Soldiers' Memorial Governor-General Coming to Lay Foundation Stone
Mr. J. S. Henderson, Citizens' Trusice, has received a telegram from Lord Digby stating that the Governor-General will be pleased…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1922
23 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
War Medals Presentation at Lawson
On the evening of Anniversary Day a meeting was held under the auspices of the Returned Soldiers and Sailers' League, in the Lawson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →'Bus War Kick-up at Blackheath Council As Referee
Beginning at the end of December last, with the inauguration of the Blackheath Motor 'Bus Co., what has come to be popularly known, locally…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sailor and Soldier LATE H. J. BASHFORD
It is with deep regret that it has fallen to the lot of this member of the "Echo" staff to have to write the obituary of a shipmate whose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Homes
The Cheero Girls have fixed February 27 and 28 as the two nights on which to give entertainments at Katoomba in aid of the Soldiers' Homes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Love Lost Women's Wordy War Row at Wentworth Falls
The greater part of Tuesday afternoon was taken up by the Katoomba Police Court in the hearing, before P.M. Clegg, of a charge of using…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Case of War Soldiers' League As Asset
The Blackheath Diggers' sub-branch of the League held their annual meeting at the School of ARts on Wednesday, President J. Punch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cows and Cusses An Enriched Language Aftermath of War
A number of prosecutions for allowing stock to stray on public thoroughfares were dealth with by P.M. Clegg at the Katoomba Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leura Diggers Scrap for Rights Anzac Day Preparations
The usual meeting of Leura's returned men was held on Tuesday, in Haswell's saloon. President Sagar was in the chair, supported by 11…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blind Soldiers Alleged Bogus Collector
John Quigley cleared himself of the charge of being a begus collector pretending to be authorised to canvass for subscriptions for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Memory of Anzac at St. Canice'8, Katoomba
As has been the usual custom at St. Canice's Roman Catholic church, Katoomba, Anzac Day was duty obsserved at the morning Mass on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Club Laying Second Stone Ceremonial Programme
A special meeting of the Katoomba sub-branch of the Diggers' League was held at the Town Hall on Monday night to complete arrangements…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Club Keep it Financial Scroll of Endowers
A suggestion put forward by Patron Ald. Rumble, in the course of a speech made at the recent diggers' social given at Katoomba in honor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One for Anzac
A visiting medico was having a run through Bodington, when he hailed by the bedside of a man with a remarkably prominent chest. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Diggers' Home Beautification Scheme War Mementos Wanted
At last meeting of the Katoomba Diggers, the question of obtaining war trophies was re-opened. It was in touch with the State trophy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Hall Red Cross Generosity First Management Committee
The Katoomba sub-branch of the Diggers' League held its fortnightly general meeting in the Council chambers on Monday night, vice-pres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Graves at Wentworth Falls
The regular quarterly meeting of the Cemetery Trust took place in the School of Arts on Monday night. Captain W. B. Nelson presided and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rumours of War
The general feeling seems to be that the Turkish trouble is a bad business which might, or should have been avoided. No one questions the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiering and Sport In India 30 Years Ago (W. A. Sicklen.) Part 1
Thirty-two and a half years ago, whon 17 years and nine months of age. I enlisted in the old Fifth Royal Lancers, a corps now disbaded, but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grim Possibilities War Clouds Agathering Clergyman's Condemnation
Armistice Day (Saturday last) was celebrated at Katoomba by a service held in the Town Hall. The chair was occupied by Ald.W…
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