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Blue Mountains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1925

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Shipley Apples for Sydney Show

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 8

Shipley, now being famous for the production of some of the finest apples in the Commonwealth, is desirous of further advertising the…

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A Quaker Fair Assists Anglican Church Funds

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

The above entertainment occupied the Town Hall on Wednesday and Thursday, and it presented a pretty picture. The opening ceremony was…

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Bathurst Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 3

From February 28 to March 7, Bathurst, the City of the Plains, will be a scene of r[?]rcation and festivity. There will be racing, trotting pig[?]n…

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Leura Village Fair Opened by Mrs. Bloome

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 2

The village fair, held last Friday (afternoon and evening), in St. Alban's Hall, was a splendid success, and the funds of the Anglican Church…

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The Wentworth Falls Show Fine Array of Blooms Opened by Sir Arthur Richard

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 1

"The sell of the Blue Mountain must be ideal for the growing of carrots and onions. The samples of both vegetables exhibited are of a very high type."…

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Wentworth Falls Show

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 8

Sir,—Permit are, through the columns of your widely-read journal, to express the pleasure that [?] and many others, experienced in visiting the…

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The Flower Show Best on Mountains

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 1

The monthly Flower Show of the Wentworth Fails A.H. and I. Society was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday night. The attendance was…

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Wirth's a Wonderful Show Chat with Phil Wirth

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 2

"Welcome, once again, to our Mountains capital," was "Echo's" greeting to the genial Phillip Wirth as his cancas world opened its…

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Katoomba Needs Sports Area The Show Ground too Small Why Not Utilise the Albion-street Site? The North-end is Entitled to a Park

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 1

The day long has sped when it is possible to conceive of Katoomba as a town of a single park, or even of two or three parks. There is no…

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Leura Diggers' Fair

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 4

The next Diggers' Fair is fixed for April 22 and 23 and, elsewhere, the executive of the Auxillary extends a Gordial invitation to all women to…

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Rainbow Fair Fine Display at Lawson

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 3

On Wednesday and Thursday last the Church of England people held a rainbow fair and flower show in the Literary Institute, which proved…

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Autumn Show Magnificent Exhibits List of the Awards

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 6

The second Autumn Show of the Springwood, H.A. and [?] Society was held in the local hall on Thursday afternoon and evening. The…

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Springwood Show a Few Side-lights

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 6

Mr. Medley O'Meagher presided in his customary capable style, and rendered invaluable assistance to the secretary…

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Valuation Court Blackheath Ratepayers Council's Estimates Fair

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 April 1925 · page 7

Town Clerk Samuel T. Green occupied the whole of the table at the Katoomba Court last Wednesday. His official books, maps and…

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Bowling Carnival Rain Spoils Tournament Satisfactory Finish

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 4

Early on Good Friday morning considerably over 100 bowlers were on Katoomba's greens,all in gay attire, and eager to participate in the Club's…

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Golden Opportunity Missed How Katoomba was Treated at Show Bureau Exhibit Without a Local View Salutary Lesson for Future

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 1

Katoomba lost a magnificent opportunity of advertising during the Easter season. For some time prior to the advent of that popular…

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Soldiers' Fair Leura Raises £100

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 6

The fair organised by the Leura Women's Auxiliary League, to raise funds for the liquidation of the debt on the Soldiers' Memorial Hall, was…

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Leura Diggers' Fair

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 4

In our report of the Loura Diggers' Fair last week, several names wer omitted in detailing the list of workers. As some valued stalwarts were…

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Football Season Opened in Mist and Rain Fair Form Displayed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 5

It was unfortunate that the weather was so miserable on Saturday, as it spoiled what should have been a most auspicious opening of the…

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Football Flashes Katoomba Show Ground Oeficially Opened for Football

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 3

In glorious sunshine, the new Show Ground at Katoomba received its Mayoral baptism on King's Birthday. In the presence of about 700…

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