Returned Men Foregather Presidential Address Solidarity the Slogan
The Katoomba Diggers held their fifth annual re-union in the club rooms on Friday last. There was a good attendance, the smoke-room…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1924
55 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 3
The Spirit of Anzac
A young digger named Sidney A. Bell was taken to Bathurst on Monday to serve a sentence of six months for uttering valueless cheques. He…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Blaxland Road To Soldiers' Settlement Finality in Sight
On the recommendation of the Engineer, supported by Cr. Skarratt, the Shire Council has accepted the offer of Messrs. Cowdrey and Deane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Who Kept Touch When War Drums Beat "A Rawsonian Anecdote
The arrival of the new State Governor, Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson de Chair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir Dudley De Chair Opens Soldiers' Hall Leura En Fete
Leura established another red-letter day on Wednesday. the occasion being the visit of the new State Governor—Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Under New Title Blue Mountains Anzac Memorial Hospital First Executive Meeting
A most important meeting was held in the School of aRts, Wentworth Falis, on Saturday, when every Mountains delegate was at his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sailor, Soldier & Journalist "Echo's" Sailor Reporter the Governor's Tribute
On the occasion of the State Governor's visit to Leura on Wednesday, when he officially opened the Soldiers' Hall, His…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Anzac Memorial Hospital
The principals of the organising committee of the above movement interviewed Chief Secretary Oaken on Monday morning. As usual, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Localisms Anzac Service
On Friday next, Anzac Day, an United Service will be held in the Town Hall, in comm[?]mmoration of the great G[?]spoll sacrifice in 1915…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac! United Memorial Service in the Town Hall
Anzac Day was celebrated by the usual annual combined memorial service in the Katoomba Town Hall, on Friday, Ald. C. L. Dash presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disabled Soldiers' Pottery
The war has been the cause o many new industries coming late existence in Australia; among others is the manufacture of pottery-ware…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Anzac Hospital All Centres Active
It is refreshing to note the active interest that is being taken in the Blue Mountains Anzac Memorial Hospital in all centres where…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lest We Forget! Breath of the War Protecting a Memorial
A modest request from the Wont-worth Falls Diggers' League was tho cause of considerable comment at last Shire meeting. The sub-branch…
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During the Illness of Mr. E. Booth, who recently underlook the accrotarial dutles for the organising committee of the above invitation Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Memorial Hospital Meeting at Katoomba
A meting of the committee of the Blue Mountains Anzac Memorial Hospital movement was held at the Katooraba Town Hall on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For Anzac Hospital Big Ball at Lawson Social and Financial Success
Tho ball organised by enthusiastic supporters at Lawson, in aid of tho proposed Blue Mountains Anzac Memorial Hospital, was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac District Hospital Coming School Fete
Arrangements are well in hand for the forthcoming fete, to be held by the teaching staff and publis of the Katoomba High School, about the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Diggers' Rates Returned Soldiers' League Is Again Faced with Financial Troubles a Comrade's Views
Much heavy breathing occured at the diggers' meeting on Thursday night when a final notice was read from the Municipal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Notes A. V. Southwell Is Fare Weled on Securing Much-merited Promotion Fine War Record
Recently the ex-students union arranged a dance in aid of the school [?]ary funds. Miss Alice Messiter [?] as hon. secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?] for Afflicted Soldiers
[?].--Things are still a bit slow in lection with the effort we are [?]ing for the afflicted soldiers, but are improving, which is due…
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