Naming of the Jubilee Village of Warilla Commemoration Plaque

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TitleNaming of the Jubilee Village of Warilla Commemoration PlaqueObject TypeObjectDate1950'sDescriptionNaming of the Jubilee Village of Warilla Commemoration Plaque.

To commemorate the naming of the jubilee village of Warilla on Saturday 5th May 1951 by Alderman L. O'Dwyer, F.A. Bolin, Town Clerk.Provenance and SignifcanceShellharbour City Council archives.

Warilla was proclaimed a suburb on 5 May 1951. The name, Warilla, is a derivative of the word Illawarra.

Many of the suburb’s first residents lived in newly built NSW Housing Commission homes.

Electricity was connected in 1956, and water turned on around 1958.DonorShellharbour City Council

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MaterialStainless SteelDimensions30cm x 26cm

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PrimaryCivic MementoesSecondaryPlaques

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CollectionObjectsShellharbour City Council CollectionFamilyO'DwyerLocalityWarillaOrganisationShellharbour City CouncilPersonBolin, Frederick

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Item LocationBay 5 Shelf 2

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