Katoomba's Gloomiest New Year's Eve "It Is the War!"
Katoomba, renowned for the brightness of its illuminations, and the spontaneous gaiety of Us New Year's Eve crowds, presented…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
63 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 4
Looking to the Future The League and Returned Soldiers
Fifty veterans of the last war assembled at the Katoomba Memorial Hall last Friday night to hear Diggers W. J. Stagg…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Community Effort Acute Vegetable Shortage How to Help the War Effort
Many factors have operated in creating the very serious shortage in vegetables. Chief among them are drought conditions causing a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Making-up Soldier Employees' Pay Katoomba Council Again Changes its Policy
Since the election of the present council in December last, much argument has centred round the policy of making-up the pay of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War and After
Greater demands, consequent upon the situation in the East, will now be made upon our secondary industries. Increased output of existing factories…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia at War Only Sacrifice Can Win
Neither self-deception nor soporifics will defeat ferocious aggression. The, axis forces are fighting this war on a total basis. Any outmoded procedure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Voluntary War Damage Insurance Local Firm's Announcement
Soper Bros., are Agents for three leading Insurance Offices, each of which has been appointed to act for the Commonwealth Government for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patriotic & War Comforts Fund Auxiliary Splendid Work During Past Year
The report covering the year's activities which was presented to the annual meeting of the above, disclosed a very busy period…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wirth Bros. Circus Helps War Effort
Wirth Bros, will present their circus at Katoomba for one night only on Thursday, 86th March. The location will be the usual circus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Damage Insurance Commission Explains Requirements
As many inquiries are being made regarding obligations of property-owners in regard to war damage insurance, the War Damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Safe Drinking Water in War Time Advice from Department of Public Health
"Under war conditions, it is possible that normal water supplies may be cut off for a time, or even contaminated."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Damage Insurance
The acting Town Clerk reported that it would be necessary to employ a temporary typiste for six weeks to cope with this work. Applications close…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia at War Stripping for Battle
The most insidious arguments of Axis propaganda have been marshalled in telling the world that the British Commonwealth would crumble at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Comforts for Soldiers
The War Comforts Fund has many names on its books, to whom comforts have been sent since the boys left Australia; if any soldier has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blackheath Council Jottings Emplotees and War Service
Last Tuesday night Council dealt with a letter from the Deputy-Director of Man Power regretting that no general exemption could be granted to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Service
All returned soldiers are invited to attend a brief wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial Arch to-morrow (Anzac Day) at 11 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Commemoration Usual Service at Embassy Theatre To-morrow Morning
Anzac Day will be commemorated as usual at Katoomba to-morrow morning. The local Branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. has again…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Katoomba's Ceremony of Remembrance
The observance of Anzac Day, 1942, was the most solemn of the many fine commemorative services which Katoomba has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day at Blackheath Quiet Service at Memorial Arch
Last Saturday's annual Anzac Day celebrations were devoid of the usual march of citizens and returned soldiers, and the service usually held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Lacking to Soldiers Returning From Abroad
During the past three months a number of local soldiers have returned from overseas theatres of war and have paid brief visits to…
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