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17/12/2025

Star Weekly looks back on the pages of our predecessors.

40 years ago

18 December 1985

1985 has not been a good year. Natural disasters, accidents, famine and terrorism have dominated the headlines and our lives.

30 years ago

20 December 1995

Students from St Mary’s Catholic School and Williamstown Primary School have been getting into fine voice in readiness for Christmas.

20 years ago

20 December 2005

Mobile text messages were sent and emails circulated, but the riots expected at Williamstown beach at the weekend did not happen.

10 years ago

16 December 2015

Federal Gellibrand MP Tim Watts is urging locals to be safe on the roads at Christmas after admitting he received seven speeding fines in six months last year.

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