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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Katoomlba Diggers Honor War Workers Big Social Suggested

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 4

After a couple of lapsed meetings the Katoomba sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. met for their fort-nightly pow-wow at the Town, with…

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Soldiers' Employment Was Act Observed? Diggers Question Council's Action

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 4

At Monday's meeting of the Katoomba sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L., Comrade Dunster directed attention to certain questions that had…

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War Record

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 4

We have received a further supply of the record of the late war, containing the Katoomba Honor Roll. Relatives or returned men…

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Worthy War Worker Honored by Citizens Beloved by Co-workers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 5

For seven and a half years the Kemps have resided at beautiful and historic Lilianfels, and in that period Katoomba has learned to love and…

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Knock-out Competition Two Close Games Soldiers Defeat Leura

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 6

Wheather the keen play of the Cup final overshadowed following mathces or whether Leura was off the game is controversial suffice,…

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War Record

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 6

We have received a further supply of the record of the late warm, containing the Katoomba Honor Roll. Relatives or returned men may have…

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Australia! And the Australian Soldier

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 7

The following excellent article is from the August number of "Mountain Mists" a monthly magazine issued by the boys of "Hodington"…

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The Final Flutter Soldiers Spring a Surprise Springwood Outplayed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 3

The final butter of the football season was played on Saturday, and witnessed by a large crowd of spectators, the majority of whom got…

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Getting Nearer The Soldiers' Hall Diggers Optimistic

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 2

Prospects of the realisation by the members of the Katoomba R.S and S.I.L. of their Anzac Memorial Hall, never looked brighter…

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At the Q.V. Sanitorium Sports for Tile Soldiers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 2

Monday last was quite a gala day at the Queen Victoria Sanltorlum, on King's Tableland. The day was bright and sunny, with just enough…

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Soldiers' Coorespondence to Receive Special Consideration

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 7

In accordance with a resolution passed by the Katoomba sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L., that a deputation walt on the Council…

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Soldier to Soldier Loyalty, not Fanaticism Advice to Leagues

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 7

Mr. E. F. McDonald, president of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, has issued a manifesto to sub-branches…

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A War Secret

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 3

The real secrets of the great war have not yet been revealed. But the celebrated. "Captain X." whoso real name is Raymond Recouly, in a…

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Young Katoomba In Light Fantastic For the Soldiers' Hall

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 1

"We must have another night," "An encore is imperative" These and a score of other appeals were put to Mrs. F. Marshall after her…

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For Soldiers' Memorial Leura's Sports Day In Golden Sunshine

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 1

That the Laura sports' day was an unqualified success is due to the indefatigable energy of President Bunyan and the Leura Committee…

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War Workers' Welcome Diggers' Quandary

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 8

For a long time members of the Katoomba branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. of Australia have discussed ways and means for organising a…

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Armistice Celebration At Wentworth Falls Re-union of War Workers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 1

On Thursday night those who had faced the perils of the front, and those who had kept the home-fires burning, attended at the School of…

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Springwood Soldiers Memorial Movement Citizens Behind It

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 3

A public meeting, under the auspices of the Progress Association, was held on Monday last at the Springwood School of Arts, with the…

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The Wreckage of War Need a Helping Hand

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 3

Although the clash and clamer of the world-conflict has ceased (writes a Leuraite), and most people, except those who have made sacrifices, have…

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The Christening An Anzac Leads

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 5

The shoot on Saturday christened the 800 yards, opened since the dawning of the New Year. The prize for the competition was…

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