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Blue Mountains · The wars & local soldiers
85 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 2 of 5
Arrangements have now been made for the despatch to Australian prisoners of war by their next-of-kin of a personal parcel once every three months, or at longer. intervals, in addition…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Over the week, a score or more of "Thank you, kindly, Katoomba" came to hand from the trenches, each acknowledgement bearing some little message…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac and all it stands for was fittingly commemorated on Sunday afternoon by a united service in the Town Hall, which was largely attended, every available seat being occupted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Every part of the Town Hall was comfortably filled on Friday night on the occasion of the Anzac concert, promoted by Mrs A. A. Kemp as President of the local branch of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Writing to his mother, under date March 31st, Ray Armstrong says:—"Time is slipping by, and this great war [?] no nearer termination. This time last year we were all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ptc. H. Blakeman, soldier son of Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Blakeman, of Katoomba, acknowledges receipt of his Christmas cheer parcel in his own words he says:—"It was 'some'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A meeting of this league was held on Monday night at the Recruiting Office, Mr. H. Hicks occupying the chair. The business centred on the recently-launched repatriation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Speaking in the House recently, Senator Millen set out the "minimum obligation" of his Repatriation Scheme — the foundation stone of the whole system, as the expressed it—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gunner Allan Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs John Thompson, of "Huriston." writes to his parents in acknowledgment of his Xams hamper from the Unity Club, also one from Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lance-Corp. Albert C. Shields, who was on the local railway staff prior to enlisting, has been killed in action in France. The soldier's mother lives at Double Bay, where the sad news…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From the first dread blast of war, the children of the Katoomba School, guided by the noble example of their Head-teacher (Mr. T. Adamson) have been patriots to the backbone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A returned soldier, of the original 9th Light Morse, who left Australia three years ago, paid tribute to what he terms the grand work of the Y.M.C.A, particularly in respect to its rest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is difficult to make the public realise that economy is one of the most efficient aids to the successful conduct of the war. Under ordinary conditions economy is a word which possesses…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maeterlinck, the great Belgian poet, has written the following appealing preface to a book of pastels by Levy-Dhurmer on the Mothers of the war :—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Writing home to his people at "Airlie Mount," from Hotel Des Alps, at Interlaken, Switzerland, Soldier Jim Brown reviews in happy vein the beauties of the Alps. He said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A very large and enthusiastic crowd of people were present in Flagan's hall on Monday evening, for the purpose of bidding farewell to Sapper Dick O'Connor, night officer of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fellow employees of Pte. Hopkins, at the K. and L. Gas Co. farewelled their soldier cobber the other day, and presented him with set of razors. Mr. J. Fordham made the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"After the Zeebrugge raid I saw wounded men brought in who were frozen to the deck by their congealed blood ; they had to be literally torn away."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the meeting of this League on Monday night there were present Messrs. Cameron (in the chair), Nond Duff, Greenwood, Crocker, Stewart, Bone, Wentherall and Stuart, Rev. T…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miss E. A. Willis reports that the following list of garments made by the War Workers Sewing Circle at "Denholme" has been despatched to the War Chest during June: 57…
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