Mount Saint Thomas is a suburb of
Wollongong
Wollongong ( ; Dharawal: ''Woolyungah'') is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near water' or 'sound ...
in
New South Wales
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, lying east of Figtree and South west of Wollongong. At the , it had a population of 1,449.
During
World War II
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, the
Drummond Battery was constructed in the suburb as part of the defences for
Port Kembla.
References
{{Wollongong suburbs
Suburbs of Wollongong