R.S.L Katoomba Sub-Branch News Second World War Diggers Accept Heritage
At the annual meeting held last Friday, 21st February, Second World War Diggers accepted the honour and responsibility of carrying on the ideals…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
14 stories in Blue Mountains's papers
Anzac Day Address and Digger Doings
The Anzac Address this year will be given by a War II Digger—President L. Ramon. Although several voiced their views…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commemoration of Anzac Day Friday, 25th April
Arrangements for the Commemoration of Anzac Day in Katoomba, under the auspices of the Katoomba Subbranch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Australian Journal" New Novel by ex-Soldier
The principal feature of the April "Australian Journal" is the first instalment of a hew three part novel by Rett Rouget, former member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anzac Day — 1947
Anzac Day, 1947, was quietly commemorated in Katoomba on Friday last by local residents and visitors to the Mountains…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Appeal for £25,000 Disabled Soldiers Assn
An appeal for £25,000 has been launched for the building of a comfortable club rooms in Sydney, for the thousands of ex-servicemen in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Veterans' Art Union No. 9
Results of the War Veterans' Art Union No. 9, which closed on June 2nd, and which will be drawn on 30th June, will be announced in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Training for War Widows
The Acting Minister for Post War Reconstruction, Mr. R. T. Pollard, said today that facilities for training under the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Railways at War"
The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, announced today that the story of the part played by the New South Wales Government…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The First Post War Local Government Competitions to be again held at Katoomba
THE provision of a Sports Carnival Week, which is held annually in May, and the Local Government Competitions in November, are excellent proof of the County Council's progressive policy in its efforts to encourage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Memorial Building Will not interfere with essential home building
At a public meeting in the Town Hall, Katoomba, on January 24, 1946, it was resolved to raise funds for the purpose of building a Soldiers' Memorial Hall worthy of the City of Katoomba, the present building…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To the Editor War Widows Pensions
Sir,—With reference to R.S.L. Snap Shots dated 7/11/47: It is a matter of deep concern to all war widows that the R.S.L. has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Story of The Totally And Permanently Disabled Soldiers
Speaking at the Katoomba Town Hall on behalf of the permanently disabled soldiers' building appeal fund on Monday last, Mr. Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Committee to Assist Disabled Soldiers
At the public meeting held in the Katoomba Town Hall on Monday, 10th November, a local committee was appointed to assist the Totally and…
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