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Blue Mountains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1926

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Big Bowling Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 7

During the past three years Country Week bowling carnival has been held in Sydney, and last year three hundred players from our country…

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Monthly Flower Show at Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

The monthly Flower Show of the Wentworth Falls A.H. and I. Society was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday night Dr. Tasman Wilson…

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Show Ground Expert's Opinion Ideal Trotting Track

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 4

When holidaying in Katoomba recently, I visited the Show Ground site, and was much impressed with the able manner in which the…

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Our Show Society Assets Worth £13,000

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 4

For the past six weeks, a subcommittee has been delving deeply into the financial position of the Katoomba A. H. and I. Society,…

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Royal Show Question of Advertising Committee Opposed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 7

Recently Mr. Harry Phillips suggested that Katoomba Council should advertise at the Royal Show. In this connection he forwarded a…

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Royal Show Advertising

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 3

Recently Katoomba Councill referred to its Finance Committee, for consideration, the question of the distribution suitable pamphlets at the…

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New from all Blue Mountains District Centres Leura Show Opened by Mayor McBREDE

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 6

On Wednesday afternoon, Leura Show Association held its fourth annual show in the Masonic Hall, Leura…

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News form all Blue Mountains District Centres Swimming Carnival Stratford School Sports Girls Show Good Form

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 6

Girls of all ages, some two score of them in bathing attire, stopping out in soldierly fashion in a march past, was a sight good to behold at…

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Autumn Fair in Congregational Hall

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 10

The Ladies' Guild of the Congregational Church, Katoomba, is to be congratulated upon the highly successsful Autumn Fair held in the hall…

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Carnival Week to Help Ambulance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 3

A fancy fair and carnival has been arranged to help swell the necessary funds required to establish a fully-equipped Motor Ambulance…

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Fancy Dress Carnival Fun at the California

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 2

Fun ran high at "The California" last Monday night, when some 200 guests and visitors joined in a fancy dress dance, It was a pretty sight…

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At Royal Show Interesting Exhibit

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 2

How an artistic, durable and fireretardent dwwelling, containing a large living room, entrance perch, three large bedrooms, kitchen…

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On the Green Easter Bowling Carnival Katoombans Do Well

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 7

Despite threatening weather conditions and two rain squalls, the Easter Bowling Carnival, organised by Katoomba Club, proved one of the most successful ever…

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Show Society Executive

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. E. Goldsmith, president of the A.H. AND I. Society (Katoomba) called a meeting of his executive last week. The date was too soon after…

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Monster Variety Show for Hospital Funds

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 6

Mr. H. O. Elliott and his wandering players presented a good programme in the Wentworth Falls Hall on Wednesday evening to raise…

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Localisms Charleston Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

To-morrow night there will be a Charleston carnival at the Casino do luxe, when jnekle Brown and Muriel Essox (direct From "The Follios")…

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At the Casino Exhibition of the Charleston

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 4

The dancing exhibition by Jackie Brown, direct from America, at the Casino on Saturday night, showed the many phases of the…

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The New Trust Meet the Show Society Plans for the Future

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

Recently, Messrs. L. P. Goldstein, E. P. Bateman, C. P. Hendry, and W. J. MacKenzie were added to the Trust of Katoomba Show Ground, of…

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King Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 5

King Carnival reigned at the Hydro-Majestic over the holiday weak-one, Even at the dinner table a spirit of reveiry was in evidence;…

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Localisms Spring Flower Show

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 4

Elsewhere, the hon. secretary of Katoomba Congregational Church Show Committee, advises all horticulturists to plant seedlings at once—…

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