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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Over the Top at Soldiers' Pinch

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 4

When Mr. Ruston was bringing his motor [?] from Mt. Victoria to Blackheath this morning, the steering gone wont amlss at an ugly…

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Soldiers' Children New Repatriation Scheme For Their Education

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 1

Mr. Les Evans, secretary of Katoomba local Repatriation committee, has now received forms of application in regard to the assistance…

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Women War Workers Entertained by Diggers At Loyal Leura

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 1

The night of Friday, June 17, will long be remembered in Leura, as the occasion when members of the Leura sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. of…

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Soldiers Wallop Leura

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 3

Leuraites did their best, but the junior Diggers were too good for them on the Katoomba Reserve on Saturday. The Blues want to get…

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SOLDIERS v. POSTALS

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 3

Soldiers and the visitors lined up under referee McIntosh for the first bout. The Diggers fielded a few members of other local clubs, some…

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SOLDIERS v. LEURA

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 4

Katoomba Reserve, which should have been the scene of a match between soldiers and Leura, was sodden and partly submerged, almost as…

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Against a Gale Footballers' Rough Trot Soldiers Down Emu

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 3

Soldiers and Emu met at the Katoomba Reserve on Saturday under weather conditions that could hardly be more unfavorable for football…

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For the Soldiers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

WITHIN the next few weeks the people of Australia have to meet a definite obligation which applies to all sections of the community. To…

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Honoring the Day At Wentworth Falls War Trophies Unveiled

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 November 1921 · page 7

The public School was the scene of the first function in connection with the observance of the anniversary of Armistice Day. After the…

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War on Rats! Prevention of Plague

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 2

The Department of British Health has issued a booklet containing detailed instructions to householders for the prevention of the spread of…

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'Heath War Trophy

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 6

At the Blackheath Council meeting, the engineer submitted two suggestions for mounting the war trophy—a trench mortar—in the centre…

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