Hampers for Katoomba Soldiers for the Coming Christmas
The Unity Social Club has launched a Scheme to provide every Katoomba soldier in Khaki with a humper containing Christmas cheer in the trenches. In a…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
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Our Soldiers' Homes
In last week's acknowledgements, an item appeared crediting the local Red Gross Society with a donation of 3s 2d, per Mrs. E. T. Simons. This was an error, Hon. Sec…
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At the City Council on Monday evening, Ad., Joynton Smith brought up the question of the re-instatement of returned soldiers in positions they had vacated when joining the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Helping Homless Soldiers
There are men who were down and out who are now building homes for soldiers at French's Forest. There are men who did not know here their next meal was coming…
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Saturday was not a good day for working on the Homes. A hurricane was blowing, and it was bitterly cold. Monday dawned bright and sunny, and over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anniversary of the War. Successful Social
The Social Evening in aid of the Soldiers', Homes, postponed from the 1st to the 4th instant, provided the only public fuction that locally marked the third anniversary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Third Anniversary of the War. United Service in the Town Hall
The Mayor (Ald. C. L. Dash) presided at the United Service in the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon, in solemn commemoration of the above event. The attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Soldiers' Homes. Are You Assisting?
Workers of the week, God bless them Among them Mr. W. Rohrman is worthy of special mention. His week has been a solid one, in addition to which he donated several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Erecting Soldiers' Homes
On the above subject, Mr. George [?]-patrick, Organising Secretary of the Voluntary Workers' Association, Sydney, suggests that in place of obelisks and memorials to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Xmas Cheer for the Soldiers. Efforts of the Unity Club
"It is a big effort, we know, but we intend to try and secure it." Such is the determination of the Unity Club, a newly-formed body of social and patriotic workers,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Common Soldier. Heroism Revealed by War
The heroism of the common man—the man who, in the older times, was just food for powder or for pikesd—is, in the eyes of Sidney Low, the English writer, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For the Soldiers'[?] Xmas Dinner
In furtherance of the scheme to provide the necessary funds for supplying every Katoomba soldier at the war with a special Christmas hamper from the people of…
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Messrs. J. Howie and E. T. Simons acknowledge assistance from the following volunteers over the week:—Messrs. Disalvia, Wrig[?], Rickotts, Harold Smith and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Repatriation and a Lawson Soldier
Sir,—The following statements were recently made at a meeting of the Repatriation committee at Lawson, in reference to Mr. A. A. Mays (late Staff Surgeant-Major…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Message to the Boys. What the War Teaches
Fighting against odds has been the mark of all our history. Nelson never stopped to count the enemies' ships any more than Beaity did when he attacked the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dedicated to Our Soldier Sons for Xmas 1917
This issue of " The Echo" in dedicated to the Katoomba Boys at the Front. Whilst all local happenings have been faithfully chronicled, much of the news…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Amas Cheer for Rat[?]omha Soldiers. Citizens [?]obly Answer the Call
The "Our Boys' Christmas Box Scheme" him reached a happy but successful consummation. This means that every soldier son the Mountain Capital—now on active…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Chest Day
A public meeting of residents of Katoomba was held in connection with the above day in the Council Chamber on Saturday last, at 8.30 p.m.at which Mayor Dash presided,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Helping Soldiers
Sonator Millen, Minister in charge of Repatriation, has made available the following statement for the information of the renders of this journal:—"One of the essential…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soldiers' Homes. Mk. Howie's Decision
A public meeting was held in the Council Chamber on Monday evening to consider the future control of the Soldiers' Homes, Although clashing with other meetings, the…
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