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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

13 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

War Exhibition

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 11

Cavalcade of War is not the title of the latest film to come to the Blue Mountains but is the title of an…

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War Exhibition Attracts

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 11

Hundreds of people have visited the School of Arts, BlaCkheath, to view an exhibition of Historic War…

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Soldier Beetles On Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 10

"For several months great swarms of soldier beetles have been seen in various Sydney suburbs and on the Blue…

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Anzac Day Services In Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 1

Katoomba sub-branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. has extended an invitation to the Mayor (Ald P. E…

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Pipers in Kilts on Anzac Day

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 6

So that members of the Blue Mountains Pipe Band may proudly wear their new uniforms in the Anzac Day…

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Anzac Day March Not Circus Parade

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

A jarring and unpleasant note to the Anzac Day march in Katoomba was the hysterical laughter and…

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War Veterans March in Rain

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

In seaking rain more than 6,000 people watched drenched veterans of four wars, school cadets, Rovers…

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War Widows' Annual Meeting

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 7

The Blue Mountains Branch of the War Widows' Guild of N.S.W. held the annual meeting recently, at the R.S.L…

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War Service Homes; 700% Increase

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 7

The building of War Service Homes will establish an alltime record this year. It is anticipated that 16,000 will be…

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War & Red Cross at Blackheath

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 5

"Actually we are not at peace while war is being raged in Korea. It doesn't matter what war it is, or…

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Pre-War Popularity Necessary For Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 9

"The war is over, and so is the prosperity that came to the Mountains during that period, and we must now, as guest house proprietors, give service to our guests that would more than equal the pre-war…

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EDITORIAL War Veterans' Home Executive Visits Kat

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 2

Mr. Fred Harries, secretary of War Veterans' Lottery, which is favourably known throughout Australia in…

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War Widows' Xmas Party

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Monday 22 December 1952 · page 7

Some 35 members of the War. Widows' Guild of Australia, Blue Mountains Branch, participated in a happy Xmas Party celebration,…

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