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Shows & fairs, 1927

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Hospital Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

By organising a four-days' carnival, in aid of the Blue Mountains Anzac Memorial Hospital, the Railway men have displayed patriotism…

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Railway Hospital Carnival Opening Wednesday, January 19 All Committees Working Hard

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

Everything points to a most successful Carnival for the Blue Mountains District Hospital. It will open in Katoomba on Wednesday with a…

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Hazebrook Queen Carnival

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 6

One could almost sense the smile on Rov. R. B. Poaman (chairman) when he rang up this morning with the latest offlc[?]t count in the above…

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Show Society Annual

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 4

This meeting, ordered for January 24, has been hold over for seven days, in the hope of [?] lease of Show grounds with the Lands…

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Show Society Annual Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 3

On Monday evening, January 31, members of the Blue Mountains Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society will meet in the…

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Hospital Carnival Presentation of Prizes Efforts in Other Centres

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

The Carnival spirit continued far into the evening. The Railway Tent opened punctually at 7 o'clock and, despite the hard day at the sports,…

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Railway Hospital Carnival Organiser's Objective Reached Katoomba's Record Anniversary Day

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 3

After a week of leaden skies, heavy mists' and grey gloom, Monday and Tuesday were marked by glad, sunshine, and hopes were high…

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The Show Ground

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

IN the Blue Mountains A. H. and I. Show Ground, ideally situated on the Bathurst Road, Katomba possesses a potential asset of great worth. Just what will be the precise value of the ground to the town, depends upon various contingent factors, chief among which…

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The Show Grounds. Dear Mr. Editor

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Last week, the man in the local free sheet gets on to the Show people for doing nothing. Why doesn't he tell the people what he…

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The Monthly Show at Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 6

The capacity of the Lecture Hall, at the School of Arts, was taxed to its utmost on Tuesday night, when the Wentworth Falls A.H. & I…

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Blue Mountains Agricultural, Horticultural & Industrial Society's Show Grounds

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 3

The Ground and Track are enclosed and prepared but act perfected. The buildings and beautification scheme will be undertaken at once…

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Future Is Bright for Local Show Ground Enthusiastic Meeting Inaugurates New Era for A.H. & I. Society Members and Trustees Firmly United Important Developments Forshadowed

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

There was a large gathering of members and intending members at Katoomba Council Chambers on Monday evening, the occasion being…

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Wentworth's Floral Glory Record Annual Show Remarkable Exhibition of Blooms

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 3

Despite the fact that adverse weather conditions prevailed, prior to the opening of the Wentworth Falls annual flower, fruit, and…

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Blackheath Show Success Assured

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 8

The seventh annual summer show of the Blackheath and District H. and I. Society will be held next Tuesday, March 8, in the Arcadia Picture…

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Combined Flower Show Mr. Sorensen's Suggestion

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 1

Mr. Paul Sorenson, one of the loading landscape gardeners of the Blue Mountains, and a conspicuous figure at all the annual flower shows,…

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Blackheath Show Opening Ceremony Gift to Rev. D. STEED

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 1

At 2.30 p.m., Ald. A. Porter, president of the Blackheath H. & I. Society, rose to call upon Mrs. E. Board to declare the Show formally…

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Pretty Flower Show at Church Hall

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 4

At the Autumn flower show of the Congregational Church, held on wednesday, a feature was the increase in the number of entries, the total…

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Flower Show and Sports St. Paul's of Woodford

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 7

Favored with perfect weather, the Cinderella Flower Show of the Mountains was held on Saturday last and, in spite of various minor troubles,…

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District Show Society Groundsman Appointed a Close Contest

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 2

In the absence of the President, the chair at the regular monthly meeting of the B.M.A.H. & I. Society was occupied by Mr. R. V. Smythe…

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Dodge Brothers' Exhibit at the Royal Show

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 9

In their private pavilion at the Royal Agricultural Show (Stand 40 in Machinery Avenue) Standardised Motors Ltd. are displaying a mos'…

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