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Schools, 1909

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Lecture at the School of Arts

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 5

Dr. Morris's lecture at the School of Arts on Friday evening last on "Striking Adaptations from Nature "was one of those interesting topics which should have…

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Sunday-School Anniversary

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 10

The twenty-first anniversary of the Katoomba Methodist Sunday-school was celebrated on Sunday last in the church building, when three special services were held, and Tuesday evening, which…

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Sunday School Anniversary

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 9

The Congregational Sunday School celebrated its 24th year of life and work in Katoomba by special" services last Sunday at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7.30. There were splendid attendances in spite of…

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School of Arts Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 7

A well-attended meeting of the subscribers to the proposed School of Arts was held in the Leura Hall on Friday night, 26th ult. B. P. Andreas, Esq., was voted…

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Bumblefoot wants a School of Arts

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 13

(One very hot afternoon just before Christmas, the members of the Literary and Debating Society of Bumblefoot were holding a meeting on the verandah of " The Stuck Pig,'' to discuss the…

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Leura. School Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 9

The annual School Concert in connection with the Leura Public School—an event always looked forward to with interest by visitors and residents of Leura—was held…

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The School Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 8

One of the events of the year in Katoomba is the concert given by the pupils of the Katoomba Public School, and this year was no exception to the rule, unless in the superiority of the entertainment…

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Does the Katoomba School of Arts Earn Her Subsidy?

The Blue Mountain Echo · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 6

She receives it because Schools of Arts are supposedly of an educational character! In our local institution we have a billiard room, library, reading room, a game section (chess, etc.,), and…

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