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Shows & fairs, 1900

10 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Hands Show Age

The Mountaineer · Friday 16 February 1900 · page 3

'Not only do hands indicate character,' said a palmist to the writer, 'they sho afford the moat trustworthy evidence of age. 'By seeing only the hands of a person 1…

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Another Wonder for the Paris Exhibition

The Mountaineer · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 4

To cross the Atlantic on the bottom of the ocean is Simon Lake's new plan with his new submarine boat the Argonaut. A year ago he made a thousand-mile trip…

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Paris Exhibition

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 4

An interesting feature of the Paris Exhibition will be a competition among the musicians. It is to be open to composers of all nationalities, the originator of the…

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A Blue Mountain Show

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 2

THE question of an annual show is making very satisfactory progress as far as Katoomba is concerned. A good camber of names were handed…

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The Proposed Blue Mountain Show

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 5

Those interesting themselves in the proposal to form an agricultural, horticultural and industrial society have every reason to be gratified…

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Humour. Didn't Show Up

The Mountaineer · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 4

Hawkins: "Torrible thing about Spindle, wasn't it ? The poor fellow didn't turn up at his own wedding.' Mrs Hawkins: 'Gracious! What was…

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Skating Carnival

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 3

The proprietors of the skating movement in Katoomba (Messrs Atwell and Lewie) are doing their level beet to make this pleasant…

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Ugliest Baste in the Show

The Mountaineer · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 3

An amu[?]ding inoldent was witnessed in a monagerie the other day. Here and there between the cages a number of the well known trick mirrors were placed. An…

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Katoomba Show Ground. Sydney, 6th September, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 2

SIR,—A letter dated 5th inst., from you on the subject of mortgaging the Katoomba Show Ground was duly received in this Department to-day…

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Proposed Katoomba Show Ground. Department of Lands, Sydney, 9th September, 1900

The Mountaineer · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 2

SIR,—I have the honor to inform you that the papers on the subject of the proposed show ground at katoomba Reserve No. 141, have been…

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