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Blue Mountains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1930

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Bowling Carnival Close Contests

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 2

Christmas Bowling Carnival started on Boxing Day. After beautiful weather for the previous week, Christmas Day opened up cloudy…

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Carnival Concert Aids Prize Fund HAZELBROOK

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 3

The fifth annual concert in aid of the prize fund of the Hazelbrook Private School was held on Friday. December 13, 1929, and proved as…

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New Year's Eve Carnival Spoilt by Rain Thousands in Street

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 9

Men in women's clothes, and women in men's clothes! Hundreds of masks! All kinds of whistles! Plenty of confetti, and…

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The Monthly Show A.H. & I. Society Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 10

The monthly Show of the Wentworth Falls A.H. & I. Society, was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night…

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Forthcoming Show Preparations Being Made Applications for Space

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 1

Matters pertaining to the forthcoming Show, was the chief business transacted by the Katoomba A.H. and I. Society…

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Woman Triumphant Scenes at Motor Show Wonderful Colors

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 4

I thought I had detected in the prophecies of the show an inclination to start "refining" cars at the expense of their robustness and downright pulling powers. But to my surprise and joy, the first outstanding…

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Recent Diggers' Carnival

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 10

One would have thought that the recent rains and bad nights which followed the Diggers' Carnival from the beginning,…

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Two Katoomba Boys Show Results Medicine and Navy

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 3

The members of the Katoomba Sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I.L. received a pleasant surprise at the meeting on Thusday night…

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The "Star's" Special Motoring Section a Woman's View At 1930 Motor Show Motoring Will Be Cheaper More Power--Lower Cost

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 4

Motor shows have a habit of being disappointingly alike, although those with the gift to see a bit father than most people can always d[?]tech in each a separate personality. But no matter how exac[?]tly similar to its predecessor a show may…

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Scots' Fair Annual Function List of Stallholders Leura

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 7

After having worked hard for months past the Women's Guild of the Leura Presbyterian Church were fortunate in…

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Bushland Fair At St. Hilda's Parish Hall Wonderful Stalls and Great Business

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

It is said that if man gives a shilling towards charity it will be returned to him one hundred-fold…

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Splendid Blooms A.H. & I. Society Sucessful Monthly Show

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 10

The A.H. and I. Society held their monthly meeting at the School of Arts on Tuesday night. The attendance was large,…

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Country Bowls Carnival. J. Low Repeats Success

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 9

Katoomba and Blue Mountains bowlers will be pleased to see that Mr. J. Low of the Lithgow Bowling Club, repeated his…

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Band for Show. First Appearance

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 10

Residents of Katoomba will have an opportunity of hearing the recently formed band at the show next Wednesday…

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No Holiday for Show Municipality and Shire Turn It Down

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 7

When a communication was read at the Katoomba Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night last, from the aKtoomba…

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Progressive Show Manager. Mr. Dawson of the Empire. Wonderful Improvement at Theatre

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 2

Patrons of the Empire Theatre will have noticed many improvements in the interior of the theatre which has a pleasing and…

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News of the Mountains and District Brilliant Display Successful Flower Show Many Phiz E Winners Hazelbrook

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 7

St. James Church of England, Hazelbrook, held [?] first flower show and sale of work at the Scouts' Hall, Hazelbrook, on Saturday last. There was a good attendance in the afternoon and…

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My Lady Fair At the Wheel

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 8

If one takes the trouble to notice it is a striking fact that each time one goes for a long motor run, there appear to be still more women at the wheels of cars than are met or overtaken…

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Our Show Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 7

Next Wednesday our Eleventh Annual Show will function. Mr Secretary George Thomson and his capable committee are…

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Will Katoomba A.h.& I. Show Result in Loss? Katoomba A.H. & I. SOCIETY Third Annual Show Result of Many Setbacks

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 1

The Katoomba A.H. and I. Society's third annual Show on Tuesday and Wednesday, must stand as the blackest one on record--ideal weather p[?]veailed, the attendance on the second day was good, but the main attraction--exhibits--was…

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