard Hewitson.104
Alfred Francis Sydney Howes.105
Louis Stanley Kendall.106
Stan’s children, Cedric, Margaret and Allen at their home, “Wingello Cottage”. 107
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Stan’s grave at Hooge Crater Cemetery.109
Hugh Humphrey Love.110
Hugh Love.111
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Richard McDonald.113
Bombo Rugby Union team. c1910.114
37th Illawarra Infantry 115
Dick McDonald’s New Testament. 116
Dick’s grave. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery.117
Edward MacFarlane McFarlane.2nd top row. 3rd from left.
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Thomas Matthew Moore.119
Edward William Stewart. 120
Eddie and some mates.121
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Charles Henry Townend.Right.
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Kiama Fire Brigade. Charlie centre front.124
Robert Warner.125
Frederick Albert Weir.126
George Ernest Weir.127
Back Row: Alice, Harman, Eva, Frederick, EthelMiddle Row: David, George, Isabella
Front: Cyril 128
Alfred Clive Wooster.129
•Very few soldiers were over 6ft. Around 5ft. 7in.•Most weighed around 145lbs – 66kgs.•Majority were farm/dairy workers.•Can normally tell if soldier enlisted in Kiama – the writing of Dr Beith very distinctive.
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•There are 187 WW1 soldiers commemorated on the Kiama Memorial Arch, with 6 medical staff.•Approx 168 WW1 soldiers were born in Kiama. 23 or 14% died during service.•Of these 168, approx. 40 are listed on the Kiama Memorial Arch.•Approx. 378 soldiers enlisted in Kiama. Of these approx. 73 or 19% died during service.
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• National Archives of Australia.• Australian War Memorial – diaries, honour roll
circulars, red cross missing and wounded files.
• AIF Project.• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.• Australian war graves photographic archive.• Trove.• Australian cemeteries index.• General search on the internet.
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Opening of the Kiama Memorial Arch. April 1925. 133