Dianne Webber, who has been a Mount Isa resident since 1974, said her brother in Brisbane came across the small collection during a spring clean of their mother’s possessions. Ms Webber’s mother died in 2006.

The clippings date back to August 1942 publications of The Telegraph in Brisbane.

“My father was in the army but he never saw war service, so this is not to glorify him. I’m just doing this to pay tribute to the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels of the Kokoda Track and the lives-saving role they played for Australia in Papua New Guinea in World War II,” Ms Webber said.

 “I’m not a historian but I believe Australians, especially those who are not aware of our war history, might just gain an appreciation of the sacrifices that were made to keep Australia a free country.

 “Freedom in the broadest sense of the word is a major world issue today and I feel that in these    increasingly turbulent political times, the history of our Diggers and our Anzacs should not be lost on Australians.”