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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

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The "Star's" Special Literary Section Candid Talks Eleven A-side War Teams Public Always See Red War by Film Way

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 8

In that much-discussed German novel "All Quiet on the Western Front," one of the character proposes a new sort of war. "A declaration of war," he says, "should be a kind of…

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Bowling Appeal Mayor Packer Busy Bowls for Soldiers' Home

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 1

Mayor A. E. Packer, of Katoomba, is a real howling enthuiast, and his appeal on behalf of the Soldiers' Home has…

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The Word "Anzac" French Protect Name Appreciation of Local Diggers

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 2

That the French Government had in the past, and is still, protecting the name of "Anzac" was mentioned at the last…

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Big Golf Events T.b. Soldiers' and Sailors' Cup to Be Played This Week End

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 8

Owing to the large number of competitions to be played within the next three months, the handicap committee has had no alternative…

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Anzac Day Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 7

On 25th inst the usual memorial service will be held in the School of Arts, at 10.46 a.m. Ex-Padre Percy Baker, one time…

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Message to the Blue Mountains District Anzac Memorial Hospital Workers. Government House, Sydney

The Hospital Saturday News · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 1

"With the Hospital Saturday coming on April 19th, I should like to say, even though I shall no longer be in N.S.W. myself, how much I wish the splendid workers…

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Blue Mountains District Anzac Memorial Hospital Bock kindly lent by Mr. A. D. NIODRIE

The Hospital Saturday News · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 1

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Anzac Day Australia Remembers

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 5

Anzac Day! What Australian heart docs not thrill at the plirase! Time will play its usual part, and in ages to come commemoration of the clay may cease to influence scarred hearts…

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Good Samaritians £500 Hospital Gift an "Anzac" Token

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 5

"Anonymous," who, as is reported in last issue of the "Star," offered to provide the B.M.D.A.M. Hospital with an X-Ray plant at a cost of over…

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Anzac Day Wentworth Falls Remembers

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 8

A record number attended the School of Arts on Anzac Day to pay their respects to the thousands of men who had fallen in the Great…

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Our Soldiers' Monument Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 2

Glad to be able to record that our Urban Area Committee has had clearing and improvements carried out in connection with the…

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The Wounded Pigeon

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 4

We have a lot of fowls at home, and quite a lot of turkeys. Most of of them are still young, but they are growing very quickly…

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Correspondence Returned Soldiers Cl[?]bred (To the Editor)

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 6

Sir,--In asking a request of the Editor to make available the columns of the Blue Mountain "Star" for the purpose of making known…

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Au Revoir, Colonel! Interesting War Career OF B.M.D.A.M. Hospital Secretry

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 3

Colonel Ho[?]oyd, who is a Yorks[?]man, jokingly says: "All the best people hail from Yorkshire." It must be a fact when we realise Amy Johnston is also from that part of England, to say nothing of our historical Captain Cook…

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The Light Fantastic Toe Happiest Ball of the Year Anzac Memorial Hospital's Successful Function

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 1

It was surprising the number who braved the downcast skies and ventured out in the drizzling rain to attend the Hospital Ball which, everyone will agree was most successful, and one of the happiest ever attended by so many enthusiastic…

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Social Jottings N.Z. War Cry

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 3

I had the pleasure of meeting the New Zealand footballers at Katoomba on Tuesday of this week, and I must say that I was amazed at their…

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For the Limbless Soldiers

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 30 August 1930 · page 6

Attention is drawn to the advertisement appearing in this issue announcing a competition to be conducted in connection with the…

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Nationalist Candidate For Nepean States His Case Review of Bavin Govt's. Achievements a Reply to Party Critics Appeal to Spirit of War Days

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 5

Mr. J. Jackson, M.L.A., the Nationalist Candidate for Nepean in his appeal to the electors tells them of the reasons of his support of the Government in the past and of his endorsement…

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Birdie' Never Forgets Poppy Day Cable From Anzac's Chief

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 October 1930 · page 8

Mr. W. C. Vandenbergh, hon secretary of the Soldiers' Poppy Day Appeal, has received the following cablegram from Feld-Marshall Earl…

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War Graves Pilgrimage

The Independent · Wednesday 5 November 1930 · page 2

With the object of organising another pilgrimage to the war graves, Mr. A. [?] Fitzpatrick, of the Australian Travel [?]vice, arrived in Melbourne by the steamer…

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