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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

12 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Wear Tin Hat on Anzac Day

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 14

"Anzac Day will be celebrated on Sunday, April 25. It marks the landing of the Australian and New Zealand…

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Anzac Commem. at Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 1

Anzac Commemoration Services will take place in Katoomba on Sunday next, 25th April…

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1st Leura Anzac March in 14 Years

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 12

After a lapse of 14-years, Leura held its first Anzac march and commemoration service on Sunday…

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World In Mess, Mayor Tells Anzac Day Service

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

"The world is in a tremendous mess today, and we are kept wondering what is going to happen," the Mayor of the City of the Blue Mountains, Ald. A. F. C. Murphy, warned a…

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Anzac Dinner

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 8

The Blackheath and Mount Victoria sub-branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. celebrated its annual Ansae Dinner recently. About forty "Diggers" spent a very happy evening together and thoroughly enjoyed…

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Commemorates Anzac

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 5

Over 60 people attended the Paragon on the eve of Anzac to listen to guest speaker for the evening,…

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Death of War Veteran

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 9

The death occurred on Saturday, July 31, of Leslie Albert Duff, of York Street, Katoomba, at the…

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War Widow's Loss by Wentworth Falls Fire

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 8

Well - known charity worker and war widow, Mrs. ("Scotty") Wilson, of Wentworth Falls, last week…

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Two Old Soldiers In Army Exercise

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 4

In an Army exercise carried out by C. M. F. and National servicemen in the Central West area from…

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French War Widow Trips to Paris

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 10

The last time Mrs. Julia Myles, hon treasurer of the Blue Mountains branch of the War Widows' Guild…

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Atomic War on Flies, Insects

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 7

Atomic research has produced a weapon to combat flies and other insects which have built up an…

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War Window's Xmas Party

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 5

The Blue Mountains b[?]th of the War Widows Guild held an enjoyable Christmas party in the…

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