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The wars & local soldiers, 1911

7 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

An "Old Soldier."

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 9

"Some people are born to trouble as the sparks fly upward," says the old saw. Apparently this might be said with some truth of Ernest George Facey, whose…

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To Stop War

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 4

The movement for a workingmen's international anti-war organisation is gaining ground so rapidly in England that to-day it is being discussed not…

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Munitions of War

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 7

Senator Pearce returned to Australia via. Siberia, Japan and China. The Federal Minister studied the conditions existing in tho countries he passed through and came…

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Soldier's Heart

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 3

The condition known as "Sol-dier's heart" has been a subject of military medical interest for many years. It was at one time thought…

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Welcome Home

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 4

Mr and Mrs T. H. Timbrell gave a most enjoyable 'town' evening on Wednesday, for the purpose of welcoming home Rev. and Mrs Grant from their…

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At Leura's Golf Links. the Greens in Great Order. Welcome Home to a Good Sport. Dinner by Forster Taylor, Esq

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 3

Usually, on the eve of Melbourne's great racing carnival, Leura's Golf Links present a peaceful aspect. There was, however, nothing of the mid-winter…

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Medlow's Welcome Home. Mr. Mark Foy Entertained

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 5

Mr Mark Foy, who returned from England last week, was entertained at Elanagan's Hall on Monday evening by the residents of Medlow Bath, the…

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