Lines of Local Value. Soldiers' Send-off
The notice was short—twelve hours for a final farewell. Short as it was, Privates W. Hopkins and Wm. Keiler (both married men) were not allowed to…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1918
85 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 3 of 5
Searching for Soldiers
Our new recruiting organiser is Corp, G. R. N. MacLeod, of the famous "Fighting 13th," who carries five wound stripes as a record of his share in the titanic struggle. His career…
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The recruiting office has been moved to a more central position. premises having been obtained at "Twickenham Villa," nearly opposite the Post Office. The new quarters are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soldiers' Post Bag
Willing from a dental hospital, No. 1 Command Depot, In France, Will Spain sends a thousand thanks for his very welcome parcel which was long in reaching him owing to his…
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"We are all working in a stone-quarry here," writes Eric Bell from his prison camp in Germany. "I am not in the quarry roper I am outside "pushing waggons." The full waggon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Christmas Cheer for the Soldiers
A public meeting, called by the Mayor, at the request of Mrs. A. A. Kemp, mill her committee of Red Cross workers, to launch the Christmas Cheer movement for 1918 proved a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers' Club. Local Movement Receives Support
An cathusiastic meeting, embracing 16 returned men, was held on Tuesday evening at the Recruiting Office to discuss the formation of a Soliders' Club in Kattomba. Mr. W. F…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Win the War League
A small attendance of the above league gathered at the Recruiting Office on Monday evening, Mr. Weatherall occupying the chair. The principal business was the consideration…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Xmas Gifts for Soldiers
There was a splendid master at the first committee meeting of the Citizens' Xams Gift movement, and if the general public will only play its part the [?] should be a credit to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Xmas Gift Fund
The movement, launched this year by the Red Cross, and taken up so enthusiastically by the citizens of Katoomba, to provide every local lad with an Xmas hamper, has been knocked on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. United War Service
On Sunday afternoon, 4th instant, there will be a United War Memorial Service held in the Town Hall under the auspices of the local churches. At the conclusion of the devotions,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Christmas Cheer. "Agin the Law."
It was a splendid gathering at the Town Hall on Monday evening to hear what the Mayor termed the "swan-song" of the Citizens' Gift Fund, representatives from neighboring…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Memorial Service. Large Gathering in Town Hall
The entry of the Umpire into the fifth year of the war was marked by a large gathering in the Town Hull on Sunday afternoon to demonstrate the determination of the citizens of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Items of Interest. Soldier and His Sambo
On the Cootbaraba[?]oad (says a Queensland paper) stands an empty timber-getter's hut and a rusty derelict waggon, The gear is piled along the wall, and is rusty, but other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Public Meeting in the Town Hall. Seventh War Loan
The Mayor presided over a public meeting on Tuesday evening, called for a dual purpose—to form a local committee to assist the Central Committee in raining the State's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For the Soldiers. Yet Another "Day"?
Tired of "Days"? Yes, very tired. Nearly as tired of them as the soldiers are of the trenches. Going to quit? Yes, certainly. Going to quit—when the soldiers quit the trenches…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Honoring Our Soldier Boys. Welcome and Adihu
On Wednesday evening the Town Hall was packed by an enthusiastic crowed assembled to do honor to Mountain soldiers. It was a fine gathering, and it was refreshing to note the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Widow's Cottage
Saturday last was an ideal afternoon, but the crowd at the war Widow's Cottage was not what it should have been. The mayor was early on. the scene, pud after complimenting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Pre-war Personality
Amongst the visitors over the week was Colonel R. S. Sands, a gentleman who, in the days before Bad Bill of Berlin broke loose, was a prominent figure on the Blue Mountains,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Citizens and Our Soldiers. Hands Across the Sea. at Christmastide
Early in July the Katoomba Red Cross launched a movement to send a Christmas-box to all local India fighting with the flag. By request, the Mayor convened a public meeting,…
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