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The wars & local soldiers, 1909

4 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Welcome Home to Professor David

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 12

Welcome home, Professor David, from the land of ice and snow. Welcome home again from where the ice bound rivers flow…

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The War Scare. to This Editor

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 12

Sir,—In your issue of April 10 you say "The Dreadnought fever has not struck any part of the Mountains yet that we are aware of, certainly not Katoomba. It is only a passing madness anyway,…

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The War Scare

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 11

Say! What do you think of the war scare— And all the terrible fuss? Its fever seems to catch everyone, Though I don't think it troubles us…

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Welcome Home to Rev. J. F. Russell

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 8

The Masonic Hall presented an exceedingly attractive appearance on Thursday evening when ladies and gentlemen to the number of over 250 assembled to bid a glad welcome home to the…

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