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Researching WW1 diggers and nurses

from Sunshine Coast region of Queensland


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2014 was the centenary year of Australia's first deployment of soldiers to Europe to fight in the First World War.

The purpose of the Adopt a Digger Project is to commemorate the centenary by honouring the men and women from the (current) Sunshine Coast region of South-east Queensland who fought in World War One either with the Army, Navy or Airforce. Criteria for a soldier's inclusion is either that he was born in the district, or his next-of-kin was resident in the district, or he enlisted in the district or he is commemorated on a local honour board or memorial. This same criteria applies to our nurses. Since the inception of the project we have decided to include the settlers who took up land at Beerburrum Soldier Settlement from 1916 as the Settlement is such a significant piece of the region's WW1 history. Our criteria dates are 1914 to 1925.

The aim of this website is to create a database which records each soldier's WW1 military history and a brief personal history. This database will be a valuable source of reference for historians, researchers, descendants and school students, and will be a significant contribution to the social and historical military records of Australia, and particularly the  Sunshine Coast region.

We held an exhibition in April 2015 to commemorate the Anzac Centenary and to remember and honour "our boys".

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Nambour War Memorial. Photo courtesy of Barbara Harris

Local Historical Societies

Bli Bli on Maroochy Historical Society
PO Box 222, Bli Bli, Qld 4560
Tel: 5448 4887 or 5443 2912

Buderim Historical Society
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Caloundra Family History Research
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Coorora Historical Society - Noosa Museum
29 Factory Street, Pomona, Qld, 4568.
Tel: 5485 1080
www.noosamuseum.spiderweb.com.au

Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group
www.genealogy-noosa.org.au

Eumundi & District Historical Association
www.eha.asn.au

Eumundi Museum
www.discovereumundi.com.au

Genealogy Sunshine Coast
http://sites.google.com/site/genealogysunshinecoastinc/

Genealogical Society of Queensland
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History Queensland
PO Box 399, Mt Gravatt, Qld, 4122. 
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Kenilworth & District Historical Association
http://www.kenilworthmuseum.org.au/
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Landsborough Museum
www.landsboroughmuseum.org.au

Nambour & District Historical Museum
http://www.nambourmuseum.org.au/

Peachester History Committee
Tel: 54949557 (Helen)
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/PeachesterHistoryCommittee

Queensland Family History Society
www.qfhs.org.au

Royal Historical Society of Queensland
www.queenslandhistory.org.au

Tewantin Heritage & Historical Society
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Yandina & District Historical Society
Tel: 07 5446 7945