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Blue Mountains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1929

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News of the Mountains and District Returned Soldiers' Meeting Funds Show Credit Successful Euchre Party

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 8

WENTWORTH FALLS. Friday. The monthly meeting of the local diggers was held in the School of Arts, when a fair attendance was…

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A Poor Exhibition District Football Team Defeated Last Minute Bursts Came Too Late

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 3

The Blue Mountains, District team gave a very disappointing exhibition of football when it met the Sydney "Evening News" team last Sunday. The only period of the game in which the spectators had…

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Fine Birds at the Poultry Show Blue Mountains Exhibition Held at Katoomba

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 7

The annual show in connection with the Blue Mountains Poultry Club was held at Everett's Building, Katoomba, on Friday and…

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Fairly Regular Electricity Voltage Katoombas Fair Deal

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 8

At the Blackheath Council meeting on Tuesday night, the following letter was received from the Katoomba Council regarding voltage…

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Keeping Fair Hair Beautiful It's a Problem, But It Can Be Done

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 5

I don't mind telling you that my hair is the worry of my life. Those of vou who, like myself, own a head of golden. but particularly fine and…

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A Bitter Contrast! the Evils of the Tax Public Should Demand Fair Play

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 2

The leading business men of Australia have condemned the proposed 5 per cent, entertainment tax as being diabolical. Below we give an interesting contrast, in fact, showing…

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Dual Job Has Electrical Engineer Time to Attend-show Matters?

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 2

"I noticed in the Press that Mr Crowley had accepted the secretaryship of the A,H. and I. Society, and I would like to…

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Flower Show at Wentworth Falls

The Chronicle · Thursday 12 September 1929 · page 4

The Wentworth Falls A.M. and I. Society held its first meeting of the season last week, and a very fair number of residents and visitors was present. The…

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POSTPONED Daffodil Show

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 14 September 1929 · page 1

Owing to the most unfavorable weather the daffodil display, advertised to take place at Wentworth Fails, has been postponed to…

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B.M.D. Hospital Funds Buckjumping Show Mt. Victoria

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 21 September 1929 · page 1

Dick Skuthorpe, of buckjumping fame, intends to hold a show in a few weeks' time at Mt, Victoria, for the purpose of raising funds to aid…

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District Horticulturists Defied Adverse Elements Splendid Display Annual Flower Show Record Entries

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 21 September 1929 · page 7

St. Aldan's Church of England, Blackheath, 7th annual flower show and exhibition, which took place in St. Aidan's ?all, on Wednesday, September 18, was a record as far as exhibits were concerned, over 400 entries being received…

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Spring Is Here Bright Social Events Congregational Church Fair

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 28 September 1929 · page 1

Spring is here, and of course the usual social events follow as a matter of custom. In the Congregational School…

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The Cooee City Carnival

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 6

One day as I sat at the tea table my father said that he was going to take me to a carnival. My brother had been there before, and he used…

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Wasted Energy Show Society Chaos

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 1

Meeting commenced 8.16 p.m. Reading of minutes taken at previous meeting--4½ minutes. Business arising out of same --9 minutes. Discussion raised as to whether the acting secretary had a…

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A Good Record In Show Displays Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 4

It has come to light that Mr George Thomson, the hon, (secretary of the Wentworth Falls A.H. and I. Society, has been an…

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A H. & L. SOCIETY Monthly Show Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 7

The attendance at the regular monthly show of the society was huge, and included several well known visitors…

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45 Sydney Pressmen See and Hear Paramount's "New Show World"

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 3

Recently 45 editors, critics and other representatives of the Sydney Press, attended a screening of Paramount's "New…

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Ambulance Help the Diggers Forthcoming Carnival

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 7

A communication was received at the Ambulance meeting on Friday night last, from the Katoomba Returned Soldiers' League asking the…

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Baby Show Bazaar to Help Diggers Enjoyable Function

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 2

Big babies, small babies, some that cried, smiling babies, teething babies, others sighed. They were all there…

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Methodist Annual Fair Successful Function

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 10

St. Hilda's Church of England Hall was uncomfortably crowded on Wednesday afternoon, when the opening took place of the Lilac Fair,…

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