Boer War Servicemen
Shellharbour’s Boer War servicemen.
From The Fighting Line
One of the first letters ‘From the Fighting Line’ to be published in the local newspaper.
Lest We Forget
Shellharbour City war memorials and honour rolls.
WWI Nurses
In WWI Australian nurses made up 10% of all the nurses sent to the war zones by British forces.
Aboriginal Service in WWI
More than 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are known to have enlisted in WWI.
Recollections from the Home Front
Bert Weston was a teenage boy in Albion Park during the First World War.
The Light Horse
The Australian Lancer Troop at Albion Park was formed by Major Edward Weston.
The Red Cross
The Australian Red Cross Society was established just after the outbreak of WWI in August 1914.
The Waratahs
The Waratahs walked from Nowra to Sydney picking up recruits for WWI along the way.
Shellharbour City Museum Collection
Explore our collection.
