Women’s Fire Auxiliary (Wagga Wagga)
June Dietrich works at Charles Sturt University Regional Archives This image was taken outside the Wagga Wagga Fire Station in Johnson Street Back row: Mary Sullivan, Joyce Graham, Olive Dunn, Marge...
View ArticleVoluntary Aid Detachment in Wagga Wagga
June Dietrich is employed at Charles Sturt University Regional Archives (CSURA) Voluntary Aid Detachments were first established during the First World War by members of the Australian Red Cross and...
View ArticleThe little grader who could (thinking outside the borders)
In an earlier post we featured the NSW fire engines that went to Darwin. This post highlights the NSW graders that joined them; not to mention the rippers, spreaders, sheepsfoot rollers, hot mix...
View ArticleWorld War II Trench Art & Workplace Signs…. yes, really
Last year we featured records created during World War II by the NSW State Government on our website. They have included examples of the NSW government reaction to the bombing of Darwin, NSW...
View Article“Gone but not forgotten”
Empty beer bottles on Norfolk Island, 1 December 1942, presumably emptied by DMR employees During World War II the NSW Department of Main Roads built defence works for the Commonwealth government in...
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