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Blue Mountains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

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Show Ground Glimpse of the Future

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 1

Though drought has touched Katoomba's show ground with its searing hand, the last few inches of rain have had a wonderful…

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Localisms Another Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 4

There is to be a swimming carnival at the Nopean River to-morrwo. The notice is short—too short—to enable any of the local lads to…

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Blackheath Show

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 7

Residents who are interested in the annual show, held under the auspices of the Blackheath Horticultural Society and, who intend to…

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Most Successful Show Against Heavy Odds Triumph of Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 3

One did not know whether to admire most the blooms and other products or the splendid Industry, pluck, and enthusiasm that had…

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Swimming in Nepean Club Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

On Saturday last Nepean District Swimming Club held a carnival in aid of the Olympic games. Presenting as it did, such an excellent…

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Village Fair at Leura Unqualified Success Opened by Lady Rosenthal

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

The Village Fair, in connection with St. Aldan's Church, Leura, which was held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday last, was an…

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Leura's Show Flowers Find First Favour

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

Whilst, not up to the excellence of last week's Show at Wentworth Falls, the standard was well maintained at the above Show on Friday…

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Blackheath Booming Fourth Annual Show Makes History

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

The Arcadia Hall never carried more interesting exhibits, nor a happier crowd. Bright sunshine prevailed, and exhibitors and…

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Gold! Show at Breakfast Creek Lease Taken Up

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

A good lease has been pegged out of Breakfast Creole, and a party is now operating on it. Far back, stories of gold finds in…

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Springwood Show Virile Infant Society Makes Bold Challenge for Mountains Supremacy

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

"Good, very good!" Mr. A. A. Spahno said it; so did everyone else. When such an eminent and highly qualified authority…

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Sir Dudley and his Lady Fair

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 8

Sir,—An a Leuraite, I endorse the "Echo's" criticism of the reception of the new Governor. What the paper said of the Press people was…

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Empire Exhibition Baby

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 1

Katoomba ia to be represented in the baby competition to be held in connection with the australian section of the Empire Exhibition,…

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Carnival Time in the Big City

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 3

It ia not possible in a few paragraphs to give more than the merest name to the manu and different forms of entertainment provided…

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On the Green The Easter Carnival Provides Brightest Rendezvous

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 4

Though little was heard of the bowling carnival locally—not even a leaflet letting residents and visitors know the event was on, the excellent…

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At the Royal Show Modern Methods of Building

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 2

An exhibit at the Royal Show of a modern bungalow residence, built completely with "Fibrolite" asbestos cement sheets and roofed with…

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Worthy Queen Of Song and Carnival Life at the East End

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 2

The concert In aid of tho Nepeau cottage hospital eventuated last Friday night, in the Springwood Hall, when the main attractions were the…

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The Ladies! Footballers of Leura Entertain Fair Friends

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 7

It la greatly owing to the support given It by its ladles given it by its ladies committee that the Leura Football Club has hel together as well as it has done. And…

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Fair Warning

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 6

She was a dainty young thing, dressed in the latest fashion, and as she tripped up the states the there boy gasped, them grinned, an she…

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"Advance Australia!" The Wembley Exhibition

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 7

If it were possible to bestow an academic degree upon this great exhibition, I suppose on could—without any scruple—place the letters…

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Sports Carnival MB. W. H. McKENZIE'S Ideas As to What Katoomba Should Do an Excellent Suggestion

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 3

Following is a copy of a letter which was forwarded to the Katoomba Chamber of Commerce by Mr. W. H. McKenzie, reference to which was…

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