The Owen Gun, officially known as the Owen Machine Carbine submachine gun, is the only weapon entirely designed in Australia and was assembled right here in the Illawarra.
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This sketchbook of drawings from WW1 France, belonged to Frank Henderson Molony. Frank was an architect from Petersham in NSW who, enlisted at Liverpool in July 1915 when he was 20 years old. By…
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In the early years of World War 1, men from across NSW marched from their rural communities to Sydney for enlistment in the services. These marches became known as ‘snowball’ marches, the…
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This air raid siren was used at Lysaght's steel manufacturing works in Port Kembla during World War Two. An air raid siren, officially known as a civil defense siren, generates its high pitched…
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On 4 November 1942, a Lockhead Hudson, piloted by Sgt Norman Baxter Clark crashed into Bong Bong Pass, two miles west of Dapto, tragically killing the pilot and the three man crew. The other airmen…
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The Vietnam War is an event experienced by many Wollongong and Illawarra men, women and their families.This Vietnam War ration pack was issued to soldiers throughout the Vietnam War. It was to be…
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Dolls in Illawarra
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