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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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An Ambitious Scheme Our Soldiers' Children and Their Education

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 2

The now repatriation scheme which will provide higher eudcation for the chlldren of deceased and totally Incapacitated soldiers…

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A War Trophy Official Receipt and Picnic

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 2

On Anniversary Day, a Public School picnic was hold in the local park. Ample provision had been made to supply needs of the…

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On Side! Season's Rugby Soldiers Early Start

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 3

Within a couple of months or so, contending thirteens will be stripping for friendly frays on the football field, and with last year's boom…

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Backheath's Braves Beautifying Anzac Park in Grateful Memory

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 3

The meeting, held in the Public Hall on Thursday last to advance the movement of a soldiers' memorial for Blackheath, compensated for…

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Historic Faulconbridge Claims War Trophy Residents' Worthy Effort

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

Fanlconbridge seema to be experiencing some delay in getting recognition of its claims from the State War Trophies Committee. That this…

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Another Success Soldiers Second Social

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 3

The night with the soldiers in the Leura Masonic Hall on Tuesday last, eclipsed all previous socials, and, judged by the crowd, the Diggers…

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Town Clerk's Report Another War Trophy Town Hall Mooted

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 2

At Tuesday's Council meeting, Mr. S. T. Green tendered a report which notified:—The bank balance at credit is…

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Arranging Anzac Day at Blackheath

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 5

Mayor Neate presided over a public meeting on Monday evening, to consider the best means of commemorating the anniversary of…

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Anzac! Immortal Memory

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 7

Monday will be Anzac Day, and every Austral heart will have a throb for the loyal lads who answered the call back in 1914-15. Their deeds…

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An Anzac Thought

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 4

Yo mourn—and still ye mourn, And clothe thyself in sombre hue, Black as the dark abyss; For God has called him home…

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Anzac and St. George

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 4

Two big days in one week, the glory of Anzac completely overshadowing the memory of St. George, April 23 is a most…

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Katoomba's War Trophy

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 5

Dear Sir,—Anzac Day appealed to me as an opportunity to visit and inspect, that piece of german artillery now standing on the reserve at…

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For Historic Fulconbridge War Trophy Sanctioned

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 3

Fauconbridge has scoured its war trophy, and the thanks of the community are due to Mr. A. Golding. In August of last year he conceived…

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War Trophies Display in Public Schools. Divergent Opinions

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 3

Port Stephens Shire Council's request for co-operation in a resolution condemning the action of the Minister for Education, concerning war…

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Governor-General To Visit Leura for the Soldiers' Day

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 May 1921 · page 5

A representative attendance met at the public meeting in the Leura Masonic Hall, last night, to arrange preliminaries in connection with the…

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Soldiers Beat Leura

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 3

Leura put a soraich team in against Soldiers at the Katoomba Reserve. Weight and condition favored the Diggers. Though the…

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Katoomba War Memorial the Diggers' Appeal

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 8

Mr. J. Collins (president of the katoomba branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. of A.) appeals thus to Katoomba:—…

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Duty Nobly Done Soldiers' Memorial at Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 2

The Citizens Committee of the Permanent Memorial to Fallen Soldiers met in the School of Arts on Wednesday night. The chairman…

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Saturday's Football Soldiers down Blackheath Federals go under to Emu Diggers Down Heath

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 2

Some of the wise 'uns were scratching their heads as to which team would put the come hither on the other when Soldiers and…

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Soldiers' Smoko Ideals of the League

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 7

The Lawson sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. of Australia is without doubt, the most live body in Lawson. In addition to its splendid…

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