Anzac Holswich's Hard Luck. Dairy Herd Poisoned
No, 1. Comp. Sergt. Major Chas, Holswich, ex A.I.F., who runs the Wameela Dairy, Faulconbridge, had his herd put clean out of action, by some irritant poison on Xmas Day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blue Mountains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1919
73 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 4
From a Blind Soldier
Spring shall bring its blossoms fair, Summer radiance be shed, Beauty is no more for me, Around is darkness spread…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Christmas Picnic Party. to Soldiers' Wives and Children
" Auzalian" was the keynote, and, in that newly-coined but never-to-be-forgotten name, about 150 women and children, wives and wee ones of our gallant Anzalians, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For Leura Soldiers
A citizens' meeting was held at St. Alban's hall, Leura, on Tuesday for the purpose of forming a Committee to take steps to welcome returning soldiers and to establish a permanent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Soldier's Will
The following is the text of a will left by one of Quensland's fighting men, which, [?] to say, was all in order and carried out according to his wishes:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Silence and a Soldier's Thoughts
Anzac A. Pickering, of the firs expedition, died in Egypt of heart failure. Prior to winging westward, he penned the following lines, well worth repeating in public print:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers at Play. the Favourite Game
This charmingly descriptive hunk, from the pen of "Kipsy" in the "Sun" will be read with no little interest and amusement by devotes of the "bat and the bronzers" and there…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Soldier Singer
Admirers of the great singer will learn with pleasure that Monsieur Albert Goossens was a soldier in the Begian Army at the outbreak of war. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →President's Appeal to Returned Soldiers
Lieut.—Colonel W. K. Bolton, C.B.E., President of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' important League of Australia, is issuing the following appeal to all returned sailors and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soldiers' Post Bag
A letter has been received from Corp. Eric Bell from Piccadilly London, in which the erstwhile prisoner-of-war states that he is O.K. and having a good time. "London is some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heroes All. a Sterling Welcome. Returned Men Honored
The Town Hall, Katoomba, was packed to overflowing (even the lobby being commandeered) on Tuesday night, when a rousing welcome home was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leura War Chest. Close of a Splendid Effort
Leura War Chest Work Party met on Tuesday last, Mrs Macintosh presiding. An intimation was received from headquarters that further work was unnecessary in view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What the Soldiers Say. News from Our Boys
A letter from Corp. W. Burns, written from Gallipoli in June, 5, only reached his wife last week, the envelope recording "Delayed in transit." Corp. Burns was killed in action in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returned Men's Grievance
Several returned soldiers attended the last meeting of Katoomba Boys' Association and ventilated what appears to be a very genuine grievance. It was stated that returned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Y. M. C. A. Comforts for Soldiers
The Katoomba Red Cross has scored another distinct success, its pyjama afternoon on Wednesday proving one of the best functions organised by that ever-willing band of patriots…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Honoring the Brave. Springwood Soldiers Welcomed
Springwood hall was packed on Saturday night by an audience, including visitors extending from Hazelbrook to Glenbrook, on the occasion of a welcome home to returned soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Lucky Anzac. Soldier to Squatter
Well and popularly known, Katoomba almost considers the genial Frank Oliver as its own. Over eight years ago he trekked Mountain-wards from the far Nor-west of Queensland,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dalmeny Home Opened. Honoring our War-Women. Lady Hughes' Fine Address
Owing to the generosity of Mrs James Wheeler, of Lawson, the Dalmeny Home for Nurses was opened on Saturday afternoon by Lady Hughes in the presence of a large crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anzac Day. For "ECHO," by Frank Walford
Night, and the mystic fragrance of the stars! They peer down serenely from the blackness of the heavenly vault, and send forth a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Memorial. Park or Archway? A Woman's View
"E.M.E," favors perpetuating the memory of Leura's fallen braves by the acquisition of a central park:—"With reference to the question of a 'Soldiers' Memorial," opened up in your…
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