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The wars & local soldiers, 1902

3 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

War Humour

The Mountaineer · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 5

A smile cheers even in the beat of battle, (says the "Globe"), and an apt jest is an actual reinforcement. It runs along the line on the current of sympathy--an…

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France Short of Soldiers

The Mountaineer · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 5

The conscripts belonging to this year's contingent are new rejoining their respective regiments, and par is has been afforded the rather pitsturesque…

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Welcome to Returned Soldiers

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 3

A very successful social evening to welcome home the returned soldiers from South Africa who left Blackheath and the district for the war at…

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