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Blue Mountains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Floodlighting Switching-on Ceremony Town Clerk's Report

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 1

Mr. F. C. Taylor (Town Clerk) reported to the Council on Tuesday night, as follows:-- The invitations are now ready to…

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Alarming Thunder Bolt Freak Storm Causes Damage. St. Canice's Church Struck

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 2

Residents of Katoomba were rudely awakened from their slumbers at a Quarter to five on Sunday morning by a tremendous thunderclap…

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Sunday's Storm

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 4

Sunday's storm was short, sharp, and welting. Thirty-six points of rain fell in quick time, and the heavy downpour drenched a good…

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IMPRESSIONS About the Town This Floodlighting!

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 26 November 1932 · page 4

A recent inspection of the extensive work being carried out in connection with the floodlighting scheme around Leura Falls area,…

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Switching-On Ceremony This Week-End Floodlighting Successful Trial

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 1

The installation of the Katoomba Municipal Council's unique floodlighting scheme at Leura Cascades is now almost complete, and the…

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See the Floodlight[?] and "Smilin' Through."

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 2

The Empire Theatre, Katoom[?] announces that it has made spe[?] arrangements whereby it will possible for everyone to se both…

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Putting Katoomba On The Map How the Floodlights Will Help Katoomba and Leura

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 2

The more one sees of the rest of the world, the greater becomes the realisation of the out-standing claims of the Blue Mountains amongst the world's scenic attractions. The trouble in the past, and also, to a certain extent, at present, seems…

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Floodlighting England and U.s.a. Interested Enquiries About Local Scheme

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 1

Mr. J. G. Cocks, acting-Director N.S.W. Tourist Bureau, stated at the banquet that he had had remarkable evidence of the…

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"A Scene Unique!" Visitor's Floodlighting Impressions

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 1

Mr. C. L. Barratt (of McIlwraith McEachern Ltd., owners of the s.s. Katoomba), who proposed the toast of The Municipal Council at the…

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Floodlighting Big Crowds Visit Leura Creek Scheme Imchesses

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 1

Every evening last week a big crowd of visitors was to be found wending its way to Leura Creek to view the floodlights, the total…

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Baths Road Increase in Traffic as Result of Floodlighting

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 17 December 1932 · page 5

Two years ago, the electrical engineer (Mr. Mayer) reported on the necessity for additional Lights on the Baths Road.The…

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Blue Mountains In Holiday Mood Big Crowd of Visitors at Katoomba and Leura Floodlights Popular News in Brief

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 29 December 1932 · page 1

Katoomba and Main Streets are gaily decorated with flags and hunting. thus contributing to the holiday atmosphere which pervades the…

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Floodlights Increase Traffic Difficulties

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 31 December 1932 · page 2

As members of the Council are no doubt aware, the floodlights at Leura Cascades have attracted large number of visitors…

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